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MARFU (Mid-Atlantic) Women won NASC 7's tournament on August 29th, 2010!  Sam Pankey's (4th from left, back row) athleticism and sports logic enabled her to be 1 of the 12 selected players to the MARFU team. She played in every game including the final game, with MARFU blowing out the South 24-0. Congratulations Sam Pankey! Stephie-jo Edwards (far right) played for MARFU 7s in 2001 and for a few years after. She has proudly managed the MARFU team since 2008. The founding of James River Women’s Rugby Football Club in 2001Welcome to James River Women's Rugby Football Club. Founded in 2001, we are excited to have enjoyed our reign as 2007 MARFU Division II South undefeated champions - an amazing milestone in our Club's history! Come see what we are about! We welcome ladies both knowledgeable and brand new to rugby. If you are interested in continuing your rugby career or learning more, we'd love to meet you! As a team, we all share a great camaraderie and love for this sport - We hope our enthusiasm is equally infectious to you! Please make plans to come out and introduce yourself at our practices or games. All personalities, athletic conditions and those sporting any or no rugby knowledge are encouraged to check us out!!The founding of James River Rugby Football Club in 1969Terry Curtler, the founder of James River was a member of Richmond RFC in the spring of 1969. A touring side from Richmond, England was scheduled to play an A/B&C match with Richmond, VA at City Stadium.Curtler was selected to play in the B side match, but arrived just as the game was to begin, so he settled for playing in the C side match. As the B side match ended, Curtler walked on the pitch but was told he wasn't going to play, that he had been replaced by someone who had played in one of the two earlier matches. The idea of James River RFC wasn't born until that night at the party for the English visitors. Curtler and Ed Lee, then a member of Richmond RFC, got into a dispute, and Curtler decided at that instant that Richmond, Virginia needed two rugby clubs. He announced that he was forming a new rugby club in Richmond . His decision to start this club and several more clubs after James River not only improved the game of rugby in Richmond, but also throughout the state of Virginia. Origin of the name, origin of River's colorsIt was decided that since Richmond RFC was named after the city, the new club should take the name of another area landmark. The mighty and historic James River, the avenue for the foundation of this country was a perfect fit. Additionally, the fact that the river divides the city offered another reason as the new club was looking to start fresh, separate from the old.For team colors, the choice was pretty easy. Terry Curtler had received a gift of a soccer shirt purchased from Soccer Sports Supply of New York. The shirt had green and blue 2" stripes, and was adopted as the official jersey of James River RFC. The original shorts were white, but in 1977 the club switched to blue shorts because white shorts got stained easily and detracted from the looks of the team as a whole. For years, the socks were the same color as the jersey with the green and blue stripes. That complete original kit was ordered from Wallace Sporting Goods of Toronto, Canada for a cost of: $7.00 - Jersey / $2.00 - Shorts / $1.00 - Socks / $10.00 - Total |
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