While many began their weeks reeling from the clocks ‘springing forward’ to Daylight Savings Time, members of the Pittsburgh Forge Rugby Club chose to counter the biannual clock change with an even more powerful phenomenon: transatlantic jetlag. The Forge, Pittsburgh’s oldest and largest rugby club, traveled across the Atlantic for an unforgettable 9-day tour through […]
The Pittsburgh Forge Rugby Club (PFRC) consists of five (5) competitive sides all competing in the MidwestCompetition Region (MCR).; Both the Men’s and Women’s sides are seeking Assistant Coaches, beginning in the Fall 2025season! An Assistant Coach is expected to make a commitment of time, energy, and effort toward the developmentof our Club. Each of […]
The Pittsburgh Forge Rugby Club Scholarship Committee is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of the Neal R. Brendel Scholarship: Jackson Danzik, Maggie Egenlauf, Jayden Powers, Kyran Rautenbach. Please join us in congratulating the recipients of the 2025 Neal R. Brendel Scholarship! The Pittsburgh Forge wishes Jackson, Maggie, Jayden, and Kyran good luck and we […]
The Pittsburgh Forge Rugby Club Scholarship Committee is proud to announce the 2024 recipients of the Neal R. Brendel Scholarship: Jillian Orseno, Mason Steed and Philip Storti. Jillian Orseno | 2024 Neal R. Brendel Scholarship Jillian graduated from Deer Lakes High School and has been a member of the North Pitt United Rugby Club for […]
[PITTSBURGH, PA] — The Pittsburgh Forge Rugby Club is excited to announce that Seth Erwin has been appointed Head Coach of the Men’s Qualifying 7s side for the Summer 2024 season. Seth is the current Head Coach of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Men’s Program and widely considered one of the best rugby coaches […]
[PITTSBURGH, PA] — The Pittsburgh Forge Rugby Club (PFRC) is seeking Assistant Coaches for our men’s sides. An Assistant Coach is expected to make a commitment of time, energy, and effort to the development of players on our Club. For the fall season, which runs from mid-August through mid-November, the Club is expecting to operate […]
The Pittsburgh Forge Rugby Club Scholarship Committee is proud to announce the 2023 recipients of two inaugural scholarship programs: Gabby Holtz, Lukas Maasikas and Callie Rautenbach have been selected as the awardees of the Neal R. Brendel Scholarship. Additionally, Alec Harbison has been selected as the recipient of the Mark W. Davis Scholarship for West […]
[PITTSBURGH, PA] – After a fantastic inaugural 2022 season that saw trips to Washington DC and Nashville, the Forge are excited to launch our second year of Men’s U23 Academy programming with a Home match to take place in May 2023! This spring, the academy will be open to any male player born in 2000 […]