The second spotlight in our Member Spotlight Monday series is a hard-working rugby mom known for her fierce competitiveness on the field and from the sidelines – Brittany Marnell. Brittany, the wife of Club President Bill Marnell, remains a part-time player (especially summer 7’s) while being a full-time mother of two and rugby coach. […]
The first spotlight in our new Member Spotlight Monday series is a well-known figure in the Pittsburgh rugby community and has been a longtime member of our rugby family – Jaime Filipek. Jaime, also called “Boo” by those who’ve shared the field with her, is most well-known for her never-quit attitude and infectious love […]
PITTSBURGH, PA – This past Saturday, the Pittsburgh Forge Rugby Club held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the American Serbian Club in Pittsburgh’s Southside. This was the organization’s first formal meeting since the merger of Pittsburgh Rugby Club and the Pittsburgh Highlanders took place in April of last year. In addition to formally approving […]
One of the primary goals of the Pittsburgh Forge Rugby Club is to expand the sport of rugby to a new audience. We do this in a variety of ways, but one of our favorite events is our yearly 7’s exposé at during halftime of a Pittsburgh Riverhound’s soccer match at beautiful Highmark Stadium. […]
WEXFORD, PA – This past Saturday, the Pittsburgh Forge hosted the 11th Annual Steel City 7’s Rugby Tournament at McKinney Soccer Complex in North Park. The tournament was hosted for ten years by the Pittsburgh Rugby Club with this year’s installment being the first operated by the newly formed Pittsburgh Forge Rugby Club. Forty four […]
PITTSBURGH, PA – The Pittsburgh Forge Rugby club, the city’s newest and largest rugby club, are extremely pleased to announce our charitable sponsorship from The Psychological Cooperative at Malec, Herring & Krause for the 2018 – 2019 Competitive Cycle. The Psychological Cooperative at Malec, Herring & Krause is located in Mars, PA just five minutes […]
PITTSBURGH, PA – The Pittsburgh Forge Rugby Club, the city’s newest and largest rugby club, are extremely pleased to announce our charitable sponsorship from Dugan & Associates, P.C., lawyers representing injured people, for the 2018 and 2019 Competitive Cycles. Dugan & Associates, P.C. have been serving the legal needs of people throughout western Pennsylvania since […]
PITTSBURGH, PA – The Pittsburgh Forge Rugby Club, the city’s newest and largest rugby club, are extremely pleased to announce our partnership the East Suburban Sports Medicine Center, or ESSMC, to be the official physical therapy and athletic training provider of the Pittsburgh Forge. ESSMC has more than thirty years’ experience providing physical therapy, […]
WHITE OAK, PA – After months of hard work and anticipation, the day had finally arrived when two Pittsburgh powerhouse rugby clubs would battle on the pitch one final time before forging together and moving on as one. This past weekend, the Pittsburgh Rugby Club and Pittsburgh Highlanders hosted their first annual Pittsburgh Forge Club […]
PITTSBURGH, PA – The Pittsburgh Forge, the city’s newest and largest rugby club, is pleased to announce that Allan Murray has been hired as an Assistant/ D3 Coach for the men’s XV’s program beginning in August 2018. Allan has played rugby for eleven years at both the collegiate and senior levels. His playing career began […]