Player Resources

Player Insurance

USA Rugby offers accident insurance to the rugby players of Orca Youth Rugby. According to the USA Rugby web site,  it’s accident insurance is “secondary coverage, but will serve as primary coverage in the absence of other medical coverage.” For information, click on this link to the USA Rugby website:

USA Rugby Insurance

Click on the “contact us” link at the very bottom of the page for USA Rugby contacts.  Erin Kennedy (Youth Development Manager) and Lucy Zugschwert (Membership Services Manager) of USA Rugby are two good people to start with.

Rugby Safety

Is Rugby a Safe Sport for America’s Youth? by Lyle J. Micheli, MD [PDF]

Rugby Gear

Orca Youth Rugby gear may be purchased at these online suppliers:
(No minimum order)

•   Prep Sportsportswear
•   Scrumbot Rugby Supply

Resources for teaching rugby

• Youth Rugby Development Network (USA Rugby resources and more links)

Local Senior Rugby Teams

• The Outlaws (Ventura County Mens Rugby Club)
• Los Angeles Rugby Club
• Malibu Knights Rugby Club
• Santa Barbara Grunion Rugby Club
• Santa Monica Rugby Club

College Rugby Teams in California

• California Lutheran University Knights Rugby Club 
• Loyola Marymount University Rugby Team
• Pepperdine University Rugby Team
• UC Berkeley Men’s Rugby Team
• UC Berkeley Women’s Rugby Team
• UCLA Men’s Rugby Team
• UCLA Women’s Rugby Team
• UC Santa Barbara Men’s Rugby Team
• UC Santa Barbara Women’s Rugby Team
• USC Rugby Team

Rugby Governing Bodies

• USA Rugby
• Santa Barbara Rugby Association (SBRA) –  Parent Organization of Orca Youth Rugby
• Southern California Youth Rugby Football Union  (SCYRFU)
• Rugby California
• Southern California Rugby Football Union (SCRFU)
• International Rugby Board (IRB)