SDSU Aztec Rugby was founded in 1958 when a group of athletes interested in trying the other code of football gathered in the Aztec Bowl, in an attempt to introduce SDSU to a new and exciting sport. Their introductory year was a Cinderella season as they clinched the conference title. They were a fiercely competitive and tight group in their early years, as they worked hard to lay down the roots of Aztec Rugby on campus, which also led to their on field success. This winning tradition has continued and flourished to include numerous conference titles as will as the Collegiate National Championship in 1987.
This "Tradition of Excellence" remains an Aztec Rugby benchmark as the Aztecs compete each season against such powerhouses as UCLA, University of Arizona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and UC Santa Barbara. Aztec Rugby, undoubtedly regarded as SDSU’s premier sports club, has posted an impressive record over the past 20 years. The team’s accomplishments include 8 conference championships (2 co-championships), placing no lower than third place within our SCRFU conference, an annual top national ranking as well as qualifying to the sweet 16 Championships numerous times and the final four in 2009. The team continues to work hard to continue and improve on the tradition of success from the past. Beginning in the Spring of 2011, the Aztecs will enter the new USA Rugby College Division 1 Premier League, comprising of the top 32 teams in the country and will compete in the Pacific Coast Conference with Cal, UCLA, Cal Poly, Saint Mary’s, UC Davis, Claremont College and Central Washington.
Club Honors
2010 SDSU Sports Club Outstanding Athlete:
ALEX ROSS
2010 All-Americans:
DUNCAN KELM
ALEX ROSS
BRENDAN PURCELL*
CHRIS BREDESON*
DVAE BUBOLTZ*
DARRELL HONAKER*
2010 All-Conference Griffins:
DUNCAN KELM
JAMIE PURCELL
BRENDAN PURCELL
SCOTT BROWN
ALEX ROSS
CHRIS BREDESON
MIKE HICKS
DAVE BUBOLTZ
ALEX MAIN
DARRELL HONAKER
2010 USA National Team:
DUNCAN KELM
2010 Under 20 USA National Team:
JAMIE KELM
MORGAN GAGEL
2009 All-Americans:
BRENDAN PURCELL
DUNCAN KELM
STEPHAN MULHALL
ALEX ROSS
JAMIE PURCELL*
ZACH HEILER*
2009 All Conference Griffins:
DAVID BUBOLTZ
DUNCAN KELM
ZACH HEILLER
STEPHAN MULHALL
JAMIE PURCELL
BRENDAN PURCELL
SCOTT BROWN
ALEX ROSS
JEFF SPARKS
2009 USA 7’s National Team:
ALEX ROSS
2008 All-Americans:
JOE FONTANA
DUNCAN KELM
DAVID BUBOLTZ*
RYAN HOWE*
ALEX LICHTIG*
2008 All-Conference Griffins:
BRYAN BRANCH
DAVID BUBOLTZ
JOE FONTANA
ZACH HEILLER
MIKE HICKS
DUNCAN KELM
RYAN HOWE
ALEX LICHTIG
ALEX MAIN
MATT ROSE
ALEX ROSS
JEFF SPARKS
2008 Under-20 USA National Team:
MIKE HICKS
*HONORABLE MENTION
SDSU Rugby Alumni
Aztec Rugby has a long and distinguished list of former players who carried the Aztec Rugby baton with pride during their tenure and now continue to follow and support the program. As a result our Alumni formed the Aztec Rugby Foundation who celebrate and connect the past of Aztec Rugby, support the current Aztecs, and build for the future of the program.
