Gentlemen of Aspen RFC

Gentlemen of Aspen RFC
Full nameGentlemen of Aspen Rugby Football Club
UnionUSA Rugby
Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union
NicknameGents
Founded1968 (1968)
Ground(s)Wagner Park, Downtown Aspen (Capacity: 5000)
CoachBen Mitchell competitions = USA Rugby
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
aspenrugby.com

The Gentlemen of Aspen Rugby Football Club is an eight-time National Club Champion rugby union team based in Aspen, Colorado. Gentlemen of Aspen RFC was a founding member of the Rugby Super League, a national competition that ran from 1997 to 2012. They withdrew from the Super League during the 2005 season due to its unsustainable financial viability.

They now compete in the Rocky Mountain Premiership (D2), Colorado Rocky Mountain League and host the Aspen Ruggerfest tournament in the third week of September every year.[1]

Mountain League

The Gents are the current Mountain League Champions and hold the Ski town trophy along with the Cowpie Champions trophy for 2017.

Notable players

60 Aspen players have played for the USA Eagles National Rugby team. Including 11 at one time.

Honors

Type Competition Titles Winning years
National National Club Championship D1 5 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2010
Rugby Super League 3 1997, 2001, 2002
USA Rugby Club 7s 1 2008
Regional Rocky Mountain Premiership (D2) 1 2025
West Club D1 7 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2010
Mountain League 1 2017
Invitational Aspen Ruggerfest 25 1971, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Rocky Mountain/Denver 7s 5 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2008

References

  1. ↑ "Tournament History".


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