Old Mission Beach Athletic Club RFC

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Nickname(s) OMBAC Coach(es) Jason Wood Founded 1966 Union USA Rugby		Location San Diego, CA Captain(s) Ian Denham Ground Qualcomm Stadium

Full name Old Mission Beach Athletic Club Rugby Football Club League(s) Pacific Rugby Premiership

Old Mission Beach Athletic Club Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team based in San Diego, California. OMBAC RFC is directly affiliated with the Old Mission Beach Athletic Club. The rugby team plays at The Little Q Rugby Field, adjacent to Qualcomm Stadium (hence the name).

History

The Old Mission Beach rugby club was established in 1966 under the wing of Old Mission Beach Athletic Club (OMBAC) which was founded in 1954. Many past students of the San Diego State University rugby team joined, and the OMBAC rugby club entered first division competition two years later in 1968. The club has won 7 national Rugby Sevens titles and 8 national Rugby Fifteens titles.

Venue

In 1991 OMBAC raised funds to build a new clubhouse joining only a handful of teams in the United States to have such a facility. Currently OMBAC plays its home matches at the "Little Q". This site was previously the NFL San Diego Chargers practice facility. It is now a nationally renowned rugby pitch that has hosted the USARFU National Championships, the USA Eagle NA4 developmental matches, and a host of other youth and collegiate matches.

Current 1st XV squad

Players in bold are internationally capped.

Notable former players

OMBAC players Mike Saunders, Brian Vizard, Kevin Higgins, Steve Gray, Chris Lippert and more recently, Dan Lyle, and Dave Hodges, have captained the United States national rugby union team in international competition.

OMBAC was represented in the 2007 Rugby World Cup by team members Todd Clever, Tui Osborne and Dan Payne. Former OMBAC player Will Hafu has played internationally for Tonga and also played professionally in England for Moseley RFC.

National Championships

OMBAC Rugby has distinguished itself with the following accomplishments:

2010 U.S.A. D3 National Champions

2006 Rugby Super League Champions

1996 U.S.A. National Champions

1994 U.S.A. National Champions

1993 U.S.A. National Champions

1991 U.S.A. National Champions

1989 U.S.A. National Champions

1988 U.S.A. National Champions

National 7s

2006 U.S.A. 7's National Champions

2002 U.S.A. 7's National Champions

2001 U.S.A. 7's National Champions

2000 U.S.A. 7's National Champions

1995 U.S.A. 7's National Champions

1985 U.S.A. 7's National Champions

National Placement

2014 Pacific Rugby Premiership Third place

2003 Super League Runners-Up

2002 Super League Semi-Finalists

2001 Super League Runners-Up

2000 Super League Semi-Finalists

2000 Third Place U.S.A. National Club Championships

1997 Third Place U.S.A. National Club Championships

1995 Runners-Up U.S.A. National Club Championships

1996 Runners-Up U.S.A. 7's National Club Championship

First XV Honors

This is a list of honors awarded to the OMBAC rugby union team.

USA Rugby Division I Champions - 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996

Second place - 1995

Third place - 1997, 2000

USA Rugby National Club Sevens Champions - 1985, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006

Second place - 1996, 2005, 2007

Third place - 1997

USA Rugby Division III Champions - 2010

Rugby Super League Championship

First place - 2006

Second place - 2001, 2003

Fourth place - 2000, 2002

Sponsorship

OMBAC Rugby's sponsors for the 2014 Pacific Rugby Premiership are the following:

Community sponsor - Turner construction company

Social sponsor - The beachcomber mission beach

Event sponsor - The Tilted Kilt mission valley

Kit sponsor - Canterbury

References

Old Mission Beach Athletic Club RFC Wikipedia

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