Support Washington DC's new professional rugby team!
Old Glory is a professional rugby club based in Washington DC. The Club officially joined the Major League Rugby in November 2018 and will begin league play in MLR's 2020 season. The Club will play a series of exhibition games throughout the first half of 2019. As a recent addition to the fabric of the Nation's Capital and the entire Mid-Atlantic community, Old Glory DC's vision is to grow the sport of rugby in our region by 50% by 2023.
The Club is owned by Paul Sheehy and Chris Dunlavey. For more info please visit www.oldglorydc.com
WE THINK AHEAD, SO YOU STAY AHEAD
INDIGO IT is a certified women-owned small business (wosb) and a disadvantaged minority business enterprise (dmbe). In 2014, indigo it was named the small business administration’s prime contractor of the year.Shane van Wyngaardt, co-founder of INDIGO IT, has been a generous supporter of our Club since the beginning, we appreciate you sticking with us all these years!
For more info please visit www.indigoit.com/
Cuisine Solutions sponsors Great Falls/McLean rugby!
We are very lucky to have Stan Vilgrain, CEO of Cuisine Solutions, an avid rugby player and enthusiast, as a major sponsor of our club. We appreciate your generosity!
Recognized by the world’s top chefs, Cuisine Solutions is the authority on sous vide—the innovative slow-cooking technique that we pioneered, perfected and popularized.
For more info about Cuisine Solutions and sous-vide, please visit them here.
Locations and Schedules / New Rugby Year & Fall Season HAS STARTED
Click here for our Rugby/Club FAQ's Registration for Fall 2025 soon
Rugby Update: Fall Season starts & MedStar 7s Tournament!
🗓️ The new Rugby Year officially begen on September 1, 2025, and runs through August 31, 2026.
Our Fall Session kicked off on September 13and is in full swing. It is NOT too late to join, we always need new coaches and players. In the fall, we focus on 7s Rugby — a fast-paced, exciting version of the game perfect for building speed, agility, and teamwork.
The Fall season culminates in our highlight event: The MedStar Benefit 7s Tournament, Sunday, November 16. Expect a full day of competitive rugby, live music, food, prizes, and fantastic camaraderie—all for a great cause. We're incredibly thankful for our sponsors, partners (including Old Glory DC), and everyone who supports this special event.
Check out the MedStar Tournament Page — we’ll be posting updates as we get closer to the big day.
Fall Schedule Update
Updated practice and match schedules as follows:- 🏉 Thursdays 5pm-6:30pm: Tackle and tag. Tag might end earlier.
- 🏉 Saturdays 2pm - 4:00 pm Tackle and 3:30 pm Tag. NOTE: if we have a tournament it could be on a Sat or Sun somewhere in NOVA.
- 🏉 Saturday 27 Sept. 12pm-2pm Tournament at our field! We trying for tag as well.
- 🏉 Sat/Sun 5/6 Oct: TBD
- 🏉 Sunday 12 Oct: be there 10am: Timberlawn Local Park, 10800 Gloxinia Dr, North Bethesda, MD 20852. With Roosters
- 🏉 17-19 Oct: new DMV Fall Rugby Festival. All age groups, big event at RFK
- 🏉 25/26 Oct: bye/tbd
- 🏉 1/2 Nov: bye/tbd
- 🏉 Sunday 8 Nov: Cocorico tournament at Roosters in Bethesda. At least 8-12pm
- 🏉 Sun 16 Nov: MedStar 2025, 11th Annual. Meet Old Glory players/coaches, prizes for wnning teams, player of tournament prize, live music, good food
- 🏉 Sat 16 May: player & coach awards, Club event at Vanish Brewey, Leesburg
Our programs are open to all Players, Coaches and Referees. All age groups, U6 to High School, boys and girls. Rugby here is a year-round sport! The main focus is on the Spring Session, which is from January (pre-season) to mid-May. This is 15-a-side for Tackle players, and the usual FIT Touch for the Tag players.
We are still fully committed to the Fall and Summer Sessions, which will be more focused on 7-a-side rugby, teaching & specialized coaching, clinics, special guests, small tournaments and a lot of fun!
As always, rugby is FREE TO TRY, feel free to come on out to give it a go for a few practices. And no, it is NEVER TO LATE TO JOIN!
Go to the contact page to get on the mailing list, or send an email.
YOUTH GIRLS TACKLE TEAMS ALSO FORMING! TARGETING MS AND HIGH SCHOOL
TACKLE PLAYERS:Tackle players are broken down into 3 groups. It is usually girls and boys separately, however, girls can play in the boys tackle teams if they so desire (except High School). TAG players can play up to u12 tackle.
u12, u14, u16/JV and High School
Tag/non-contact players are broken down into 3 groups. All age groups are Coed. Can play up to Tackle.
u6, u8, and u10
Rugby Year Time-Line at Great Falls/McLean
The rugby year runs from 1 Sept to 31 August the following year. We play year-round but the focus is on the SPRING SESSION. The rugby year is divided up as follows:
- Early September: Fall pre-season
- September - end November: Fall Session
FALL is 7's for Tackle and FIT Touch for TAG - December: Break
- January: Spring pre-season
- February - mid-May: Spring Session
SPRING is 15's for Tackle and FIT Touch for TAG - Mid-May - end July: Summer Session
SUMMER is 7's for Tackle and FIT Touch for TAG - August: Break
