 The Corvallis Rugby Club (CRC) was established in 1973. After playing 2 seasons with Oregon State and then with the Portland Pigs in 1972-73, Joe Rowan returned to Graduate School (Mechanical Engineering) at OSU. As he could no longer play with the college Joe decided to put up a table outside Gill Coliseum with a rugby sign up sheet. The Corn Valley Rugby Club was born. Joe recalls that "it took off and we had to get Jerseys within a couple of weeks, so I found some butt ugly soccer jerseys and had CVRF printed on them". To his recollection the newly formed team went 4 -4 their first season and had a respectable Portland Rugby tournament going 2-2. Eventually Joe left for San Diego and played at OMBAC for 2 years then the Old Gaels for 1 year and then back to the Pigs for a few years and the Jesters for a few years. He is now coaching Oregon Pioneer Rugby Club (Oregon City High School).
 Corvallis played competitively in the Northwest for almost thirty years. However—due to membership concerns — in 1999 the Club suspended league play and disbanded. After almost a decade of dormancy the team reformed and placed 2nd in league their first year back (2009-2010). Other past nicknames include The Killer Bees, The Bulls and reportedly at one time in early club history, The Corndogs. Inspired by Corvallis’—as well as the greater Willamette Valley and the Pacific Northwest’s— penchant for fermentation; the club selected a new nickname for the 2009 season… The Brewers.
The Corvallis Rugby Club fields a mens senior side Division III team that competes in the Pacific Northwest Rugby Football Union (PNRFU) throughout Oregon and Washington. PNRFU is one of many rugby unions which then competes under the umbrella of USARugby for national championships along with producing players for the national USA rugby team. Historically the club has been predominantly made up of ex-Oregon State players that wish to continue playing after graduating from college. The club also relies on novice members as well as experienced players from Corvallis, the surrounding community, universities and high schools. Increased popularity in the sport along with the support of former and new club members has given a rebirth to the team.
 Brewers Team Captains: 2009-2010: Captains selected game by game 2010-2011: Captains selected game by game 2011-2012: Jamie Anderson and Joe Fradella 2012-2013: Shane Card and Jake Jones 2013-2014: Eli Goodwin and Ryan Hanson 2014-2015: Captains selected game by game Brewers Board of Directors: 2009-2010: Treasurer- Dave Takush 2010-2011: President- Ryan Quanbeck VP- Jake Jones Secretary- Kodi Jones Treasurer- Shane Card 2011-2012: President- Jake Jones VP- Jamie Anderson Secretary- Amy Garrett Treasurer- Shane Card Team Representative- Yonatan Weiss 2012-2013: President- Andrew Futerman VP- Brandon Christensen Secretary- Ted Lawrence/EliGoodwin Treasurer- Shane Card Team Representative- Yonatan Weiss Members at Large- Jamie Anderson and Jake Jones 2013-2014: President- Brandon Christensen VP- Eli Goodwin Secretary- Josh Merritt Treasurer- Shane Card Team Representative- Mac Baldner Member at Large- Dave Malone 2014-2015: President- Christian Blinn VP- Zack Johnson Secretary- Josh Merritt Treasurer- Nicolas Huerta Team Representative- Ryan Hanson |
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