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Knoxville Rugby Club
Club,
The Knoxville Rugby Club founded in 1980, is an adult Over the years, funds were stashed away in the hopes
rugby union club serving the greater Knoxville area. The that one day the club could purchase land to call their
Possums compete in Division II of the South Territory of home. When the opportunity to purchase the property
USA Rugby. was presented, the club was ready to act. Possum old
boys and current players pooled personal donations with
History the existing land fund to form a limited liability corpora-
tion to purchase the land.
On December 12, 2003 The Knoxville Rugby Club cele- In 2001, the Possums were a founding partner of the
brated its 24th year with the dedication of its own rugby local high school rugby union league. In just six short
park. The Possums recently completed a purchase of 13 years, the rugby playing population in the Knoxville area
acres (53,000 m2) in Carter, a small community just 10 has grown to over 400 participants. The Knoxville Rugby
miles (16 km) east of downtown Knoxville. The property Club has seen a jump in membership from 25 to over 50
already contains a finished athletic field enabling the active players, participants, and club members, including
club to begin playing matches at their new facility imme- the creation of a separate Under 23 team, the Colts.
diately.
In 1988, the Knoxville Rugby Club created a land fund
and kept the dream of owning their own field alive
External links
through the hosting of tournaments, the sale of hats and • Knoxville Rugby Club Website
t-shirts, and general fundraising and penny pinching.
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