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| Full name | Old Mission Beach Athletic Club Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | USA Rugby | |
| Nickname(s) | OMBAC | |
| Founded | 1966 | |
| Location | San Diego, CA | |
| Ground(s) | Robb Field | |
| President | Jason McVeigh | |
| Coach(es) | Mike Saunders | |
| Captain(s) | Nico Gilli | |
| League(s) | Southern California Rugby Football Union | |
| 2023 | Runner Up | |
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| Official website | ||
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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 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 6 national Rugby Sevens titles and 8 national Rugby Fifteens titles.
After the deconstruction of San Diego Stadium and the San Diego Chargers football facilities, The Little Q Rugby Field was lost forcing OMBAC to find a new home. OMBAC Rugby club now shares a home venue with rival club Old Aztecs at Robb Field in Ocean Beach
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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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Players in bold are internationally capped.
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.
OMBAC Rugby has distinguished itself with the following accomplishments:
This is a list of honors awarded to the OMBAC rugby union team.[1]
OMBAC Rugby's sponsors for the 2014 Pacific Rugby Premiership are the following:[2]
