The Gentlemen of Aspen Rugby Football Club is an eight-time National Club Champion rugby union team based in Aspen, Colorado. Gentlemen of Aspen RFC was a founding member of the Rugby Super League, a national competition that ran from 1997 to 2012. They withdrew from the Super League during the 2005 season due to its unsustainable financial viability.
They now compete in the Rocky Mountain Premiership (D2), Colorado Rocky Mountain League and host the Aspen Ruggerfest tournament in the third week of September every year.
Mountain League The Gents are the current Mountain League Champions and hold the Ski town trophy along with the Cowpie Champions trophy for 2017.
Notable players 60 Aspen players have played for the USA Eagles National Rugby team. Including 11 at one time.
Carlin Isles, Wing, United States 7s, Glasgow Warriors Alec Parker, lock Ben Mitchell, lock
Honors TypeCompetitionTitlesWinning yearsNationalNational Club Championship D151997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2010Rugby Super League31997, 2001, 2002USA Rugby Club 7s12008RegionalRocky Mountain Premiership (D2)1 2025West Club D171996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2010Mountain League12017InvitationalAspen Ruggerfest251971, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024Rocky Mountain/Denver 7s51987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2008
References
External links Official Site USA Rugby Rocky Mountain Rugby Wall of Champions