Belmont Shore

Rugby Football Club

Belmont Shore Rugby Football Club

Belmont Shore Rugby Club is one of the leading rugby clubs in the US. Established in 1974, the Club has won 25 National Championships, fielded 3 Paris Olympians, and currently has 10+ players at the national level for Men, Women, and Youth teams. We're proud of our 80 players who have played for US national teams, including Freda Tafuna and Sariah Ibarra on the 2025 USA Women's World Cup team. These players are shining examples of confident, responsible, and capable young women representing the US on the world stage.

We're also proud of USA Eagle, Nalu Liufau, on the 2026 US Women's 7's National team.

We use rugby as a platform for Youth Development to foster confidence, self esteem, and community inclusion. Our Youth program has grown from ~10 players in 2005 to around 400 today. Through various initiatives and supportive networks, we've fostered the largest, most impactful Youth rugby program in the US.

We're very excited about our "College Bound" initiative, including hosting a 2 day "College Showcase" tournament with 52 colleges and universities attending. In Fall 2026, Belmont's Youth players garnered $2.0 M in scholarships, including our first Ivy Leaguer.

Belmont routinely hosts Youth teams who travel from as far as Australia 'to play against the USA's best'.

We are also expanding, and having initial successes, in our "Pathways Jobs" program to help our Youth and adult players obtain high quality jobs post high school / college.

"On field" success may be unmatched in USA Club and Youth Rugby history:

Men's D2 team, many 'graduates' from our Youth and 2026 Western Region Champions, competed at the US Nationals.

2026 U23 Boys National Champions (Back to Back)

2026 U18 Girls 15's National Champions (3 Peat)

2026 U16 Girls 15's National Champions

2026 Men's 15's Division 2 Nationals Participant

2025 Men's 15's Division 1 National Champions

2025 U23 Boy's 7's National Champions

2025 U18 Girls 15's National Champions (2 Peat !!)

2025 U14 Girls 7's National Champions

2025 U18 Girls 7's National Finalists

And "off-field", we'll continue to innovate and invest in our Youth Development long term, including a focus on Alumni giving back, and through various community partnerships with the City of Long Beach, the Port of Long Beach, Cal State Long Beach, The Boathouse on the Bay, and greater Southern California.