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Arrows v. Corpus Christi The Arrows are 1 – 0 on the season while the Corpus Christi Crabs are undefeated and untested this season. This historical occasion will be the first-ever meeting of these two clubs! Match Time & Venue AVEVA Stadium 12131 Kirby Drive Houston, TX 77045 4:00 PM Kickoff This match opens for…

CLICK HERE for ARROWS-discounted tickets. The Arrows team and community will be sitting in Section 127, so feel free to join us there! FREE ADMISSION will be granted to kids wearing their youth team jersey from any sport (must be their team’s jersey) If ordering directly on their website, use discount code ARROWS for club discount. A…

January 20 – St. Sebastian’s Feast Day Saints While there is but one mediator between God and man in Jesus Christ (1 Timothy 2:5), it is good and pleasing to God that we should intercede (pray for) one another to the Lord (1 Timothy 2:1–4). And since Christ conquered death, the Church recognizes those alive…

Play Rugby for Arrows RFC Training us underway for the Men of Arrows Rugby. All men 18 years or older are welcome to join us for any training session on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 PM at the Northside Columbus Club (607 E Whitney St, Houston, TX 77022). Feel free to come out for a…

Double-Header Rugby Event at AVEVA Stadium Arrows RFC are excited to announce that their January 22 (2022) home cup match against the Corpus Christi Crabs will be played at AVEVA Stadium, home of the Houston SaberCats. The 4:00 PM Arrows v. Crabs match will serve as a curtain-raiser to the MLR Pre-Season match between the…

Arrows Apostolate Arrows Rugby hosts spiritual formation programming during the Fall, Spring, and Summer. This Fall, we hosted our all-new “BrewTube” program. Stocked by Club Partner Platypus Brewery (on Washington Ave) and led by Apostolate Director Andy Maul, attendees enjoyed a thought-provoking series of YouTube videos and engaged in conversation over a cold, post-training brew.…

7 Tries and a Bonus Point for the Standings Check out all match photos on Facebook and Google (courtesy of Downrock Creative) One-Sentence Recap After 30 minutes of trading blows, the Arrows reinvigorated pressure in defense and maintained consistency in attacking phase-play, resulting in a very joyous return to competitive rugby for all. FULL Match…

Arrows v. Bay Area Both teams are undefeated and untested this season. BARC hold the historical edge, holding 4 Wins to the Arrows’ 3 Wins (1 Draw). Match Time & Venue Our Savior Lutheran 5000 W Tidwell Rd, Houston, TX 77091 2:00 PM Kickoff Enter property on Tidwell, drive past guard shack, then follow road…

Saturday is a Rugby Day The last time the Arrows played in a competitive rugby match was on March 7, 2020. In the week following the match, COVID made strong waves across the globe, shutting down most of normal life. Rugby was indefinitely shelved as the world stopped to study this new virus. THIS SATURDAY,…

Catholic Rugby in America Across the United States, Catholic schools play a lot of rugby. There are hundreds of Catholic high schools and over 60 Catholic colleges and universities who have rugby teams. One of two major collegiate rugby leagues, National Collegiate Rugby are currently hosting their college national championships at various levels of competition.…

Arrows Apostolate Arrows Rugby hosts spiritual formation programming during the Fall, Spring, and Summer. It has been our custom over the past few summers to feature some sort of Philosophy programming. Over the Summer of 2021, the Arrows presented St. Thomas Aquinas’ 5 Ways of proving the existence of God (source text). The entire program…

Old Marooner (Aggie Alumni) and current Arrow Travis Stubbs tears down the touch line for a try around the 30′ mark. Matches On a beautiful rugby Saturday in Houston, both Rugby HTX and the Arrows defeated the fightin’ Texas Aggies’ 1st and 2nd sides, respectively. Rugby HTX only narrowly edged the Aggies 26 – 19,…

Arrows RFC is hosting its first-ever DOUBLE-HEADER Rugby event this Saturday, October 30 at Our Savior Lutheran. A post-event meal and social will be hosted by the Arrows at the Northside Columbus Club (home of Knights of Columbus: Council 2917). Join us as the Arrows take on Texas A&M’s 2nd side at 1:00 PM…

This Fall, we will debut our new “BrewTube” program. Stocked by Club Partner Platypus Brewery (on Washington Ave) and led by Apostolate Director Andy Maul, attendees will enjoy a thought-provoking YouTube video and engaging conversation over a cold, post-training brew! Immediately following rugby practice on select Thursdays this Fall, the doors will be open to…

As the Texas Rugby Union prepares for its competitive season, Arrows Rugby Football Club is starting its 6th season as a rugby club. Arrows RFC is a Catholic community with the purpose of forming men in Christian virtue through competitive rugby. While the Arrows’ spiritual formation is based on the teaching of the Catholic Church,…