The sport of rugby continues to blossom in the small community of Clayton, NC. After starting with just ten kids a few years ago, the Clayton Copperheads Youth Rugby program is launching the first-ever High School Rugby team in Johnston County. The addition of the High School team now gives the Copperheads a complete sweep...Read More

The Clayton Bootleggers closed out their inaugural season on a high note with back to back wins. The new squad took some lumps early in the Fall, after starting off the season with a very difficult stretch of games against Division III playoff teams. As a brand new club in the region, it would have been easy to...Read More

The Clayton Rugby Football Club opened up their Fall season with a road loss to Southern Pines. The Bootleggers travelled a bit thin to face off against Southern Pines, who reached the DIII Carolinas Rugby Union playoffs in the Spring. Southern Pines showed exactly why they were a playoff team as they pushed the tempo...Read More