The AHO Rugby Club is Appalachian State's Rugby Club. Established in 1976, AHO Rugby Men competes in the second division of NCR's Southern conference. AHO Rugby Women, added in 1997, competes in the second division of NCR's South Atlantic Rugby conference. Current App State students and high school rugby players interested in AHO Rugby, please fill out the contact form. AHO Rugby alumni, parents and supporters please sign up using the signup form. For more info about AHO Women's Rugby, please visit here.

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Ballroom dancing is a contact sport. Rugby is a collision sport.

Heyneke Meyer, Springboks Head Coach (2012-2015)

Rugby has always been a game for all shapes and sizes. You have the superstars and the fast guys who score the tries, but you also need the workhorses and the people who play all the other roles. Unless they all work together as a team then it's really going to affect the performance. Everyone's got to rely on everyone else.

Warren Gatland, Wales and British and Irish Lions Head Coach

I don't believe in magic, I believe in hard work.

Richie McCaw, Former All Blacks Captain

Playing the game, representing the team, giving my all and never letting go has meant everything to me.

Jonny Wilkinson, England and British and Irish Lions