HISTORY

Founded in 1975 as the Connecticut Yankees, the Fairfield Yankees have been an active part of the rugby scene in Connecticut and the Northeast. In the Fall of 1988, the Connecticut Yankees merged with the Stamford Wombats, adding a red stripe to our shield in the presentation of the merger. In 2015, the Yankees would celebrate their 40th Anniversary and commemorate with yet another merging, this time with the Fairfield Rugby Club, officially changing the name to the Fairfield Yankees and adding the blue stripe to the shield. The Yankees have competed in the New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU), the Metropolitan New York (MetNY) Rugby Union, and currently, compete within the Empire GU (Geographical Union). In 2017, the Yankees community grew and the team formed a second Men’s side as well as established the Fairfield Lady Yankees (FLY), with their first seasons having started in the Spring of 2017 and officially joining the Empire GU in the Fall of 2017. In the Fall of 2018, the Women’s team moved up to DII in the Empire GU.

Based in Fairfield County, the Yankees practice in Fairfield and play home matches in the seaside town of Westport, Connecticut. The Yankees currently field three XV’s sides consisting of two Men’s Teams and one Women’s Team, and support a Men’s, Women’s, and Social Summer 7’s program. We are also heavily involved in local youth rugby programs in the Fairfield County area.

CREST HISTORY

ORIGINAL CREST

YELLOW AND BLACK

WOMBATS MERGER

FAIRFIELD MERGER
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