100 of the Best Rugby Team Names
Rugby is one of the most popular sports in the world, with clubs located everywhere from United States weekend leagues to pros in Europe, the UK, India, and more. And there is nothing like a great rugby team name to intimidate or amuse the opposition before the first try or conversion goal.
But how do you choose a name? Well, here are some tips for choosing a name, and some ideas to get you started.
Choosing a Rugby Team Name
30 Cool Rugby Team Names
You know when you hear a team name, and it is just “cool”? Here are some team names we think are cool, and that you might, too.
- A Load of Flankers
- Dark Angels
- Blood, Sweat, and Beers
- Care and Attention
- Chilliboy Con Kearney
- Dark Side of the Ben Moon
- Don't Try For Me Argentina
- Forwards Are People Too
- Games, Set, and Snatch
- Harlewins
- Luck of the London Irish
- May the Ford Be With You
- No Faf-fing About
- No Pococking Chance
- Old Piss Poorians
- One Kick Wonders
- One Maul Step For Man
- Roko and Roll
- Ruck ‘Til You Scrum
- Ruck be a Lady
- Scrum Like it Hot
- Sexton the Beach
- StoneGenge
- Strictly Scrum Dancing
- Te’o and Crumpets
- The First Nowell
- The Try Babies
- Try is the Limit
- Try-ranosaurus Rex
- You Don’t Get Points For Try…ing
Of course, you can use a variation of these names, add different adjectives or locations, or use other tricks to make your name just as cool as these.
Sometimes it’s a good idea to throw in your own sense of humor when it comes to team names, and that can be everything from incorporating your team or sponsor names to making a pun out of rugby terminology, or a combination thereof. In this case, we assembled 25 names we think hit our funny bone.
- 50 Shades of Jonny Gray
- Ball Grabbers
- Double Scrum and Coke
- Eddie are You Okay?
- Get Your Kitshoff
- Grassy Nowells
- Halfbacks and Halfwits
- Hawaii Try-O
- Hook, Lineout and Sinckler
- I Got 99 Problems, But My Kick Ain’t One
- Inglorious Bastareauds
- Kick Tease
- Kickaholics Anonymous
- Kruis-in for a Bruisin
- Lawes and Order
- Legion of Boom
- Live and Let Try
- Live Fast, Dai Young
- Maul of Duty
- My Sexton’s on fire
- Try Hard with a vengeance
- The Try Babies
- The First Nowell
- The Goode, The Bad and The Ugly
- Victorious Secret
As you can see from this list and the other names we have shared, with some creative thought you can come up with some really funny names. However, if you are in a league that is a little more serious, you have other options too.
25 Professional Team Names
A common theme for football, soccer, or rugby is to simply adopt the name of your favorite professional team and make it your own by changing the location or using various adjectives. This is a shortlist of professional rugby names, but with leagues all over the world, there are a lot more to choose from.
Who better to copy and learn from than the pros, right?
- Bristol Bears
- Exeter Chiefs
- Leicester Tigers
- London Irish
- Newcastle Falcons
- Northampton Saints
- Sale Sharks
- Worcester Warrriors
- Cornish Pirates
- Doncaster Knights
- Ealing Trailfinders
- Jersey Reds
- London Scottish
- London Welsh
- Taunton Titans
- Worthing Raiders
- Old Elthamians
- Redingensians Rams
- Preston Grasshoppers
- Leicester Lions
- Bedford Blues
- Austin Gilgronis
- Houston Sabercats
- New England Free Jacks
- Seattle Sea Wolves
Whether you take on the name of a club from somewhere else in the world or the one right in your own hometown, often a professional name sets your club apart no matter what league you are in.
25 Memorable Team Names
And once you have chosen your team name, it’s time to suit up with custom jersey’s and other swag. Browse our great selection of everything from rugby scarves and caps to custom rugby polos and even trophies.
Then create your custom rugby wear today! Then get out there and play your hearts out. As they say on the pitch, you can’t win if you don’t try!
