USA Rugby celebrated its 50th Anniversary (1975-2025) with a Gala Banquet in Washington DC on July 17. The grand event raised 1.8 million dollars for the sport in America. Bombers Rick Wetzel and Jim Dierker were on location repping the perennial St. Louis champions.

At the celebration, Bombers alumni, Dierker was recognized for being a member of the first Eagle National team in 1976. The current Women Eagles made a banquet appearance before their victory over Fiji 31-24 at Audi Stadium On Saturday, July 19. The men lost to England 40-5.

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Bombers alumni, James Dierker recognized at USA Rugby 50th Anniversary

We’d like to formally introduce JK Anderson and Emil Walton to the club. In recent weeks we have been in discussions to bring in JK to serve as our 7’s Rugby Program Director and Head Coach and he has agreed to take that role for the next 3 years. Emil is JK’s assistant coach, and together they have coached the NAV 7’s program to the last 3 consecutive 7’s National Titles. They bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Bombers program as we further entrench ourselves as one of the top clubs in the country. While we certainly are pushing to break through and win a 7’s National Championship this year, JK’s role goes far beyond coaching our ‘Qualifier Side’ and he is committed to developing a sustainable program here in St. Louis that lines up with our stated goal of growing the game locally.
In addition to his primary coaching responsibilities, he is committed to supporting our local league team, made up of those who want to play 7’s but might not be ready to compete or able to commit to the travel requirements the National Circuit demands. He will also be supporting Lucas Black and the St. Louis Rugby Academy’s 7’s program this summer. Together these two programs combined will create a long-lasting, sustainable pipeline of players pushing for those spots with the qualifier side. All three squads will have training concurrently at Forest Park this Summer and will be integrated together as much as possible while supporting each level’s goals.

From JK himself:
“Emil and I are thrilled to join the St. Louis Bombers Rugby Club. We were immediately drawn to the club's strong culture and history, and their vision for 7s perfectly aligns with our goals and passion for player development. We see a similar supportive environment here to what we built with NAV 7s, and we're eager to bring that blueprint to the Bombers to create a true pathway for players to develop, experience high-performance training, elite competition, and achieve their rugby aspirations at all levels. We are excited and looking forward to a great opportunity."

JK is set to arrive on May 17th and we will primarily have open touch on Tuesdays and Thursday until then. Nick Feakes will lead fitness and drills for the qualifier guys at this time in the interim. Old Boys, B-52’s and anyone who just wants to get a run in, is always welcome to come to touch sessions during training hours at Forest Park. We hope to see you there!

Lastly, I want to take a moment to acknowledge the work Brandon Chalker has done to get us to this point. Before he asked to coach, we hadn't fielded a qualifying side since '99 and in 4 short years he has made us a perennial top-5 finisher in the competition. This is a testament to his hard work and dedication to the club. His impact on the club cannot be understated and we have nothing but gratitude, admiration, and respect for what he has accomplished here. We wish him the best of luck as he and his family relocate back to his homeland in Australia. Thanks Chalk, you will be missed!

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New 7s Coaches!

Save the Date for the 2025 Bomber Open, August 9th, at Forest Park!!
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2025 Bombers Open

Bombers Trivia Night!

Mark your calendars for this year’s Bombers Trivia Night fundraiser!

📍 June 13, 2024
🗓️ Woodard Cleaning and Restoration | 9490 Watson Rd. St. Louis, MO 63126

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Trivia Night 2025

After a storied history in USA club rugby, the St. Louis Bombers have reached the mountaintop. 2024 Division 1 National Champions. Having moved to the top conference in club rugby in 2018, the Bombers built a club ready for destiny. 

The semi-final against the Dallas Reds was a hard-fought slug fest ending in a score of 19-15 in favor of the Bombers. Man of the Match honors went to the Scottish defensive stalwart at 13, Greg Robertson.

After an off-day and an emotional jersey presentation featuring a slew of Alumni appreciating where there hard work of the 60+ years of the club has ended up, the Bombers were set to face one of the most successful clubs in USA rugby, Belmont Shore Rugby Club.

A back and forth match for the history books resulted in the final score of 26-25 to crown the St. Louis Bombers with a trophy that will last forever. Man of the Match and Man of the Tournament went to our always steady captain, MJ Spangenberg.

Congratulations to the Bombers, Old boys, Supporters and every person that has allowed this club to thrive and become a major talking point in the USA club rugby scene. They can never take this one away.

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2024 D1 National Champions

The first 5 minutes into the match between Park City Haggis (Salt Lake City, Utah) and your St. Louis Bombers was foreshadowing for what was to be a steam-roll match. At the lovely Chicago Blaze field #1, St. Louis quickly amassed nearly 40 unanswered points in the first half behind Nick Feakes' multiple tires and Eric Davidson's silver boot on the conversions. Half-time showed the score at 38-0 and you could feel the collective breath of relief over everyone involved, even the water-carriers and Tee-men were breathing hard!

The second half started out a bit sluggish for the Bombers, as they allowed the only Haggis try quickly after the starting whistle. With that effort, the Bombers realized there was no reason to remain sitting managed to put up another 38 points behind Chris Schoeman and Preston Hammerschmidt's multiple tries. The defense did not allow any more points from the Haggis. Captain MJ Spangenberg earned Man of the Match honors behind a series of dazzling runs, including a nearly coast-to-coast run for a try off an intercepted pass. Final Score 76-5.

Next stop, Austin for the finals on May 17th-19th. The Bombers will be going up the Dallas Reds on Friday (17th) afternoon against the Dallas Reds.

Dynamic Start Sets The Pace for the Bomber's Super-Regional Win

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