It it looks like the Western United States may still have just a little bit of an edge over the Eastern United States in rugby union, though it's not too lopsided. Consider this list of domestic competition champions at all levels from the past year (excluding all-star tournaments):
From the West:
- Women's Club: Berkeley All Blues (Berkeley, California)
- Men's Collegiate Division I: University of California-Berkeley (Berkeley, California)
- Women's Collegiate Division I: Stanford (Palo Alto, California)
- Boy's U-19: Highland (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Boy's High School: Jesuit of Sacramento (Sacramento, California)
- Men's Division II: Red Mountain (Phoenix, Arizona, area)
- Men's Club Division III: Reno (Reno, Nevada)
From the East:
- Rugby Super League: New York Athletic Club (New York, New York)
- Men's Club Division I: Life University (Marietta, Georgia)
- Girl's U-19: Divine Savior (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- Men's Collegiate Division II: Radford University (Radford, Virginia)
- Women's Collegiate Division II: Shippensburg University (Shippensberg, Pennsylvania)
That's seven championships in the West and five in the East, though two of each region's championships are lower division titles (Men's Club Division II and III in the West, and Collegiate Division II Men's and Women's in the East). Also the Women's Club champions listed are from 2007, as that competition doesn't end until November.
Remember, though, that the top side in the top comp (NYAC in the Rugby Super League) is an East Coast side.
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