Capital Geographical Union Raleigh Rugby Football Club Raleigh Venom Rappahannock Women's Rugby Football Club Richmond Lions Rugby Club Roanoke RFC Rocktown Rugby Rocky Gorge RFC Severn River Rugby Virginia Rugby Football Club Washington Irish RFC Washington Renegades Washington Rugby Football Club Washington Scandals Rugby Football Club Washington Women's Rugby Football Club, the DC Furies West Potomac Rugby Football Club Western Suburbs RFC Capital Geographical Union The Capital Geographic Union is the Geographical Union (GU) for rugby union teams playing in the Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. It is an association of youth, high school, collegiate, and adult men's and women's rugby teams in
Maryland in the American Revolution George Washington was impressed with the Maryland regulars (the "Maryland Line") who fought in the Continental Army and, according to one tradition, this led him to bestow the name "Old Line State" on Maryland. Today, "the Old Line State" is one of Maryland's two official nicknames. The state also filled other roles during the war. For instance, the Continental Congress met briefly in Baltimore from December 20, 1776, through March 4, 1777. Baltimore served as the temporary capital of the colonies when the Second Continental Congress met there during December 1776 to February 1777, (when Philadelphia was occupied by the