The history of the Eastside Banshees is as diverse as its players. Our team includes an array of many different backgrounds and occupations, including teachers, engineers, construction folks, corporate management, president's of companies, IT dorks, salesmen, military personnel, along with many others.

It could be the sweet combined roots we owe to St. Johns University (Soc's) and Minnesota State (Greaser's) that has created such a fine crew of friendly bandits, or we could simply be plain old good guys.

The past few years have been extremely successful for the Banshees, finishing the 1999, 2000 and 2001 seasons at the top of the conference. Though 2003 was a down (rebuilding) year, 2004 once again resulted in a trememdously successful season. Our tradition in winning goes beyond the years of our last merger in 1988, and we look forward to a great year in 2007.

As important as it is to us to play extremely hard, we find the camaraderie of rugby equally important. The Banshees hold many social events throughout the year and travel nationally to varied events. The St Patty's Day Tournament in Savannah, GA has become a favorite annual roadtrip.

The team also likes to take in some international flair every 5 years or so, traveling to England, Scotland, the Bahamas, and most recently to Belgium and Amsterdam in Aug. 2000.