St. Bonaventure University

Club Sports


Club sports allow you to keep those competitive juices flowing, playing as a representative of St. Bonaventure University against club sports teams from other colleges and universities.

But it's more than that. As a club sports participant you'll grow as a person, learn the value of teamwork and fair play, and have the opportunity to mature as a leader through four years of practice and competition with new friends and teammates as devoted to your favorite sport as you.


You might even have the opportunity to compete again in front of your hometown friends and neighbors — this time as a Bonnie.

Club Sports @ SBU


College doesn't mean you stop playing the games you love. Playing a club sport keeps you fit, focused, and satisfies that yearning you'll always have for competition and camaraderie.

Club Sports for Men



  • Club Sports for Women


  • Mixed Club Sports


  • Recreational Club Sports


    These are internal clubs at the university that do not currently compete against teams from other universities. As these clubs grow, the option to compete externally will be explored!


  • Full-time athletic training staff available to club sport athletes

     
    Students who play club sports at SBU have access to full-time certified athletic training staff for their care and treatment.

    The athletic training staff attend many games on campus and staff a club sports training room, located in Room 127 of Doyle Hall, adjacent to the Center for Student Wellbeing.

    The training room is equipped with ultrasound and electrical muscle stimulation equipment, a hydrocollator for heat treatments, as well as other equipment for the prevention and treatment of injuries.

    Trainers Thomas Gallagher & Brendan Carter

    Pictured (from left): Club sports athletic trainers Thomas Gallagher, MS, LAT, ATC and Brendan Carter, MS, LAT, ATC.

    Required club sports clearance form

    All students who want to play a club sport at St. Bonaventure must complete and submit our Club Sports Clearance Form before participating in practices or games.


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    Bonnies hold off late Army push to seal landmark victory in rugby program history

    Sep 23, 2023

    Bonnies celebrate beating ArmyWhat looked like heartbreak turned into jubilation as St. Bonaventure narrowly held off Army, 29-26, Saturday afternoon in a Rugby East heavyweight bout, giving the Bonnies their biggest regular-season win in program history.

    The victory was St. Bonaventure’s first over the perennial national power, a win that wasn’t sealed until the Black Knights were “held up” in the try zone – the Bonnies’ Matthew Conroy got underneath the ball and prevented it from being touched to the turf — to end the game.

    The referee’s whistle set off a raucous celebration in front of a large Family Weekend crowd at the Marra Athletics Fields Complex.

    “I couldn’t believe it,” said Tui Osborne, head coach of the Bonnies, who was just a few yards away from the final play on his coach’s platform behind the try zone fence. “Army almost always scores in those situations but Matthew made a great play. I was getting ready to give my (post-loss) speech when I saw how close they were to scoring. We’re all just so excited.”

    Coach Osborne rejoicesThe Bonnies (2-0), ranked No. 2 in this week’s National Collegiate Rugby poll, jumped to a 15-7 halftime lead, and increased their margin to 22-7 after Army mishandled the opening kickoff of the second half. Eddie Nelson had a swivel-hipped line break and off loaded a pass for the score to Chad Hagen just before hitting the ground at the brink of the try zone.

    But Army scored the next 19 points to take a 26-22 lead with about 17 minutes remaining.

    Undaunted, the Bonnies’ Billy Koina delivered a beautiful pass on the left wing to Matthew Joss, who had enough room to not only score but get to the middle of the try zone to set up an easy conversion for Noah Edwards to give SBU a three-point lead with 8:35 to play.

    James Aitken, Reynard Boshoff and Koina scored in the first half for the Bonnies.

    “We played an almost flawless first half,” Osborne said. “Unfortunately, we started panicking a little and getting away from our game plan in the second half to let them back in it. But we had the belief that if we just kept fighting, we could get it done.”

    The Bonnies travel to State College to play Penn State (0-1) next Saturday at 1 p.m. The Nittany Lions, who were idle this weekend, lost to Army, 26-6, in their season opener last week.
    Post-game victory shot