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 advance to national rugby quarters with convincing victory

    Nov 17, 2025

    Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame Coach Marv Levy often said before a game, “When it’s too tough for them, it’s just right for us.”

    Spoken or not, Danny Neighbour’s St. Bonaventure rugby team took that attitude to the pitch right from the opening kickoff in its 44-17 win over Southern Nazarene on Sunday to advance to the National Collegiate Rugby Championship quarterfinals.

    On a blustery, snowy, bitterly cold morning, the Bonnies (5-1-1) burst out to a 34-0 halftime lead over the visitors from Bethany, Oklahoma.

    Man of the Match Troy Heroldt scored a pair of tries, while Noah Edwards, Dara Falope, Reynard Boshoff, Niku Otineru and Daniel Lowther each added a score for the Bonnies. Edwards added three conversions and a penalty kick.

    Ranked No. 3 in the latest NCR Division I poll, the Bonnies will play No. 2 Brown (8-0) at 2 p.m. Saturday at Siena in one of four NCR quarterfinals.

    “We talked all week about starting the game better and bringing more energy and the right attitude to the first 20 minutes. We did that today under very tough conditions,” said Coach Danny Neighbour.

    “The lads played some really good defense and pounced on any mistake, turning them in to points to open things up. We had some really good phases of play, identifying where to aim our attack that led to a commanding lead at the half. Second half was tougher with a very strong wind in our face but we showed our grit defensively, holding off SNU time after time.”

    Brown eliminated the Bonnies in the national semifinals a year ago. SBU did the same to Brown in 2023. Both matches were won on the final play of the game.

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    About the University: The nation’s first Franciscan university, St. Bonaventure is a community committed to transforming the lives of its students inside and outside the classroom, inspiring in them a commitment to academic excellence and lifelong civic engagement. Out of 167 regional universities in the North, St. Bonaventure was ranked #8 for value and #19 overall by U.S. News and World Report (2025).