Midwest Rugby Union

Founded in 1964, the Midwest Rugby Union (MWRU) is a Territorial Union (TU) made up of eight (8) Local Area Unions (LAUs): Allegheny Rugby Union, Chicago Area Rugby Football Union, Indiana Rugby Football Union, Iowa Rugby Union, Michigan Rugby Football Union, Minnesota Rugby Football Union, Ohio Rugby Union, and Wisconsin Rugby Football Union. The MWRU administrates senior club rugby played in the Midwestern United States. 

The Union's elite-level Select Side Program is called the Midwest Thunderbirds and plays a number of matches throughout the year against other touring, union-based Select, and MLR academy sides.