the hawks won eastern pennsylvania rugby union (epru) league titles in 2008 and 2010. in 2011, the hawks were promoted from division ii to division i-aa. in the spring 2013 season, st. joseph's finished second in the keystone conference. st. joseph's will play on national tv in june 2013 at the 2013 collegiate rugby championship, a tournament played every june at ppl park in philadelphia and broadcast live on nbc.