Sharks Rugby Club, also known as the Straits Sharks or Gibraltar Straits Sharks, is an amateur rugby union club in Gibraltar. It is one of the four federated clubs of the Gibraltar Rugby Football Union (GRFU).
History
GRFU's domestic league began in 2010 as the Super IVs, made up of the union's four constituent clubs: the Ibex Buccaneers, Rock Scorpions, Europa Stormers and Straits Sharks. The league was later expanded to include other teams, among them Phoenicians, Marauders, Hercules and Bavaria. The Sharks Rugby Club is one of the four founding clubs of the Gibraltar Rugby Championship (GRC), whose by-laws date from September 2023.
Ground
The club's address is the union's venue, Europa Sports Park, Harding's Road, Gibraltar.
Teams and training
GRFU schedules age-grade Sharks teams in the Trusted Novus Bank Youth Rugby Festival, a tag rugby competition between the Buccaneers, Scorpions, Stormers and Sharks, played over seven rounds for school years 2 and 3, 4 and 5, and 6 and 7. After three rounds of the 2024/25 festival, in January 2025, the Sharks led in years 2 and 3 and were tied for first place with the Buccaneers in years 4 and 5.
GRFU invites adults, and parents of children interested in rugby, to contact the union about joining one of its clubs.
Club life
The club calls itself "The #BigHitters Super IV & Rugby Championship Team", sponsored by In-Line Framing.