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The Illinois Men's RFC is a college club team that belongs to the Big Ten D1-A Conference and is associated with the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign. 

Since its establishment in 1963 the club has achieved numerous successes including being crowned Big Ten champions in the 1980's more times than not and four National final 4 finishes. Currently, the team fields a minimum of two fifteens teams each spring and fall and plays a full Big Ten sevens schedule in the Spring. In the 2012-'13 season, the Illini made their debut in D1-A and finished 3rd in the Big Ten and earned the rank of 17th in the nation.