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# A thank you note Editor
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/a-thank-you-note-editor/
- Published: 2008-03-21T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T18:55:21.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Edward Purcell Former SMRC player*

Thanks for your coverage of Santa Monica Rugby Club, founded in 1972\. Over its 36-year history, the Dolphins have won about a half dozen national rugby championships, and SMRC has provided the U.S. Eagles national rugby team with about two dozen players.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 21, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/032108.pdf?ref=smdp.com)