Florida Rugby Union
| Abbreviation | Florida GU |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2013 |
Region served | Florida, United States |
The Florida Rugby Union (FRU) is a Geographical Union (GU) that governs the Florida peninsula for USA Rugby.[1] The Florida Rugby Union has four divisions: Men's, Women's, Collegiate Men's, and Collegiate Women's.
Men's clubs[]
There are currently nineteen registered clubs in the Men's division.[2]
- Bay Area Pelicans
- Boca Raton Buccaneers
- Brevard Old Red Eye
- Daytona Beach Coconuts
- Fort Lauderdale Knights
- Gainesville Hogs
- Indian River
- Jacksonville[1]
- Key West
- Miami[2]
- Naples Hammerheads
- Okapi Wanderers
- Orlando
- Palm Beach Panthers
- Sarasota Surge
- South Florida
- Tampa Bay Krewe
- Trident
- Treasure Coast Pirates
Women's clubs[]
There are currently five registered clubs in the Women's division.[3]
- Jacksonville
- Fort Miami
- Indian River
- Orlando
- Tampa
Collegiate Men's clubs[]
There are currently ten registered clubs in the Collegiate Men's division.[4]
- Ave Maria University
- Florida Atlantic University
- Eckerd College
- Florida International University
- Florida State University
- University of Florida
- University of North Florida
- University of South Florida
- University of Miami
- University of Central Florida
Collegiate Women's clubs[]
There are currently eight registered clubs in the Collegiate Women's division.[5]
- University of Florida
- Florida State University
- Florida Atlantic University
- University of Miami
- University of South Florida
- University of Central Florida
- Florida International University
- Eckerd College
- Florida Gulf Coast University
Leadership[]
President[]
- John Clements (1974-77[6])
- Bill Crusselle (1977-78[6])
- Kevin Kitto (1978-82[6])
- Jim Millar (1984[6])[7]
- Bing Towne (1993-1995[8])
- Brian Brantley (1996[9][10]-1998)
- Ken Simmons (2001-2002)
- Mark Etue (2003-2006)
- John Devonport (2007-2010)
- Franklyn Williams (2011-2013)
- Dr. Kerri O'Malley (2014–present)
Vice President[]
- Peter Gibson (1974)
- Vic Langley (1996[9])
- Richard Elliott (1996[9])
- Ian Henry (2019–Present)
- Jessica Premet (2019–Present
- Mary Leigh Miller (2019–Present)
Secretary[]
- Roy Brewer (1974)
- James Bledsoe (1979)
- Joy Striepe (1996[9])
- Richard Comisky (2019–Present)
Treasurer[]
- Roy Brewer (1974)
- Dr. Stuart Roath (1996[9])
- Matthew Tierney (2019)
- Kiel McAuley (2020–Present)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "USA Club Rugby: Geographical Unions". usarugby.org/. Archived from the original on 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
- ^ "Clubs". floridarugbyunion.org Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ "Women's teams". floridarugbyunion.com. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- ^ "Collegiate Mens Contacts". floridarugbyunion.com. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- ^ "Collegiate Women's Teams". floridarugbyunion.com. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "History of Rugby in Florida". Hammerhead Rugby 1st Annual Beerfoot Beach 7’s Tournament program. August 2003.
- ^ Jacobs, Scott (24 Feb 1984). "Ruggers earn shot at title". The Miami Hurricane. p. 9.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Florida Rugby Union". Rugby Magazine. February 1995. pp. 47–49.
- ^ a b c d e Florida Rugby Union, Incorporated Articles of Incorporation, 1996
- ^ "Leadership". USARFU Rugbysouth D2 XVs Championship program. 13–14 April 1996.
External links[]
Categories:
- Rugby union governing bodies in the United States
- Rugby union in Florida