Florida Rugby Union
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.
Abbreviation | Florida GU |
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Formation | 2013 |
Region served | Florida, United States |
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
- Key West
- Miami
- 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]
Collegiate Women's clubs
There are currently eight registered clubs in the Collegiate Women's division.[5]
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
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.
- "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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Florida Rugby Union". Rugby Magazine. February 1995. pp. 47–49.
- Florida Rugby Union, Incorporated Articles of Incorporation, 1996
- "Leadership". USARFU Rugbysouth D2 XVs Championship program. 13–14 April 1996.
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