Coaching and playing 7s has been the focus of Brian Richardson’s life. For the past 10 years, he’s played and coached for Daytona Beach Rugby, leading the team to three consecutive top-10 finishes from 2006-2008, including a plate championship over the Super League Chicago Lions in 2008 and a bowl championship over Super League OMBAC …
This is a reminder that the Annual General Meeting will be held this upcoming Sunday, June 29th, in Orlando. Details can be found at the following link: http://floridarugbyunion.org/fru-annual-general-meeting/ Each team should send a representative, preferably President and Match Secretary, as we will be discussing the schedules for the upcoming fall & spring. The format for …
By Stephen Sheehan, FRU Media Intern In the game of rugby, experience means everything. Luckily, the University of South Florida happens to have one of the most well traveled coaches around in Gordon Campbell. Campbell has served as head coach of USF’s rugby club for 10 years—just a snippet of his 60-plus years around the …
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By Stephen Sheehan, FRU Media Intern With nearby UCF winning back-to-back D1-AA championships in 15s, the city of Orlando has become a rugby haven of sorts. However, the Golden Knights aren’t the only successful rugby club to emerge from the area, as the Orlando RFC continues to put itself on the map. Established in 1970, …
In what’s become one of the more exciting 7s tournaments of the summer, the Sunshine State Games will kick off Saturday, June 7 at Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch. Teams from around the state, including Miami Rugby Football Club, University of South Florida, University of Florida and Florida Atlantic University will compete in a …
An exciting summer season of 7s rugby kicked off last Saturday with Orlando capturing the championship at the Todd Miller 7s Benefit Tournament. Fifteen teams competed in the men’s division, including the University of Florida, University of South Florida, University of Central Florida and Florida Atlantic University. USF and UCF finished in second and third, …
Todd Miller 7s Features Plenty of Collegiate Talent Read More »
Dear Club Officers, With recent changes to our Union structure, we now will be voting as individual clubs for our representation to the USA Rugby Congress. Florida is part of the NCR2 or South Conference, and we along with Georgia, the Carolinas, and the True South have 2 representatives to USA Rugby Congress. In the …
Summer 7s Newsletter Almost everything you need to know about 7s tournaments in the FRU this summer.
Date: Saturday May 31st, 2014 The Captains Meeting will be Held at 10:30am Matches will begin at 11:00am SHARP! Time: 11:00am-7:00pm Sign-Up: Entry fees will be $200 for Men, Women, and College sides and discounts for multiple teams. High School sides will be $100. You can pay by credit or debit card by using the …
http://floridarugbyunion.org/may-madness-7s/
