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Founded by six clubs in 1974, the Florida Rugby Union (FRU ) is a Geographical Union (GU ) that governs the Florida peninsula for USA Rugby .[1] The FRU has four divisions: Men's, Women's, Collegiate Men's, and Collegiate Women's.
Men's clubs [ edit ]
There are currently twenty-one registered voting clubs in the Men's division.[2]
Women's clubs [ edit ]
There are currently four registered voting clubs in the Women's division.
Collegiate Men's clubs [ edit ]
There are currently twelve registered voting clubs in the Collegiate Men's division.
Previous clubs have included Florida Gulf Coast University.
Collegiate Women's clubs [ edit ]
There are currently nine registered clubs in the Collegiate Women's division.
Previous clubs have included Florida Gulf Coast University.
Leadership [ edit ]
President [ edit ]
John Clements (1974-77[3] )
Bill Crusselle (1977-78[3] )
Kevin Kitto (1978-82[3] )
Jim Millar (1984[3] )[4]
Bing Towne (1993-1995[5] )
Brian Brantley (1996[6] [7] -1998)
Ken Simmons (2000-2002)
Mark Etue (2003-2006)
John Devonport (2007-2010)
Franklyn Williams (2011-2013)
Dr. Kerri O'Malley (2014–2022)
Richard Comisky (2022–Present)
Vice president [ edit ]
Peter Gibson (1974)
Vic Langley (1996[6] )
Richard Elliott (1996,[6] 2000)
Brad Hanafourde (2000)
Ian Henry (2019–2022)
Jessica Premet (2019–2023)
Mary Leigh Miller (2019–2023)
Gonzalo Michanie (2022-2023)
Kirk Swanner (2023-Present)
Jennifer Fasano (2023-Present)
James Woollcombe-Clarke (2023-Present)
Michael Williams (2023-Present)
Michael Gomez (2023-Present)
Secretary [ edit ]
Roy Brewer (1974)
James Bledsoe (1979)
Joy Striepe (1996[6] )
Kevin Kitto (2000)
Richard Comisky (2019–2021)
Melissa Butler (2022–2023)
Jennifer Joyce (2023-Present)
Treasurer [ edit ]
Roy Brewer (1974)
Dr. Stuart Roath (1996[6] )
Gerrardo Ferraris (2000)
Matthew Tierney (2019)
Kiel McAuley (2020–2021)
Dr. Jean-Marie Van Der Elst (2023)
Patrick Murphy (2024-Present)
President Emeritus [ edit ]
Dr. Kerri O'Malley (2022–2023)
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Clubs" . floridarugbyunion.org Retrieved September 15, 2017.
^ 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.
^ "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.
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