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Florida Rugby Union Geographical Union
AbbreviationFRU
Formation1974
Region served
Florida, United States
President
Richard Comisky
Websitewww.FloridaRugby.org

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]

  1. ^ "USA Club Rugby: Geographical Unions". usarugby.org/. Archived from the original on 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
  2. ^ "Clubs". floridarugbyunion.org Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "History of Rugby in Florida". Hammerhead Rugby 1st Annual Beerfoot Beach 7’s Tournament program. August 2003.
  4. ^ Jacobs, Scott (24 Feb 1984). "Ruggers earn shot at title". The Miami Hurricane. p. 9.
  5. ^ "Florida Rugby Union". Rugby Magazine. February 1995. pp. 47–49.
  6. ^ a b c d e Florida Rugby Union, Incorporated Articles of Incorporation, 1996
  7. ^ "Leadership". USARFU Rugbysouth D2 XVs Championship program. 13–14 April 1996.

External links[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Rugby_Union

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