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

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

There are currently twenty registered clubs in the Men's division.[2]

Women's clubs

There are currently four registered clubs in the Women's division.[3]

Collegiate Men's clubs

There are currently eleven registered clubs in the Collegiate Men's division.[4]

Previous clubs have included Florida Gulf Coast Mens Rugby but folded due to Covid-19.

Collegiate Women's clubs

There are currently nine registered clubs in the Collegiate Women's division.[5]

Previous clubs have included Florida Gulf Coast Womens Rugby but folded due to Covid-19.

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 (2014–2022)
  • Richard Comisky (2022–Present)

Vice president

  • Peter Gibson (1974)
  • Vic Langley (1996[9])
  • Richard Elliott (1996[9])
  • Ian Henry (2019–2022)
  • Jessica Premet (2019–Present)
  • Mary Leigh Miller (2019–Present)
  • Gonzalo Michanie (2022-Present)

Secretary

  • Roy Brewer (1974)
  • James Bledsoe (1979)
  • Joy Striepe (1996[9])
  • Richard Comisky (2019–2021)
  • Melissa Butler (2022–Present)

Treasurer

  • Roy Brewer (1974)
  • Dr. Stuart Roath (1996[9])
  • Matthew Tierney (2019)
  • Kiel McAuley (2020–2021)
  • Dr. Jean-Marie Van Der Elst (2023-Present)

President Emeritus

  • Dr. Kerri O'Malley (2022–Present)

See also

References

  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. ↑ "Women's teams". floridarugbyunion.com. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Collegiate Mens Contacts". floridarugbyunion.com. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Collegiate Women's Teams". floridarugbyunion.com. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "History of Rugby in Florida". Hammerhead Rugby 1st Annual Beerfoot Beach 7’s Tournament program. August 2003.
  7. ↑ Jacobs, Scott (24 Feb 1984). "Ruggers earn shot at title". The Miami Hurricane. p. 9.
  8. ↑ "Florida Rugby Union". Rugby Magazine. February 1995. pp. 47–49.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Florida Rugby Union, Incorporated Articles of Incorporation, 1996
  10. ↑ "Leadership". USARFU Rugbysouth D2 XVs Championship program. 13–14 April 1996.
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