The Florida Rugby Union (FRU) is a Geographical Union (GU) that governs the Florida peninsula for USA Rugby. 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.
Bay Area Pelicans
Boca Raton Buccaneers
Brevard Old Red Eye
Central Florida Claymores
Daytona Beach Coconuts
Fort Lauderdale Knights
Gainesville Hogs
Jacksonville
Key West
Miami
Naples Hammerheads
Okapi Wanderers
Orlando Griffins
Palm Beach Panthers
Sarasota Surge
South Florida
Tallahassee Conquistadors
Tampa Bay Krewe
Trident
Treasure Coast Pirates
Women's clubs
There are currently four registered clubs in the Women's division. Jacksonville Fort Miami Orlando Tampa
Collegiate Men's clubs
There are currently eleven registered clubs in the Collegiate Men's division.
Ave Maria University
Eckerd College
Florida Atlantic University
Florida International University
Florida State University
Saint Thomas University
University of Central Florida
University of Florida
University of Miami
University of North Florida
University of South Florida
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. University of Florida Florida State University Florida Atlantic University Saint Thomas University University of Miami University of South Florida University of Central Florida Florida International University Eckerd College Previous clubs have included Florida Gulf Coast Womens Rugby but folded due to Covid-19.
Leadership
President
John Clements (1974-77) Bill Crusselle (1977-78) Kevin Kitto (1978-82) Jim Millar (1984) Bing Towne (1993-1995) Brian Brantley (1996-1998) 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) Richard Elliott (1996) 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) Richard Comisky (2019–2021) Melissa Butler (2022–Present)
Treasurer
Roy Brewer (1974) Dr. Stuart Roath (1996) Matthew Tierney (2019) Kiel McAuley (2020–2021) Dr. Jean-Marie Van Der Elst (2023-Present)
President Emeritus
Dr. Kerri O'Malley (2022–Present)