Field: Don Estridge Middle School
1798 NW Spanish River Blvd, Boca Raton - Palm Beach, FL 33431 • Map (*)
Directions: Tobacco Free Zone, strictly enforced.
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Al Seader in 1974 started the Boca Raton Rugby Football Club. The team was a combination of players from Palm beach Junior College, FAU, local High School graduates from Boca Raton. Our first color's were green and white, Boca's first year record was 8-8. We joined the FRU as an associate member and gained full membership status in two years.
Our Colors were decided in 1976 as Red, White and Navy Blue.
Since then Boca Raton has been on top of Florida Rugby with coach and president Bing Towne through the 80's.
After Bing left we continue to win with coach Allen Spriggs winning Florida Championships and going to the group 4 playoffs in Baton Rouge.
Boca continue its quest to national prominence picking up players. First we went to Ft. Worth and lost to BrandyWine in the final game in 2002. Then in 2003 with a 4th place finish, 2004 with a fourth place finish, and 2005 with a third place finish. We gained national recognition as a Division II club qualifying for the Final IV 3 yrs in a row with coaches Paul Goodkin and Sean Rooney and Nigel Trueman as president.
We got promoted to Division I the last few years to 2012 under the helm of past President Ross Devonport.
With restructuring of the south we are now a Division II team and look forward to the new year ahead with playing teams in Florida.
Our new president Sean Borman and Frank Tito as head coach to move us back into prominence!
The Jacksonville Rugby Football Club is a Division II team and member of the Florida Rugby Union. We compete in the South region of USA Rugby along with teams from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Over the years, the men’s club has been a leader in Florida rugby. Recently, Jacksonville RFC has been Florida Cup finalists, Florida matrix winners, USA Rugby South Champions, and National Final 8 participants. Current members have founded and coached the University of North Florida, Jacksonville Axemen Rugby League, Jacksonville women, and Jacksonville Bullydogs under-18 rugby teams.
Jacksonville RFC prides itself as being leaders in the Jacksonville community as well. The club has over 100 active and past members representing a wide range of professions including lawyers, doctors, dentist, police officers, businessmen, engineers, scientists, military personnel, tradesman and others. We also have affiliations with Habijax and Adopt a Highway programs.
