Tampa Bay Krewe

Tampa Bay Area Krewe
Full name Tampa Bay Area Krewe
Rugby Football Club
Union Florida RFU
Founded 1991
Ground(s) Skyview Park, Tampa (Capacity: variable)
President Dan Slagle
Coach(es)

Head Coach -- Jamie Meighan

Asst. Coach -- Billy Neilson

U-19 Coach -- Eric Saunders

Asst. U-19 Coach -- David Ulch
Official website
krewerugby.com

The Tampa Bay Krewe, or Krewe Rugby, are a rugby union team based in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. They are members of the Florida Rugby Union,[1] the organizational body for rugby union in Florida, and Division II side in USA Rugby,[2] plus a youth side and a social side. Krewe Rugby was founded in 1991 by ten Tampa Bay area professionals who had previously been members of different novice to semi-professional level rugby union teams.[3] The Krewe plays other Division- II Rugby Clubs from cities across Florida, including Jacksonville, Orlando, Naples, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami.[4]

The Krewe is one of the Florida Rugby Union's most successful clubs, with its various teams having brought home several state and regional titles, including the 2009 Florida Cup and USA Rugby Division II Championships.[5] The Tampa Krewe won the 2010 USA Rugby Division II National Championship,[6] and returned to the USA Rugby Division II National Championship Finals match to take on the New Orleans Rugby Club in 2011.[7] In 2013, the Tampa Krewe defeated the Naples Hammerhead Rugby Club 31-29 to win the Division II Florida Cup Championship.[8]

Championships

References

  1. "Clubs". Florida Rugby Union GU. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  2. "USA Club Rugby: Carolinas - Florida - True South Division II". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  3. "About the Krewe | Krewe Rugby". krewerugby.com. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  4. "USA Club Rugby: Carolinas - Florida - True South Division II". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  5. "About the Krewe | Krewe Rugby". krewerugby.com. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  6. "Rugby team of weekend warriors wins national championship". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  7. "Krewe and New Orleans into DII Champs". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  8. "Krewe defeats Hammerheads 31-29 for FRU D-II Florida Cup". krewerugby.com. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
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