Ft Lauderdale Rugby Football Club, “The Knights” start there forth year in Division 1

Club president, Martin Gardner reports that the club has been building its infrastructure, financial resources and player pool.  Our improvement over the last couple of seasons has been very impressive, but the level of competition in the Division II pool in Florida is too limited and is going to restrict future growth and development.  For this reason we’ll forgo the chance of playing for the DII National Championship and jump to DI now to ensure the growth of our club. 

The Knights host one of the top 15’s tournaments in the USA, which is held the last weekend of February and attracts Super League, top women’s DI teams and very strong men’s and Old Boys sections.

The Club has also concluded an agreement with the City of Ft Lauderdale to provide a dedicated rugby field, with international standard posts and pitch size.

With High School rugby now also established in our county we can look forward to a steady supply of good, enthusiastic, and experienced young players going forward, but we will need to recruit to be competitive the next couple of seasons.

The Club is always looking for new players with or with out experience.  If you have an interest in playing for the Fort Lauderdale Rugby Club, please contact us at newplayer@ftlrugby.com and we will respond with any info you need.   

With these steps in place, we’re ready to go, and don’t forget we have the most beautiful winter weather in which to play.

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