JAX RUGBY NEWS

- SOUTH CHAMPIONS! JRFC grabs the South #1 seed with wins over Augusta, GA on Saturday and Charleston, SC on Sunday. It marks the first appearance for JRFC in the USA Rugby Final 16 in over 10 years. JAX will face the West Region #2 seed in Austin, TX May 17th-18th. CONGRATS BOYS!


- USA Rugby South Championships t-shirts for sell at: TBA


- 4/26-27 - USA Rugby South Division II and III Championships at Davis Park in Ponte Vedra, FL. Matches -JAX vs Augusta, Montgomery vs Orlando B, New Orleans vs Charleston, and Triad vs Huntsville. Start times are 12:00pm and 2:00pm on Saturday, and 10:00am and 12:00pm on Sunday. See directions page for Davis Park location.


- 4/12/08 - JAX advances to the South Championiships with a 27-18 vicotry over Columbia. The South Championships will be held in Ponte Vedra, FL at Davis Park, Sat and Sun April 26-27th. JRFC will be taking on Augusta, GA on day 1. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:00pm.


- 4/05/08 - JRFC finishes matrix pool season with 6-1 record and earns the top seed in the South Pool. Both JAX and Orlando amassed 19 points, with JAX holding the tie-breaker for the head-to-head win. JRFC will take on Columbia, SC, the number 2 seed from the East Pool, April 12th at Huffman Park in Jacksonville.


- Big welcome to Jacksonville's newest Rugby Club. Jacksonville Bullybogs are a U-19 team starting to grow and prosper in their first year of existance. Any High Schoolers interested in giving rugby a try, contact Tim Stouder @ 993-5366 or Otto Jelenik @ 716-7970. You can visit their site at http://www.unf.edu/~n00013292


- Check the Events page for the JRFC 2008 Calendar and upcoming events.


- Times-Union website has photos of the last match against Gainesville.


- 02/23/08 - Jax Rugby Club meeting. 5:00 at the Moose Lodge. We need EVERYONE to attend. Discussing upcoming year's events.


- 06/08/08 - The Inaugural Larry Bray Memorial Golf Tournament tees off. For more info please visit
www.ldbmemorial.com
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- 04/26/08 - Jacksonville gets awarded the USA Rugby South Championships. Top 4 teams from each of D-2 and D-3 will be competing for a shot to go to the Final 8 in Austin, TX. Matches will be held at Davis Park.