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2016 Florida Rugby Union President’s Report

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Policy & Procedure Review

Finalized or Generated New Since Last Meeting

  • Rain Policy - Finalized
  • Grant Application/Spending Policy - New
  • Tournament Application – New (pdf needs editing)
  • Tournament Hosting Guidelines - New
  • Reschedule Policy – New, in Revision
  • Changes to Match Reporting

Still needs development

  • HPP Manual & SOPs
  • Standard Operating Procedures for Officers (meeting frequency, how to remove an officer, what can be delegated to GM, timeliness for feedback on inquiries, duties and timeline)

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Competitions & Standings – State (15s)

Division

2014

2015

2016

D2 Men

Miami

Orlando

Miami Tridents

D3 Men

Gainesville

Gainesville

Sarasota

D2 Women

Ft. Miami

Ft. Miami

Ft. Miami

D1 College Women

N/A

N/A

UCF W

D2 College Women

FIU

FIU

Eckerd

NSCRO College Men

UNF

UNF

UNF

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Competitions & Standings – Regional (15s)

Division

2014 – Round 1

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2015 – Round 1

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2016- Round 1

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D2 Men

Loss

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Win

​

Win

​

D3 Men

Win

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Win

​

Loss

​

D2 Women

Win

​

Loss

​

Loss

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D1 College Women

N/A

​

N/A

​

Loss

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D2 College Women

Win

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Win

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Loss*

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NSCRO College Men

Win

​

Win

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Loss*

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Competitions & Standings – State (7s)

Division

2014

2015

2016

Men

Burn

Miami

​

Women

​

Orlando

​

College Women

N/A

N/A

N/A

NSCRO College Men

UNF representative*

UNF representative*

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Competitions & Standings – Regional (7s)

Division

2014

2015

2016

Men

​

​

​

Women

​

​

​

D1 College Women

​

​

​

D2 College Women

​

​

​

NSCRO College Men

?

N/A

Did not enter?

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Competitions & Standings – National (7s)

Division

2014

2015

2016

Men

N/A

​

N/A

Women

N/A

​

N/A

College Women

N/A

N/A

N/A

NSCRO College Men

N/A

3rd

N/A

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Membership – Full Members

Division

2014

2015

2016

Total

1288

1624

1940

Men

777

942

1166*

Women

124

137

186 (after 7s transfers)

College Women

191

202

301*

College Men

196

229

232

7s only

27 (W)

114

55

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Events Hosted

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  • Coaching Clinics CDP

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  • Multiple certifications

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  • All Florida Day

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  • 2016 Combined FRU/FYRU Championships

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Southern Conference

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  • Competitions Committees for Senior Clubs
    • President and VPs for Divisions are representatives
  • Senior Championships rotate between GUs
    • NC, GA, TS, FL order
    • FL hosts 7s again in 2019
    • FL hosts 15s in 2017

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Referee Development Initiatives

  • Referee Feedback Form (based upon 2015 meeting)
  • Monetary reimbursement?
  • Festival & Tournament Events

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High Performance

Division

2014

2015

2016

Men’s 15s

At Life

Hosted Life

N/A

Men’s 7s

n/a

Mexico (local)

Vegas

Women’s 15s

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1 camp

Atlanta 15s

2 camps

Match v Life in Orlando

Women’s 7s

n/a

n/a

Vegas

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Website

  • Floridarugbyunion.org
  • Floridarugbyunion.com
  • Floridarugby.org – new site in progress, not yet operational
    • Combination site between senior & youth unions
    • Addition of running scores
    • Addition of calendar feature
    • Site edited for easier navigation

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