Jacksonville Rugby kicks off it FIRST Division 2 match in over 7 years this coming Saturday down in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. After a 4-4 preseason and record player numbers, the Black and Grey are geared up for a successful season at the highest level Florida has to offer. Fort Lauderdale is a virtual unknown with only one preseason game against MAU which they walked away victorious. FTL has been in Division 2 for the past 5 years with varied success.
Be sure to turn your attention to heavy hitters joining the Jacksonville pitch once again like Club president and Front rower Aaron Shellito. Aaron had a successful preseason, playing in 7 of 8 games and averaging over 5m a carry in that span. Another name to look for in the stat sheet, Rob Johns. Rob came to Jacksonville this summer for a 7s season where he stood out as the club try leader, which he continued into the preseason while also topping the club leaderboards with 9 clean breaks of over 20m in 6 games. Jacksonville will kick off with FTL at 2PM in Fort Lauderdale. Can't be there? Three ways to follow the game: Watch our live stream, check back to Jaxrfc.com for live updates or follow us on any Meta platform for by-the-minute updates brought to you by Hammock Creative.