The Deep South Rugby Football Union (DSRFU) is a Local Area Union (LAU) for
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
teams in the
Southeastern United States
The Southeastern United States, also referred to as the American Southeast or simply the Southeast, is a geographical region of the United States. It is located broadly on the eastern portion of the southern United States and the southern por ...
. The DSRFU is part of the
True South Geographical Union
The True South Geographical Union is the Geographical Union (GU) for rugby union teams playing in the Southern United States for USA Rugby.
True South Rugby Football Union is responsible for governing the following Local Area Unions (LAU's):
* D ...
, one of the Geographical Unions (GUs) that comprise
USA Rugby
USA Rugby (officially the United States of America Rugby Football Union, Ltd.) is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States. Its role is to achieve and maintain “high levels of quality in all aspects of rugb ...
. It is a non-profit organization and is the primary overseeing body for the promotion of rugby union in the region.
The DSRFU is divided into four divisions: Men, Women, College Men, and College Women. The union includes clubs from Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Men's clubs
*
Baton Rouge Rugby Football Club
* Battleship Rugby Football Club
* Birmingham Rugby Football Club
Jackson Rugby Football Club* Montgomery Rugby Football Club
*
New Orleans Rugby Football Club
* Okaloosa Rugby Football Club
* Panama City Beach Rugby Football Club
* Pensacola Rugby Football Club
Tallahassee Rugby Football Club
Women's clubs
*New Orleans Halfmoons Women's Rugby Club
Collegiate Men's clubs
*
Louisiana State University rugby
* Loyola University New Orleans rugby
* Mississippi State University rugby
* University of Southern Mississippi rugby
* Spring Hill College rugby
*Tulane University Rugby
See also
*
Rugby union in the United States
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
References
External links
USA Rugby
{{Rugby union in the United States
Rugby union governing bodies in the United States