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The University of Miami Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Miami, Florida. According to rankings in ''Rugby Magazine'', Miami listed among the top twenty-five clubs in the United States for Division 2 as recently as November 16, 2010, before dropping out due to a loss to the eventual state champions. The Club was founded in 1989 under the supervision of still coach Franklyn Williams of the Miami Rugby Club for students of the University of Miami. The team existed prior to 1989 as an intramural sport at the University of Miami competing against local clubs from 1978 to 1894 and beyond. The University of Miami Rugby team competes in the USA Rugby South against clubs from Florida, as well as touring sides from other states and has had trips to the Bahamas as well as other island nations in the Caribbean. The Hurricanes are made up of students of the University, and although players from other countries will occasionally play while studying abroad at the University, the team often relies heavily on talent from within the United States, many of whom did not compete in the sport of rugby prior to college. Despite this, the program regularly produces Collegiate Select Side players for the Florida Rugby Union and several players have been invited to the USA Rugby South selection camp. The players within the club come from all over the United States, some competing previously in other rugby unions. Several players have played for professional clubs on a part-time/full-time basis including San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby Football Club and the Chicago Griffins. The team has recently competed in the Battleship Tournament, a national tournament, finishing second only to Louisiana State University. ==Club Honors== * Florida Rugby Union Florida Cup Semi-Finalists: 2010 * Battleship Tournament Runner-up: 2010 * Florida Rugby Union Florida Cup Semi-finalists: 2008 * Florida Rugby Union Florida Cup Runner-up: 1995 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「University of Miami Rugby Football Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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