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2026-2028 Strategic Plan
Invest in the Present. Invest in the Future.
Our two-year plan names what both programs need now, and what it takes to make the club last. Two ways to stand behind it.
Invest in the Present
Florida Growth Fund
Goes to work this season, building the margin both programs' budgets can't reach.
$100K by 2028 · $1M by 2036
Invest in the Future
Florida Rugby Endowment
A permanent fund.
The principal is never spent.
$250K by 2028 · $1M by 2036
Start with membership: $100 a year, $25 for recent graduates. Become a member
2026
Annual Events
Events that connect every era of Gators Rugby.
SEPTEMBER 11–13, 2026
Fall Family Weekend
JANUARY 15–17, 2027
Alumni Weekend
Alumni
One Community. Every Era of Gators Rugby.
UFRAA membership and the Florida Rugby Endowment sustain both programs. 144 lifetime members, 326 total contributions. Give once, give plenty. Support Gators Rugby forever.
Scholarships
Rugby Scholarship Opportunities
Florida Rugby Alumni Scholarship
$5,000 ($2,500/semester)
Mark Carpenter Scholarship
$5,000 ($2,500/semester)
2025-2026
End of Season Report
The End of Season Report serves as a summary of our Gators Rugby accomplishments this past season, both on and off the field. See what we’ve achieved and where we’re going next.
FAQ
Answers to the Most Common Questions
Gators Rugby is the men's and women's rugby program at the University of Florida in Gainesville. The men's club was founded in 1969 and the women's club in 1975. Both compete intercollegiately under USA Rugby governance, play sevens in the fall and fifteens in the spring, and welcome new players with no prior rugby experience.
No. Gators Rugby competes as an intercollegiate club program rather than an NCAA varsity sport, which is the standard structure for collegiate rugby in the United States. Club status doesn't mean recreational — the men's side competes in CRAA Division 1AA and NCR sevens, and the women's side are back-to-back Florida State Champions and 2026 CRC D1AA Shield Champions.
Gators Rugby trains at Hume Field on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, located southwest of Hume Hall. Parking is available at Garage 8 or Flavet Field. Home matches are played on campus.
Yes. Gators Rugby fields two separate programs: the men's club, founded in 1969, and the women's club, founded in 1975. Each has its own roster, coaching staff, practice schedule and match calendar, and the two share a single alumni community through the University of Florida Rugby Alumni Association.
Yes. Gators Rugby accepts players at all skill and fitness levels and a large share of every roster arrives having never touched a rugby ball. Coaches teach the game from the ground up, beginning with how to fall and tackle safely, and no player is put into a match before they're ready.
GatorsRugby.com is published by the University of Florida Rugby Alumni Association, an independent nonprofit alumni organization (EIN 84-4482311). UFRAA is not an official unit of the University of Florida. The site is produced with the men's and women's rugby programs to share news, results and information about Gators Rugby and its alumni community.
Gators Rugby publishes full men's and women's schedules with dates, times and home or away status on gatorsrugby.com. Home matches are open to spectators.
There are three routes: alumni membership in the University of Florida Rugby Alumni Association at $100 a year, a gift to the Florida Rugby Endowment, which is a permanent fund that pays out to both programs every year, or a direct donation. Local businesses can also sponsor the program.
Play Rugby for the Gators
No experience required.
Scholarships available.