The Bay Area Pelican Rugby Football Club (RFC), commonly referred to as Pelican Rugby is a men's
rugby club in the
Tampa-St. Petersburg Metropolitan Area. The team was founded in
St. Petersburg
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,
Florida
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in 1977.
The team consists of non-professional players and is sanctioned by USA Rugby. The club is registered with the national governing rugby body
http://membership.usarugby.org/PublicRosterRpt.aspx
/ref> and competes in the Florida Rugby Union (FRU) Division 2 and Division 4.
References
External links
Official Site
Pelican U19's
Florida Rugby Union
USA Rugby South
USA Rugby
{{Florida Sports
Sports in St. Petersburg, Florida
Rugby clubs established in 1977
Rugby union teams in Florida
1977 establishments in Florida