UNF 7′s win South Qualifier, head to Philly for championship.
The Deadbirds’ Sevens Squad secured their spot in Philadelphia this past weekend after a long day of rugby. Both Loyola University and the University of West Florida drove a long way to compete, which lead to some great competition throughout the day. UNF started off against Loyola bright and early in the morning, ending the … Read more
Deadbirds win NSCRO South Championship
With heavy cloud cover and cold winds was the last Deadbird game played Macon Georgia. UNF faced the University of North Georgia, an ROTC school, for the first time. Though some delays throughout the trip had the Deadbirds not arriving at the hotel until nearly 2am the night before, none would have known it by … Read more
UNF defeats Ave Maria; Finishes Undefeated Regular Season
The Deadbirds traveled far and wide over this season, seeking to prove they were the team that deserved the conference title. This past weekend was the conference final vs Ave Maria University outside Naples. The day was bound to be a scorcher, with highs reaching into the high 80s. This would be the first taste … Read more
UNF Undefeated After Win At Eckerd
This past weekend, the Deadbirds traveled to Eckerd College to take on the Tritons in their first matrix match of the season. From the start, this was expected to be a hard match after two very close meetings in the spring of 2012. UNF is now 2-0 this season and 1-0 in matrix play (games … Read more
Deadbirds take down FSU
The Deadbirds travelled to Tallahassee this weekend to play FSU B-side and to have their B-side play FSU’s “emerging” side. The UNF A-side squad was thirsty for a game after being rescheduled the previous weekend and being left to play themselves in a split squad match which became known as the “Annual Black and Blue … Read more
UNF RFC host first annual BLUE vs WHITE game.
With the anticipation building up for their first matrix game against the Univeristy of Miami, the UNF RFC Deadbirds, held high hopes for a great weekend of rugby. But a stroke of bad luck and poor preparation from the visiting team left the Deadbirds high and dry with no opponents to play. Instead, the UNF … Read more
UNF finishes Fall season, ranked 2nd in Florida
UNF RFC finishes off their Fall season, ranked 2nd in the state of Florida. The Deadbirds pulled off an undefeated regular season, and made it all the way to the Final match against the UCF RFC, but just fell short. But once again, UNF proved that they can match up against top-tier teams. They will be on … Read more
Deadbirds take out nationally-ranked Florida
The atmosphere at UNF last Friday was hectic to say the least. Your very own UNF RFC Deadbirds were slated to take on nationally ranked D-1AA powerhouse University of Florida Gators. As the annual homecoming concert raged in the background, the team was ready and awaiting this long anticipated match. First up was the B-side, … Read more
UNF tops FIU at All Florida Day
After a solid win against the University of South Florida Bulls (33-9) last weekend, the Deadbirds were slotted to take on University of Miami (Sat.) and Florida International University (Sun.) during the All Florida Day rugby tournament. The weekend was cut short when UM cancelled and dropped out of the tournament, but that did not … Read more
Deadbirds hold Bulls, get first win of season.
On Saturday the 13th of October, the Deadbirds traveled to Tampa to face off against the USF bulls on their home turf. This was the first game of the regular season for UNF and after getting their feet wet in a friendly against the Jacksonville mens team, they were ready to go all-in. The sun … Read more
