Jackson Rugby Football Club

Welcome to Jackson Rugby Football!

Jackson Rugby was founded in 1974 by a bunch of hooligans that had a few too many pints and the local pub. The club grew through the late 1970′s and early ’80′s, even bringing home a bit of hardware in regional tournaments. In the mid 1980′s some enterprising souls started the “Governor’s Cup” tournament, sponsoring the Mississippi Ballet.

Through the 1990′s, JRFC had some ups and downs, rising again just after the turn of the century to make it again to Nationals. As often happens in amateur clubs, another down cycle followed as players got older, started families, or moved on.

Jackson Rugby is back on a upswing, with many new players and a few die-hard old boys to keep things going. We have a great group of raw, young talent coupled with a few players experienced at the collegiate level.

Jackson plays in the Deep South territorial union, part of USA Rugby South region. Fall season consists of “friendlies” against local college and nearby men’s sides. Spring seasons are intense competition within our matrix for standing in both the Deep South and USA Rugby South. Typically, we compete against the likes of Mobile (Battleship), New Orleans, Memphis, Baton Rouge, and Little Rock RFC. Check our Schedule page for the latest updates.

We practice on Tuesday nights from 6 pm, currently at our fields off of Highway 49 North. Please see the directions. We’ll update here and via Twitter when we move to a lit field for the remainder of the fall season.

We look forward to having you out!