Club information | |
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Full name | Jacksonville Axemen Rugby League |
Nickname(s) | Axemen / Jax Axe / Jax Axemen |
Colours | Red White Blue |
Founded | 2006 |
Current details | |
Ground(s) | |
CEO | Drew Slover |
Coach | Sean Rutgerson |
Captain | Jon Purnell |
Competition | USA Rugby League |
2019 Season | 2nd |
Records | |
Premierships | 4 (1 AMNRL, 3 USARL) (2010, 2012, 2018, 2022) |
Runners-up | 4 (1 2009), 3 (2013, 2014, 2016) (2009, 2013) |
Minor premierships | 7 (1 AMNRL, 6 USARL) (2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 2019) |
The Jacksonville Axemen are a rugby league team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They currently play in the USA Rugby League (USARL). They play their home games at the North Practice Soccer Fields at the University of North Florida.
Together with the [New Haven Warriors], the Axemen were founded in 2006 as an expansion team of the American National Rugby League (AMNRL). Since their inception they have become one of the most successful rugby football clubs in the United States both on and off the field.[2] They advanced to the AMNRL playoffs in 2006, 2008, and 2009, and won the 2010 AMNRL Championship.[3] The side currently holds the record for the largest margin of victory (96–8 as of 2016) in the league's history. In 2011 they became one of seven team to depart the AMNRL to form the new USARL, which kicked off in June of that year. Under the USARL, the Axemen have won two National Championships (2012 & 2018) and made three appearances ( 2013, 2014, 2016).