Gainesville Rugby Football Club - Georgia

Whether you’ve been playing rugby for years or have never touched a rugby ball, there’s a place for you with the Gainesville Spartans! 🏉🗡️

We’re building for the 2026/2027 15s season and looking for players of all experience levels:

🔥 Experienced players — former college players, seasoned veterans, and anyone looking for a competitive club environment.

💪 New players — never played before? No problem. We’ll teach you the game, the skills, and the culture.

Our squad includes players with experience from programs including UGA, UNG, GCSU, and more. But our club goes well beyond Georgia — our players have roots and rugby experience from England, Ireland, France, South Africa, Mexico, and other countries around the world. 🌎🏉

That’s what makes rugby special: different backgrounds, different experiences, one team.

Come learn from experienced players, compete, make new friends, and be part of something bigger than yourself.

No experience required. No tryout required. Just show up ready to work 👍

📍 Gainesville, GA
📩 DM us for more details

2026/27 Spartans Schedule 🗓️

The schedule is set. The Gainesville Spartans are ready to battle across the Georgia Rugby Union! 🏉🗡️

We’ve got a full slate of league matches ahead, with friendly matches still to be added as we continue building out the season.

Thinking about giving rugby a shot? Now’s the time. No experience necessary — just bring the effort, attitude, and willingness to learn. 💪

📩 Message us for more details and how to get involved.

SUMMER RECAP ☀️🗡️⚔️

We wrapped up the 2025/2026 campaign by celebrating another great year at our end-of-season banquet, then shifted our focus to summer 7s. The Spartans competed in several tournaments, continuing to grow and sharpen our game.

In July, we were proud to host another Youth Tackle Camp at Flowery Branch High School, teaching the players safe, smart, and effective tackling techniques. A huge thank you to everyone who volunteered their time to make it a success.

The offseason flew by, but it was anything but quiet. 👊🏉Now it’s time to turn the page.

The 2026/2027 15s season begins this Thursday with our first practice. Whether you’re a returning player or looking to give rugby a try for the first time, we’d love to have you join us.

Want to give rugby a try? No experience needed, DM us for more info and come be part of the squad! 📩

GRU Championship Weekend! 🏉
A great way to wrap up the 2025/2026 season with the squad.

Big congratulations to Joey McLane on taking home the GRU Golden Boot 🏅
And to Chris Cooper for earning Coach of the Year 👏👏

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Hey Spartans family, we have a special request as we wrap up our 15s season. One of our players, Eric Camacho, is a hard-working father of three who suffered a severe leg injury earlier this month, impacting his ability to work. We've set up a GoFundMe campaign to help raise funds to support his family in their time of need by covering some medical bills.

Our players and officers have already pooled about half of the funds needed to reach our target, but we need your help getting the ball over the line. Contributions in any amount are appreciated, but we'd also love your help in sharing our campaign.

Together, let's get Macho back on his feet - thanks in advance!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-macho-camacho-get-back-on-his-feet/cl/o?utm_campaign=man_activity_topbar&utm_content=amp17_control-amp20_control&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&lang=en_US&attribution_id=sl%3Aae861bcf-8086-471e-ac2a-3a7f2631fc33&ts=1774876751

Final score: 38–38

A back-and-forth battle with our rivals that had everything — physicality, intensity, and big moments on both sides. The boys kept fighting and showed a lot of heart to close out the season.

Credit to High Country for another tough contest 🤝

Forward of the Match: Connor Bradley
Back of the Match: Joey McLane

Try Scorers: Dee Brown, Michael Cunningham, Connor Bradley, Bryson Braswell, Asher Jones
Conversions: Joey McLane (3/4. Penalty kick)

Huge thank you to everyone who supported us all season — on the sidelines and behind the scenes. It means a lot 🙌

We had a great time at for the post-match hospitality and GRU awards 🍻

That wraps up our 2025/2026 season. We’ll take a little time to reset, then it’s on to summer 7’s 🔥
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3rd Place: Gainesville Spartans XV vs High Country 🥉

🗓️ Saturday March 28th

📍Address: Morgan County Soccer Complex (1811 Old Buckhead Rd, Madison, GA 30650)

🏉 Kick Off: 12PM

🍺 Social:

🎟️ Free Admission
🚗 Free Parking
🍔 Concessions Available

*Line up subject to change*
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Final score: 7–9.

A brutally physical semifinal that came down to the smallest margins. The boys left everything out there, big carries, relentless defense, and a full 80-minute battle. Holding the reigning champs without a try shows the fight in this group, but we came up just two points short.

Credit to the Savannah Shamrocks 🤝

Huge thank you to everyone on the sidelines for backing the squad all season 🙌
As always a big thank you to for the post-match hospitality 🍻

Now we prepare for the 3rd place match on Saturday, March 28th in Madison, GA vs High Country.

Forward of the Match: Bradley Fleming
Back of the Match: Joey McLane

Try Scorer: Richard Nothnagel
Conversions: Joey McLane (1/1)

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Semi Final: Gainesville Spartans XV vs Savannah Shamrocks

🗓️ Saturday March 14th

📍Address: Cabbell Field (1560 Community Way, Gainesville, GA 30501)

🏉 Kick Off: 1PM

🍺 Social: Tap It

🎟️ Free Admission
🚗 Free Parking
🍔 Concessions Available

*Line up subject to change*
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G A M E W E E K! Join us this Saturday March 14th for our Semi-Final match against the reigning champs the Savannah Shamrocks! 🏉🗡️

📅 Date: Saturday March 14th
🕒 Kickoff: 1PM
📍 Location: Cabbell Field
🍺 Social:

Bring your friends and family, and come cheer on your local rugby clubs!

🎟️ Free Admission
🚗 Free Parking
🍔 Concessions Available

Want to give rugby a try? No experience needed, DM us for more info and come be part of the squad! 📩
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