Best Supporter Pictures win free tickets to USA v Chile Rugby Match

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Article by Stephen Sheehan, FRU PR and Content Manager

USA Rugby returns to Florida for the first time since 2009 when the Eagles take on Chile at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Feb. 20. The match will be the third of the Americas Rugby Championship, which also features Argentina, Canada, Brazil and Uruguay.

The newly formed competition provides five additional rankings test matches per year—a potential boon for a U.S. team that just hired a new head coach in former All Blacks skipper John Mitchell.

Mitchell takes over for Mike Tolkin, who certainly played a pivotal role in helping increase the popularity of rugby in the United States. However, few candidates brought as much credibility as Mitchell, who made six appearances with the All Blacks while also suiting up for 134 matches for Waikato.

The Fort Lauderdale test match will be a rare opportunity for South Florida fans to take in some elite-level rugby. While the annual Ruggerfest tournament also takes place that weekend, there’s no comparison to seeing international stars in full-fledged action.

The last time the Eagles traveled to the Sunshine State, then-captain Todd Clever scored two tries, with Louis Stanfill and Kevin Swiryn also scoring. While the squad has changed significantly since then, there will be no shortage of star power, as notable names like Titi Lamositele, Luke Hume, and Clever—who recently re-joined the team—are expected to suit up against Chile.

USA and Chile will kick off at 6 p.m. inside Lockhart Stadium, which is currently the home of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League. With a capacity of more than 20,000, the Eagles should have no shortage of support later this month.

The Florida Rugby Union put out some cash to encourage a huge turnout for the event, offering a cash prize of $500 and an autographed Eagles jersey to the club with the most ticket sales, which was won by Fort Lauderdale. The Wellington Wizards are also taking home an autographed jersey for their club, which is part of the FYRU.

The FRU is now offering 2 sets of reserved tickets to the top USA supporters picture and the top Chile supporters picture that are posted to the Union facebook page. A picture in your team’s home jersey will work, or get creative. The picture with the top facebook votes by Sunday the 14th at midnight will each take home a pair of tickets (one for a USA pic, one for a Chile pic). Pictures need to be posted to the GU facebook page as a comment on the thread for this post. https://www.facebook.com/FloridaRugby and tagged #USAvCHI #ARC2016 #floridarugbygu #ftlauderdale in order to win. Interested in double dipping? Post to your instagram and we’ll count the likes there, too, as long as your profile isn’t private.

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