Jacksonville Axemen
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| Club information | |
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| Full name | Jacksonville Axemen Rugby League |
| Nickname(s) | Axemen / Jax Axe |
| Colours |
Red White Blue |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Current details | |
| Ground(s) | |
| CEO |
 Drew Slover
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| Coach |
 Ben Nicoll
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| Captain |
Jon Defau
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| Competition | USA Rugby League |
| 2011 | 1st |
| Records | |
| Premierships | 2 (1 AMNRL, 1 USARL) (2010, 2012) |
| Runners-up | 1 (AMNRL) (2009, 2013) |
| Minor premiership | 3 (1 AMNRL, 2 USARL) (2009, 2011, 2012) |
The Jacksonville Axemen are a semi-professional rugby league team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They currently play in the USA Rugby League (USARL). They play their home games at Hodges Stadium 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. They advanced to the AMNRL playoffs in 2006, 2008, and 2009, and won the 2010 AMNRL Championship. The side currently holds the record for the largest margin of victory (96–8) 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.
They are one of the most successful teams in America both in on-field and off-field operations, making it to the finals in four of their five years of play. Their team for 2009 includes former National Rugby League player Sean Rutgerson and former international player Daryl Howland. They are also the first Rugby League team in the USA to stream all their home games live on the internet in an effort expose the sport in the USA to the rest of the world via the World Wide Web. They often appear on local television and radio shows and are supported by the local media community in Jacksonville.
The club was founded for the 2006 American National Rugby League season by Drew Slover and current American international Daryl Howland after the state of Florida (where both individuals resided) had no representation in the top level rugby league competition in the USA. After becoming the first AMNRL club to come from the southern state the Axemen had an impressive debut season finishing in the top six and qualifying for the playoffs; however they would eventually be knocked out by the New Jersey Sharks. The Axemen have made the playoffs in the AMNRL 4 of their five years of operations, with two trips to the title game and one national championship title.
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