Flint Rogues Rugby Club

Summary

The Flint Rogues Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from Flint, Michigan and member of USA Rugby,[1] Division III Midwest Rugby Eastern Conference, Northern League[2] and Division III of the Michigan Rugby Football Union.[3][4]

Flint Rogues Rugby Football Club
UnionUSA Rugby, Michigan Rugby Union, Division III
Founded1972
Ground(s)Longway Park, Flint, MI
PresidentUnited States Tim Finton
Coach(es)Wales Howel King
Captain(s)United States John Stenger
League(s)Midwest Rugby Division III, Eastern Conference, Northern League
Official website
www.flintrugby.net

History edit

In March 1972, Larry Marfechuk and Jim Keener became the founding members of the Flint Rogues Rugby Football Club when they gathered a group of male athletes and taught them the game of rugby football. Back in 1972, the game was not as widespread in the State of Michigan as it is now and the Rogues were one of the first senior men's rugby teams in the state. The original uniform was red/white/blue in color but was replaced with the current colors of red/white/black.

In 1976, the Flint Rogues were a top contender in the State of Michigan. The club traveled to many tournaments out of state as far as Missouri and Louisiana. In 1980, the club brought home the B Division Championship for the Michigan Rugby Union in 1980 and also a Consolation Trophy for the B Division at the Great Lakes Rugby Tournament in Detroit. In 1984, the Flint Rogues won the Michigan Cup, First Division state title. In 1990, the Rogues won the Division II Michigan Cup, winning it again in 1992. In 1993, the Rogues won the Battle Creek 7's tournament and qualified for the Midwest 7's for the only time in club history.[citation needed]

The club experienced a good run from the late 1990s and into the early 2000s, being promoted to Division II of the Michigan Rugby Union. The club won the Division II Michigan Cup consecutively in 2002 and 2003. After a winless season in 2008, the Rogues rebounded, posting a 5-1 record in the 2009 spring season. The Rogues had a perfect fall 2010 season, going 7-0, winning Midwest Rugby's Northern League championship and earning a playoff berth for the first time in several seasons.

Sponsorship edit

 
The Flint Rogues Current Uniform

The Flint Rogues RFC have had Budweiser as their primary shirt sponsor for over a decade; the Rogues also have several secondary sponsorships from many local businesses as well.[citation needed]

Club Honors edit

  • 1980 - Michigan Rugby Union B Division Championship
  • 1980 - Consolation Trophy, B Division, Detroit Great Lakes Tournament
  • 1984 - Division I Michigan Cup
  • 1990, 1992, 2002, 2003 - Division II Michigan Cup
  • 1993 - Battle Creek 7s Tournament Champions
  • 1993 - Qualified for USA Rugby Midwest 7s Tournament
  • 1997, 2000 - Kalamazoo Snowball Tournament Champions
  • Rogues Cup (played for annually against the Windsor Rogues RFC) Winners - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • Victory Cup (played for annually against the Tri-City Barbarians RFC) Winners - 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • 2010 - Midwest Rugby Union Northern League Champions

Our Opponents edit

Battle Creek Griffins RFC
Detroit RFC
Detroit Tradesmen RFC
Findlay SCARS RFC
Fort Wayne RFC
Grand Rapids Gazelles RFC
Kalamazoo Dogs RFC
Michiana Moose RFC
Michigan RFC
Oakland Highlanders RFC
Toledo Celtics RFC
Traverse City Blues RFC
Tri-City Barbarians RFC
Windsor Rogues RFC

Game Results edit

2010 Season

Date Home team Score Away team Score Venue Match Report
April 10, 2010 Tri-City Barbarians 10 Flint Rogues RFC 5 Midland, MI Loss
April 17, 2010 Windsor Rogues RFC 5 Flint Rogues RFC 40 Windsor, Ontario, Canada Win
April 24, 2010 Flint Rogues RFC 24 Sarnia Saints RFC 28 Flint, MI Loss
May 1, 2010 Detroit RFC 22 Flint Rogues RFC 27 Detroit, MI Win
May 8, 2010 Flint Rogues RFC 31 Toledo Celtics RFC 20 Flint, MI Win
May 15, 2010 Kalamazoo Dogs RFC 39 Flint Rogues RFC 29 Kalamazoo, MI Loss
May 22, 2010 Flint Rogues RFC 56 Battle Creek Griffons RFC 19 Flint, MI Win
August 26, 2010 Flint Rogues RFC 28 Detroit RFC 32 Flint, MI Loss
September 11, 2010 Flint Rogues RFC 24 Kalamazoo Dogs RFC 5 Flint, MI Win
September 18, 2010 Flint Rogues RFC 27 Battle Creek Griffins RFC 7 Flint, MI Win
September 25, 2010 Traverse Bay Blues RFC 14 Flint Rogues RFC 71 Traverse City, MI Win
October 2, 2010 Flint Rogues RFC 15 Fort Wayne RFC 8 Flint, MI Win
October 9, 2010 Tri-City Barbarians RFC 5 Flint Rogues RFC 59 Midland, MI Win
October 16, 2010 Michigan RFC 13 Flint Rogues RFC 49 Ann Arbor, MI Win
October 23, 2010 Detroit Tradesmen RFC 17 Flint Rogues RFC 32 Warren, MI Win
November 6, 2010 Cincinnati Kelts RFC 49 Flint Rogues RFC 28 Cincinnati, OH Loss

References edit

  1. ^ https://membership.usarugby.org/PublicRosterRpt.aspx
  2. ^ "Men's DIII Eastern Conference - 08". www.midwestrugby.org. Archived from the original on 2009-02-12.
  3. ^ "Michigan Rugby Football Union - Senior Men". Archived from the original on 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  4. ^ "MiRRS Teams". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-05-11.

External links edit

  • Official Site
  • USA Rugby
  • Midwest Rugby Union
  • Grand Blanc High School Boys Rugby
  • Flint Rugby (Wales)