Nickname(s) Tridents Ground(s) Ben Franklin Park President L. A. Prieto y Munoz | Location Miami, FL Founded 1973 Union USA Rugby | |
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Full name Trident Rugby Football Club Coach(es) L. A. Prieto y Munoz
Oliver Hire (Forwards) Captain(s) Hein Erasmus (1sts)
Matthew Burke (2nds) | ||
The Trident Rugby Football Club is a Miami, FL based men's rugby union team. Since its founding in 1973, the Tridents have been the preeminent Miami rugby club. The Tridents compete within the Florida Rugby Union and currently field a competitive top division team as well as competitive second and developmental teams.
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Following an undefeated 2015/16 regular season, winning by an average margin of 30 points per game (a Florida Rugby Record), the Tridents entered the Florida Rugby Playoffs as the top seed. A 72-10 semifinal win over Jacksonville secured the Tridents a berth in the State Finals against Naples RFC. On April 16th, at the state rugby championship in Wellington, FL, the Tridents defeated Naples 28 to 0 to become the State of Florida Top Division Champions.
History
The Trident Rugby Football Club was founded in 1973, by a group of players from the University of Miami Men’s Rugby club. The UM rugby club, formed 4 years earlier, had grown too large, and the lack of playing time prompted these players to meet in the spring of 1973 to establish their own, independent club; the Tridents.
The Tridents’ first match was in the summer of 1973 against the rugby team of the HMS Ark Royal, a warship of the Royal Navy that regularly called at the Port of Miami. The Tridents lost the contest 0 to 15. That same autumn, the Tridents played in their first divisional match, a winning effort against Naples RFC. Subsequently, the Tridents lost their second divisional fixture to UM RFC and ended their inaugural season 1-1.
Today, the Tridents continue to play rugby in Miami as a member of the Florida Rugby Union.
Practices
During Regular season, usually October through April, practices are held at Ben Franklin Park in the City of North Miami [1] Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7PM.
Matches
Home matches are typically played on Saturdays at 2pm throughout Autumn, Winter, and Spring. A current schedule of matches is published on the Club's website.
Sponsors
The Tridents Sponsorship List
2015/16 1st XV squad
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.