Trident (Miami) Rugby Football Club

Trident RFC
Full name Trident Rugby Football Club
Union USA Rugby
Nickname(s) Tridents
Founded 1973
Location Miami, FL
President Spain L. A. Prieto y Munoz
Coach(es)

Spain L. A. Prieto y Munoz

England Oliver Hire (Forwards)
Captain(s)

South Africa Hein Erasmus (1sts)

France Matthew Burke (2nds)
League(s)

Florida Rugby Union, Division II, Orange Cup

Official website
www.miamitridentsrugby.com

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 social teams.

History

Trident RFC was established in 1973 by retired semi-pro American football players who wanted to continue playing competitive sports. 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 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

Current 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.

Player Position Union
Miguel Pena Hooker United States United States
Christopher Jewett Hooker United States United States
Alexander Habash Hooker United States United States
Neil Morvant Prop United States United States
Patrick Maignan Prop United States United States
Juan Salinas Prop United States United States
Manuel Isares Prop Argentina Argentina
Oliver Hire Lock England England
Jason Mayes Lock United States United States
Jon Andras Lock United States United States
Douglas Daniels Lock United States United States
John Kessenich Lock United States United States
Ben Atkinson Flanker England England
Philippe Ryser Flanker Chile Chile
Nicolai Mojica Flanker United States United States
Anthony Barcena Flanker United States United States
Hein Erasmus (c) Number 8 South Africa South Africa
Oscar Forero Scrum-half Colombia Colombia
Zack Abbott Scrum-half United States United States
Sean Murray Fly-half Ireland Ireland
Ranald Shultz Fly-half Australia Australia
Paul Shepherd Centre England England
Tom Hultgren Centre United States United States
Connie Bulgarides Centre Greece Greece
Freddie Stanley Centre England England
Justin Kloppel Wing United States United States
Ryan MacBean Wing South Africa South Africa
Chris Maignan Wing United States United States
Alex Vinkavich Wing United States United States
Mitchell Hoffman Wing United States United States
Juan Cuesta Fullback Colombia Colombia

External links

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