Trident (Miami) Rugby Football Club

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Trident RFC
TridentLogo.jpg
Full nameTrident Rugby Football Club
Union USA Rugby
Nickname(s)Tridents
Founded1972;52 years ago (1972)
Location Miami, FL
Ground(s) Athalie Range Park
President Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Jose Bermudez
Coach(es) Flag of Greece.svg Dimitri Efthimiou
Captain(s) Flag of Argentina.svg Fede Torres García
League(s) Florida Rugby Union, Premier Division
Official website
www.miamitridentsrugby.com

The Trident Rugby Football Club is a Miami, Florida based men's rugby union team. Since its founding in 1972, [1] Trident has been one of the preeminent Miami rugby club. Admitted in 1973, Trident competes within the Florida Rugby Union and currently fields a competitive top division team as well as a developmental team. In 2024 the Miami Trident's joined the American Rugby Premiership, which is the top Club Rugby competition in the US.

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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),[ citation needed ] 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 16, at the state rugby championship in Wellington, FL, the Tridents defeated Naples 28 to 0 to become the State of Florida Top Division Champions. Since then the Tridents have gone on to win consecutive back to back Championships in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021 in the Florida Premier Division.

History

The Trident Rugby Football Club was founded in 1972, by a group of players from the University of Miami Men's Rugby club. The UM rugby club, formed three years earlier, had grown too large, and the lack of playing time prompted these players to meet in 1972 to establish their own, independent club; Trident RFC.

The Tridents' first match was in the summer of 1973 against the rugby team of 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.

On Wednesday, September 7, 2016, the Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez alongside Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz recognized the team following an undefeated season by proclaiming September 7 "Trident Rugby Football Club Day" in Miami-Dade County. A great honor that was followed by the first ever lineout performed inside City Hall.

2024 DII Men's National Champions. The Tridents defeated Oceanside Chiefs 38-10 in the Championship Match held in Round Rock Texas. This was the second trip to the National Championship final 4, and the first national title for the Miami Tridents. MVP of the match was #10 Fran Perello.

Today, the Tridents continue to play rugby in Miami as a member of the Florida Rugby Union.

Tours

Bahamas - 1978 [2]

Practices

During regular season, usually October through April, practices are held at Athalie Range Park in the City of Miami Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30PM – 9:30 PM.

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

South Florida ENT Associates

KE & S LATAM Business Law

Golod Group

CREI Holdings

Weller Yatchs

The AuldDubliner

2020/21 1st XV squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

PlayerPositionUnion
Miguel Pena Hooker Flag of the United States.svg United States
Pat Smith Hooker Flag of the United States.svg United States
German Jalil Prop Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Carlos Barreno Prop Flag of the United States.svg United States
Patrick Maignan Prop Flag of the United States.svg United States
Rafael "Manotas" Serrano Lock Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
John Kessenich Lock Flag of the United States.svg United States
Philippe Ryser Flanker Flag of Chile.svg Chile
John Bradlies Flanker Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Marc Mulet Flanker Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Nicolai Mojica Flanker Flag of the United States.svg United States
Manuel Krause Number 8 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Federico Torres Garcia (c) Fly-half Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Cyrill Becker Scrum-half Flag of France.svg France
Mauro Pettenari Scrum-half Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Damien Clemente Centre Flag of France.svg France
Tom Hultgren Centre Flag of the United States.svg United States
Connie Bulgarides Centre Flag of Greece.svg Greece
Nicholas Argy Wing Flag of the United States.svg United States
Hiroshi Otani Wing Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Juan David Cuesta Ruiz Wing Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Dan "Skinny Pat" Smith Wing Flag of the United States.svg United States
Lucho Lagomarsino Wing Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Lucas Wagner Wing Flag of France.svg France
Seth Fatah Wing Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Connor Christie Fullback Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Jacques Giraudet de Boudemange Fullback Flag of France.svg France
Pablo Reynoso de Mare Fullback Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil

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References

  1. ↑ Poljack, Diane (16 Sep 1976). "A different kind of football". The Miami News. pp. 3 PS, 11PS.
  2. ↑ "Rugby". The Miami News. 16 Mar 1978. p. 7PS.
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