Flint Rogues Rugby Club Explained

Teamname:Flint Rogues Rugby Football Club
Union:USA Rugby, Michigan Rugby Union, Division III
Countryflag:the United States
Url:www.flintrugby.net
Founded:1972
Ground:Longway Park, Flint, MI
President: Rob Moquin
Coach: Seamus Bannon
Captain: Michael Mize
League:Midwest Rugby Division III, Eastern Conference, Northern League

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]

History

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.

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

After over a decade with Budweiser as their primary sponsor, the Rogues named Shea Automotive their primary sponsor prior to the Fall 2024 season; The Rogues also have several secondary sponsorships from many local businesses as well.

Club Honors

Our Opponents

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

2010 Season

DateHome teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueMatch Report
April 10, 2010Tri-City Barbarians10Flint Rogues RFC5Midland, MILoss
April 17, 2010Windsor Rogues RFC5Flint Rogues RFC40Windsor, Ontario, CanadaWin
April 24, 2010Flint Rogues RFC24Sarnia Saints RFC28Flint, MILoss
May 1, 2010Detroit RFC22Flint Rogues RFC27Detroit, MIWin
May 8, 2010Flint Rogues RFC31Toledo Celtics RFC20Flint, MIWin
May 15, 2010Kalamazoo Dogs RFC39Flint Rogues RFC29Kalamazoo, MILoss
May 22, 2010Flint Rogues RFC56Battle Creek Griffons RFC19Flint, MIWin
August 26, 2010Flint Rogues RFC28Detroit RFC32Flint, MILoss
September 11, 2010Flint Rogues RFC24Kalamazoo Dogs RFC5Flint, MIWin
September 18, 2010Flint Rogues RFC27Battle Creek Griffins RFC7Flint, MIWin
September 25, 2010Traverse Bay Blues RFC14Flint Rogues RFC71Traverse City, MIWin
October 2, 2010Flint Rogues RFC15Fort Wayne RFC8Flint, MIWin
October 9, 2010Tri-City Barbarians RFC5Flint Rogues RFC59Midland, MIWin
October 16, 2010Michigan RFC13Flint Rogues RFC49Ann Arbor, MIWin
October 23, 2010Detroit Tradesmen RFC17Flint Rogues RFC32Warren, MIWin
November 6, 2010Cincinnati Kelts RFC49Flint Rogues RFC28Cincinnati, OHLoss

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://membership.usarugby.org/PublicRosterRpt.aspx
  2. Web site: Men's DIII Eastern Conference - 08 . www.midwestrugby.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212144804/http://www.midwestrugby.org/08md3easternconference.htm . 2009-02-12.
  3. Web site: Michigan Rugby Football Union - Senior Men . 2009-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212142721/http://www.mirfu.org/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=listcats&cat_id=56&Itemid=28 . 2009-02-12 . dead .
  4. Web site: MiRRS Teams . 2009-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727085137/http://www.mirrs.org/teams.php?id=77 . 2011-07-27 . dead .