The Detroit Tradesmen Rugby Football Club has carried out a winning tradition that includes a USA Rugby Division II Final Four run in the 2002-2003 season, numerous undefeated seasons and year after year advance to the national playoffs. The Tradesmen are always seeking new talent to add to the roster. For those who are new [...]
As the club has experienced success the team requires more organization and commitment from the club. Part of this effort will be offering opportunities for development of new players. To begin with, the Division 3 team will be composed of old boys and younger players coming to us from programs that we have had ties [...]
The Detroit Tradesmen Rugby Football Club Youth Rugby Development Program started in 1998 in order to promote and facilitate the development of high school rugby programs in Southeast Michigan. The Youth Rugby Development Program provides a unique experience for high school-aged students. As most Tradesmen-developed clubs are community or area-based students in the community can [...]
The Detroit Tradesmen Women’s Rugby Football Club is a newly established women’s division II team. They start the spring 2013 with a full schedule under the coaching of Pete Kohnen. They participate in the Midwest division II league competing against Cleveland OH, Akron OH, Pittsburgh PA, Buffalo NY, and Ann Arbor MI. If interested in [...]
*RESULTS UPDATE: The Detroit Tradesmen defeated Pittsburg Rugby 36-14 and will be moving on to the next round of the Midwest playoffs! Playoff weekend has finally come! Pittsburgh Rugby is coming this Saturday to Levey Middle School to take on the Detroit Tradesmen in the first round of the USA Rugby Division II Playoffs. There [...]
Spring is here and the Detroit Tradesmen are ready with a full day of games for the 2014 home opener! Starting at Noon, the Tradesmen B-side will kick off against the Grand Rapids Griffin then at 2pm the DII team takes on the Chicago Griffins. There is no charge to watch the games so all [...]
Congratulations to Alex Garcia for winning the opening day Tigers tickets behind home plate! Alex won the tickets for her son Adam who will be going to the game with his father. Congratulations and here’s for a great opening day! Go Tigers!
March Madness is here and the Detroit Tradesmen are getting in on the action. The team has setup an NCAA Tournament Bracket, for $10 entry, the top 3 entries get a pay out. Total winnings will depend on how many people we get signed up. You MUST have it filled out by the first game [...]
Upset because you couldn’t buy opening day tickets before they sold out? Well the Detroit Tradesmen are raffling off a pair of opening day tickets in the player’s family section behind home plate! Raffle tickets are only $20 each or 3 for $50. So if you want to watch the Detroit Tigers take on the [...]
The Detroit Tradesmen Spring Rugby season is finally here! Training officially starts tomorrow, Feb 25th promptly at 6:30, so be sure to arrive early to warm up. All trainings will be held at River Rouge High School located at 1460 W. Coolidge Hwy, River Rouge 48218. Parking is available behind the school, accessible from Linden [...]