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 Mike “Muggsy” Miller. They participate in the Midwest division II league competing against Cleveland OH, Akron OH, Pittsburgh PA, Buffalo NY, and Ann Arbor MI. If interested [...]
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 [...]
The weather has been keeping us off the pitch but there are plenty of Tradesmen events in the works! To start off the Annual Tradesmen Season Banquet will take place Saturday, February 8, at 7:00pm. From the 3rd Annual Librarian Awards to the Joel Runyan Award for Best Relaxation Techniques it will be better than [...]
The Detroit Tradesmen Rugby Club is holding their annual Feather Bowling outing January 4th from 9pm to 12am at the Cadieux Cafe. Cost for the event is $25 and will include a night of bowling and t-shirt. We will also have 50-50 raffle so bring some extra cash! All are welcome, so bring your friends, [...]
This week the Tradesmen lost a longtime teammate and friend in Dale Garrett. Dale’s list of contributions to the Detroit Tradesmen Rugby Club runs long as a player and administrator. An A-Side Wing and Center in his full-time days, Dale continued on in all manner of Old Boys’ events. A true believer that “Saturday is [...]
ATTENTION ALL DETROIT TRADESMEN RUGGERS! For the rest of the season, practice has been relocated to Levagood park in Dearborn. Practice will begin at 6:30pm and you can find directions to the field here.
The Detroit Tradesmen hit the road once again to take on Pittsburgh tomorrow at Memorial Field at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. Kick off will be at 3pm sharp. All ruggers will need to be will need to be dressed and ready to go at 2pm. Unfortunately there will not be a B-side game this [...]