The Flint Rogues Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from Flint, Michigan and member of USA Rugby, Division III Midwest Rugby Eastern Conference, Northern League and Division III of the Michigan Rugby Football Union.
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 2023 season; The Rogues also have several secondary sponsorships from many local businesses as well.
Club Honors 1980 - Michigan Rugby Union B Division Championship 1980 - Consolation Trophy, B Division, Detroit Great Lakes Tournament 1984 - Division I Michigan Cup 1990, 1992, 2002, 2003 - Division II Michigan Cup 1993 - Battle Creek 7s Tournament Champions 1993 - Qualified for USA Rugby Midwest 7s Tournament 1997, 2000 - Kalamazoo Snowball Tournament Champions Rogues Cup (played for annually against the Windsor Rogues RFC) Winners - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 Victory Cup (played for annually against the Tri-City Barbarians RFC) Winners - 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 2010 - Midwest Rugby Union Northern League Champions 2022 — Midwest D-4 Runner-Up 2023 — Undefeated 5-0 Regular Season
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
Date Home team Score Away team Score Venue Match Report April 10, 2010 Tri-City Barbarians 10 Flint Rogues RFC 5 Midland, MI Loss April 17, 2010 Windsor Rogues RFC 5 Flint Rogues RFC 40 Windsor, Ontario, Canada Win April 24, 2010 Flint Rogues RFC 24 Sarnia Saints RFC 28 Flint, MI Loss May 1, 2010 Detroit RFC 22 Flint Rogues RFC 27 Detroit, MI Win May 8, 2010 Flint Rogues RFC 31 Toledo Celtics RFC 20 Flint, MI Win May 15, 2010 Kalamazoo Dogs RFC 39 Flint Rogues RFC 29 Kalamazoo, MI Loss May 22, 2010 Flint Rogues RFC 56 Battle Creek Griffons RFC 19 Flint, MI Win August 26, 2010 Flint Rogues RFC 28 Detroit RFC 32 Flint, MI Loss September 11, 2010 Flint Rogues RFC 24 Kalamazoo Dogs RFC 5 Flint, MI Win September 18, 2010 Flint Rogues RFC 27 Battle Creek Griffins RFC 7 Flint, MI Win September 25, 2010 Traverse Bay Blues RFC 14 Flint Rogues RFC 71 Traverse City, MI Win October 2, 2010 Flint Rogues RFC 15 Fort Wayne RFC 8 Flint, MI Win October 9, 2010 Tri-City Barbarians RFC 5 Flint Rogues RFC 59 Midland, MI Win October 16, 2010 Michigan RFC 13 Flint Rogues RFC 49 Ann Arbor, MI Win October 23, 2010 Detroit Tradesmen RFC 17 Flint Rogues RFC 32 Warren, MI WinNovember 6, 2010Cincinnati Kelts RFC49Flint Rogues RFC28Cincinnati, OHLoss
References
External links Official Site USA Rugby Midwest Rugby Union Grand Blanc High School Boys Rugby Flint Rugby (Wales)