Griffins Rugby

Dallas Griffins Rugby, formerly Frisco Griffins, is a rugby union team based in Allen, Texas, United States, founded in 2008 by Phil Camm and Jeff Walton.[1][2] Dallas competed in USA Rugby's first tier amateur competition, Red River Conference D1,[3] and was a member of Major League Rugby at its foundation.[4]

Griffins Rugby
Full nameGriffins Rugby
Founded2008
LocationAllen, Texas, United States.
Ground(s)Celebration Park
ChairmanPhil Camm
Official website
www.griffinsrugby.com

History

The Frisco Griffins, formed in 2008, initially played out of Dr. Pink Field in Frisco, Texas,[5][6] within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

In May 2017, Dallas was one of the original nine members of Major League Rugby at the announcement of the creation of the new competition and has remained a non-playing member.[4] The Griffins signed former Bath Rugby head coach Mike Ford the following month,[7] but elected to push back their involvement until a later date.[8] In June 2020, MLR announced that a group led by Dallas Mavericks’ GM Donnie Nelson and Neil Leibman of the Texas Ranger would be rebranding as the Dallas Jackals and representing Dallas in the league.[9]

Previous squads
2015/16 Dallas Griffins squad for the Red River Conference Division 1[10]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Phillip Hughes Hooker United States
GeVonte Mitchell Hooker United States
AJ Paradowski Hooker United States
Abel Romero Hooker United States
Zach Bahl Prop United States
Chris Gale Prop England
Michael Hubach Prop United States
Eric Hall Prop United States
Simbarashe Musarurwa Prop Zimbabwe
Brian Nelson Prop United States
Jon Underbrink Prop United States
John Wangler Prop United States
James Georges Lock United States
Kyle Harrell Lock United States
Alex Ott Lock United States
Jake Abbott Flanker England
Logan Allen Flanker United States
Mitchel Curtis Flanker Canada
Kyle Duarte Flanker United States
Nicholas Hoxie Flanker United States
Robin Sowden-Taylor Flanker Wales
Corey Dickey Number 8 United States
Zach Getson Number 8 United States
Kevin Harrell Number 8 United States
Player Position Union
Nathan Sohadaseni Scrum-half United States
Inote Bulai Fly-half Fiji
Logan Walker Fly-half United States
Justin Boyd Centre United States
Marc De Charmoy Centre South Africa
Alex Reher Centre United States
Eduardo Trejo Centre United States
Travis Zeeman Centre United States
Chase Allred Wing United States
Alejandro Chinchilla Wing United States
Ben Ferrero Wing United States
Chris Fiaccone Wing United States
Mike Margraff Wing United States
John Jennings Wing United States
Chris Meyer Wing United States
Jace Pursley Wing United States
Joe Wash Wing United States
Travis Bailey Fullback United States

References
  1. "Griffins Rugby - Leadership". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
  2. http://visitallentexas.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=71&ARC=120
  3. http://www.griffinsrugby.com
  4. "Major League Rugby Formally Launches". This Is American Rugby. 2017-05-04. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11.
  5. "Official Website of Griffins Rugby". Griffinsrugby.com. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  6. Rugby Mag, Frisco Conquering Texas DII, Dec 14, 2012, http://www.rugbymag.com/men's-dii-clubs/6675-frisco-conquering-texas-dii.html Archived 2013-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Ex-Bath and England coach Mike Ford joins Dallas in US Major League Rugby". The Guardian. 2017-06-15. Archived from the original on 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  8. "San Diego joins as Major League Rugby eyes rapid expansion". This Is American Rugby. 2017-09-21. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  9. https://www.dallasjackals.com/news/the-dallas-jackals-bring-professional-rugby-to-dfw/
  10. "Men's squad: Red River". Griffins Rugby. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  11. "Men's squad: Red River". Griffins Rugby. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
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