USC Trojan Men's Rugby
Full nameUSC Rugby Football Club
UnionUSA Rugby
Nickname(s)Trojans
Founded1886 (1886)
LocationLos Angeles
RegionSouthern California
Ground(s)McAlister Field (Capacity: 1,000)
Coach(es)Steve Staggs, Dominic Riebli
Captain(s)Angelo Reviglio
League(s)PAC Rugby Conference
Team kit
Official website
www.uscrugby.com

The USC Trojans Rugby Football Club is the official rugby team of the University of Southern California. The club competes in the PAC Rugby Conference, the Southern California Rugby Football Union, and the Gold Coast Conference of Intercollegiate Rugby.[1] Laloa Milford is the current head coach of the program after a long international career with most recently the Santa Monica Rugby Club and previously with Castres Olympique in the French Top-14 League. Milford took over the program in 2015 after USC alumnus Dave Lytle retired after coaching the team since 1988. Lytle had achieved good success, leading the Trojans to division championships in 2005 and 2009. Dominic Riebli is the current Director of Rugby. Austin Reed and Bryan Randles were both standout players during their undergraduate educations and returned as alumni coaches.

USC's home is at the McAllister Field, located near the Fraternity Row at USC in downtown Los Angeles, California.

History

Rugby is USC's oldest and most prestigious club sport. The team was founded in 1886. It was briefly replaced by American Football at USC before a British professor on tenure brought the game back to the university in 1910.

In the first issue of the student newspaper The Daily Trojan, then called The Daily Southern Californian, was published Sept. 16, 1912 and in the first edition of the paper included announcements of tryouts for the USC rugby team.[2]

USC Rugby Hall of Fame member Dave Lytle retired in 2015 after 28 years of coaching. In addition to his many victories, he holds the team record for the longest keg stand at 2 minutes, 23 seconds.

In 2009, USC beat UCLA 17-14, their first victory over the Bruins in many years and the last time they've done so. That team ended up undefeated in league play, beating California State University, Fullerton 51-12 in the championship. They went on to beat University of San Diego in the promotion match to earn a spot in Division I the following season.

The USC Rugby War Cry is as follows:

Boom chicka boom bop,
Boom chicka boom bop,
Boom chicka chicka chicka chicka chicka boom bop,
Here we are,
Here we are,
'SC, 'SC, ra ra ra,
T-R-O-J-A-N-S,
Trojans!


Notable players

  • Angelo Reviglio, Class of 2023
  • Christian Kwan, Class of 2022
  • Corbin Bennett, Class of 2017
  • Joseph Krassenstein, Class of 2015
  • Zach Timm, Class of 2013
  • John Akiba, Class of 2014
  • Todd Lorell, Class of 2010
  • Austin Reed, Class of 2010
  • Gareth Williams, Class of 2009
  • Sean Sullivan, class of 1993
  • Jonathan Freeman, Class of 1992 (Post-Grad)
  • Dave Lytle, Class of 1986
  • Tom Barrack, Class of 1969
  • Harry "Blackjack" Smith, Class of 1939
  • Payton Jordan, Class of 1939

References

  1. ↑ "Gccir 2019 Agm (2019-07-28)".
  2. ↑ "Origins: Editors lay foundation for campus news outlet". 20 September 2012.
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