Full name | Griffins Rugby |
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Founded | 2008 |
Location | Allen, Texas, United States. |
Ground(s) | Celebration Park |
Chairman | Phil Camm |
Official website | |
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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. The organization was later sold to a new ownership group and rebranded as the Dallas Jackals in preparation for the start of Major League Rugby. [4] [5]
The Frisco Griffins, formed in 2008, initially played out of Dr. Pink Field in Frisco, Texas, [6] [7] within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
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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. [5] The Griffins signed former Bath Rugby head coach Mike Ford the following month, [8] but elected to push back their involvement until a later date. [9] 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. [10]
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.