WITH DEBUT SEASON ON HORIZON, SHERIDAN ADDS THREE TO COACHING STAFF

OAKVILLE, Ont. - As their OCAA debut draws closer the Sheridan Bruins men's rugby team continue to build their infrastructure, adding three assistant coaches - Trevor Figueira, Rick Bria and Domenic Scuglia - to the staff of head coach Carlos Moniz.

"I am very pleased to have Trevor, Rick and Domenic joining me in building this program," said Moniz. "They will be a tremendous fit for us because not only do each of them possess an exceptional amount of technical rugby knowledge, but most importantly they understand the hierarchy of the student-athlete model."

Trevor Figueira was the first side hooker for the Yeomen RFC for 13 years, and was the club captain for seven of those years. During his playing days with the Yeomen, the club was a perennial front runner in the Ontario senior first division culminating in an extremely rare "triple-double" where the Yeomen won both the Ontario Senior League and the McCormick Cup championships for three consecutive years.

Subsequently, Trevor has remained active in the rugby community and currently enjoys his role as head coach of the Yeomen Under 18 Rugby team.

Rick Bria has been a player and coach for the Yeomen Rugby Club since 1980. He is currently the head coach of the Yeomen Under 16 Junior team and was the forwards coach with the Yeomen Women's senior team from 2005 - 2008.

He has also coached at the high school level with Weston Collegiate - where he won a Toronto championship - and is currently with St. Jean Brebeuf Catholic High school. He is a tireless and dedicated rugby coach.

Domenic Scuglia is the principal at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School in Aurora. He is the co-founder of the Red Hot Rugby Tournament, the largest and most prestigious high school rugby tournament in Ontario and amongst the very best in North America.

He was the head coach of York University from 1992-1999 and has coached at the high school level with several schools, winning an OFSAA bronze medal with Fr. Bressani Catholic High School.

He is the vice president and director in charge of junior rugby with Rugby Ontario and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Sheridan's coaching staff.

As a player, Domenic was a hooker on the first side and a former captain of the Yeomen Rugby Club. He was also a player on the Ontario Provincial Senior Men's team.

The official start date of the 2012 OCAA rugby season will be September 12. The Bruins double-blue will play in the West Division alongside Conestoga, Georgian, Humber and Mohawk.

They will play their home games at the Trafalgar Campus in Oakville, but practice in Brampton.

Source: Sheridan I.T.