Atlanta Copperheads
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| Club information | |
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| Full name | Atlanta Copperheads Rugby League Football Club |
| Nickname | Copperheads |
| Colours | Copper, Brown, Black, & White |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Website | http://copperheadsrlfc.com |
| Current details | |
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| CEO | Curtis Goddard |
| Coach | Derek McVey |
| Competition | USA Rugby League |
| 2025 | 3rd in Florida Rugby League (2-0-4) |
| Records | |
| Minor premierships | 2024 Florida RL (2024) |
The Atlanta Copperheads are an American rugby league team based in Atlanta, Georgia. 2018 was their inaugural season in the USA Rugby League as the Southwest Florida Copperheads. The club moved from the SWFL area to Atlanta in November of 2025 and renamed itself as the Atlanta Copperheads.
In 2022, the Copperheads announced a partnership with Salford RLFC.[1][2]
2018 season
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Location | Result | Score |
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| 6/9 | Atlanta Rhinos | Home | Lehigh Senior High School, Lehigh Acres, Florida | L | 6-58 |
| 6/16 | Tampa Mayhem | Home | Lehigh Senior High School, Lehigh Acres, Florida | L | 22-52 |
| 6/30 | Jacksonville Axemen | Away | UNF Rugby Field, Jacksonville, Florida | L | 4-90 |
| 7/14 | Atlanta Rhinos | Away | Atlanta Silverbacks Park, Atlanta, Georgia | L | 0-74 |
| 7/21 | Jacksonville Axemen | Home | Lehigh Senior High School, Lehigh Acres, Florida | L | 10-62 |
| 7/28 | Tampa Mayhem | Away | Tampa Catholic High School, Tampa, Florida | L | 32-40 |
| 8/4 | Jacksonville Axemen | Away | UNF Rugby Field, Jacksonville, Florida | L | 0-88 |
2019 season
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Location | Result | Score |
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| 5/25 | Jacksonville Axemen | Home | Lehigh Senior High School, Lehigh Acres, Florida | L | 14-42 |
USARL season summaries
[edit]| Atlanta Copperheads History | |||||||||||||
| Competition | Games Played | Games Won | Games Drawn | Games Lost | Ladder Position | C | R | F | P | L | Coach | Captain | Notes |
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| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11/11 | * | Curtis Goddard | Club foundation season | ||||||
| 6 | 4** | 0 | 2 | 10/11 | 8-point season deduction and forfeit.
Missed playoffs | ||||||||
2020 USARL season |
No season due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No season due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4/6 | Missed playoffs | ||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3/4 | Missed playoffs | ||||||||
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12/12 | * | Missed playoffs | |||||||
| 6 (1) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3/20 | * | Florida Rugby League Champions (W, 30-18 vs Jacksonville)
National Semifinalist (L, 64-50 vs DC Cavalry) | |||||||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5/7 | Missed playoffs | ||||||||
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ Barlow, Nigel (March 30, 2022). "Red Devils announce partnership with Copperheads in the States". About Manchester. Retrieved September 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Copperhead Rugby continuing to grow in SWFL and internationally". Gulf Coast NBC. March 30, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2026.
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