Coach Miller is in his fourth year as Head Coach and has been playing rugby since 1985.  He played fullback for 2 years at Belmont Abbey College, captaining the team during his senior year and being named to the All-Conference Team. 

From 1988-2009, he played for Charlotte RFC and captained the team for 6 years (1996-1998 & 2000-2002).  Coach Miller was selected to play for the South All-Stars in 15's (Fullback) from 1996-2002 and also captained an East All-Star squad that played against the Welsh National team during their US tour in 1997.  Coach Miller played 7's from 1989-2011.  He was selected to the All-East 7's squad from 1995-1999 and won the All-Star 7's nationals in 1996.  Because of his superior play, he was selected to play and tour with the US 7's Atlantis squad in 1996-97 at Hooker and Center. During his career he played in 7's tournaments in Benidorm, Spain; Sophia, Bulgaria; Tokyo, Japan; Edinburgh, Scotland;  Trinidad & Tobago, and a few others.

Coach Miller was the South Men's All Star 7's coach from 2000-04 where his teams finished 2nd twice, both times losing to the Pacific All Stars.

Coach Miller holds a Level 200 Coaching Certification from USA Rugby.

Coach Matthews played Sprint Football at Rutgers University before turning to rugby after graduation.  A founding member of the Bayonne Bombers Men’s Club, Matthews spent most of his rugby career at center.  It was the vision of Coach Matthews that brought rugby to Hudson Catholic.  It was also his common sense that hired Coach Miller to be the Head Coach!  Says Matthews, “I believe that the intrinsic values found in the sport of rugby mesh perfectly with the values taught at our high school.  I also believe that rugby is the perfect sport for our student-athletes, many of whom come from urban, multi-cultural backgrounds.  I wanted our student-athletes to experience the opportunities presented by participation in rugby.  I also wanted them to be able to use rugby as a vehicle to open doors to colleges and universities.”  After starting out as a 7s program due to numbers in 2013, Hudson Catholic was able to field a viable 15s squad the following season.  “Participation numbers have remained steady and the quality of rugby has improved, as well.  Over the past 3 seasons, the Hawks have placed 7 players on the All-State teams and at least 15 have been picked for the RCT All-Star squads on the U19 and U16 levels.  Most important, over the past 3 seasons, 4 players have moved on to Division 1 colleges and universities.”  Coach Matthews handles the logistical details, including scheduling, equipment procurement, sponsorship and college recruiting for the program, in addition to his role as an assistant coach.  Coach Matthews is a member of the Bayonne Bombers RFC Hall of Fame.

Coach Matthews holds a Level 200 Coaching Certification from USA Rugby.

Coach Dacchille enters his third season as a member of the Hawks coaching staff and brings an extensive coaching resume.  From 2009-2012, he served as an assistant with the Division 1 men’s program at St. Joseph University, coaching along with current University of Arizona head coach, Sean Duffy.  In 2011 he added being an assistant for the Women’s side, holding the position for two years before moving on to the women’s team at Temple University where he became the head coach for the 2013-2014 season.  A scrumhalf by trade, Coach Dacchille is especially strong when working with backs.  He currently plays for the Bayonne Bombers, a Division 2 Men's Club.

Coach Dacchille holds a Level 200 Coaching certification from USA Rugby and is a certified Rugby Referee.

Daniel “Flaps” Prusko is in his first year coaching at Hudson Catholic where his primary focus will be on the forwards.  A Special Education teacher in Union City, the teaching skills he has honed in the classroom make him an exceptional coach on the pitch.  Coach Prusko’s rugby roots go back to 1996 where he was a founding member of the Men’s Rugby Club at the College of New Jersey.   Coach Prusko was responsible for TCNJ’s admission to the Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union and remains an active member of the school’s Rugby Alumni Association.

Coach Prusko has worked to help establish youth rugby on the grade school level in Bayonne, NJ, as he is in charge of the introduction and education of rugby principles to youth members of the community (Grades K-9) for the Bayonne Peninsula Pirates. 

Coach Prusko is a Lifetime Member of the Bayonne Bombers Men’s Rugby Club.  He has a Level 200 Coaching Certification from USA Rugby.

Joseph Juliano is a great example of rugby opportunity in action.  Coach Juliano began playing rugby in high school as a member of the Montclair U19 Rugby Club.   After High School he completed a Post Graduate year in Oxford, England where he played with Oxford Tutorial College against other Post Graduate programs throughout Wales, Ireland and Scotland.   Coach Juliano returned to the USA and attended St. Peter’s College and then Fordham University College of Rose Hill where he played for 3 1/2 years. During the Spring of his Junior year, he and several other teammates revitalized the 7s program, playing against powerhouses such as Dartmouth and Kutztown. He Co-Captained the 7s side that finished in 2nd Place just behind Colgate. After college, he competed for the Long Island Rugby Club 7s program in the Elite Men’s Division under Jerry Mirro (head coach at Stony Brook). There he played against Olympic Development Side Old Blue and other top clubs such as Mystic River, NYAC, Maryland Exiles and Schuylkill River RFC. Currently, he plays for Old Maroon/NYPD, a mixed team of Fordham Alumni and Police Officers from the NYPD.  This is Coach Juliano's first year on the Hudson Catholic staff.