What your mates are saying…
| Name | Years Played (eg 77-81) | Your Team Memories |
|---|---|---|
| Allen Bacher | 66-73 | Beating Navy @ Annapolis in a winter rain! |
| Barry Broadway | 1982-1986 | Meet life long friends and enjoyed playing and learning the game. Wish I would have known then what I have learned since. Look forward to catching up. |
| Bob Koury | 1972 ++ | |
| Carl Turner | 77-83? | B Ray, Micky, JP, Juice, Tony, Stumpy, Jack, O’C, Jake, Gaetjen, Sully, Ski, Lueker, The H Bros – Haines and Henderson, Joe Cline, Coop, Cook, Wayne, Bard, Deon & Bucky, the BDOgger, Rizzo, Matty – the Quinns, Super, Bosch and many more – Man we sure had fun! The legendary elephant walks at Club 4209! |
| Chris Downey | 84-87 | “B” champions 1986 BWU Rugby Tournament Mary Washington after party- Fredericksburg |
| Chris Gleason | 92-94 | Yes. |
| David Henderson | 73-78 | I went to the S. African embassy and asked for help coaching our young team . We got 2 excellent forwards to help turn our club around. The trip to Mardi Gras. |
| Fred Byrne | 71 to 75. Head Dummy 74 and 75 | Don Ellenberger, Melvin Meadows, John Brown, Owen McGill, Gary Holt, Judge Shropshire, Kunta Kentes(though he only played two or three games for George Mason in his stored career), Roberto, Koury, Nick Scholl, Jim Franca, Tommy self, David Bramble, Brad Frye, the Tasmanian Devil, Mike and Dick Poole, John Kirchner, John Barba and all of the rest of the lads that made my life just really, really fun. There’s a story behind everyone of these names and it’s always funny. |
| Gary Holt | Prior to 77 | I came to George Mason from a team called Turkey Thicket. The name from the park where we practiced and played. We were affiliated with Catholic University. Many other clubs have come and gone but George Mason and its sister club NOVA have continued to exist. This is due to the excellent leadership for both clubs that has continued from the beginning. The wonderful memories are too many to list. Both clubs were like an extended family. |
| George Wilson | 66-76 | We won’t our fair share of games, lost quite a few, but never lost a party!!! |
| Hank Adolfi | 72-76 | Jets over the field, playing in puddles 10 “ deep in Anacostia, so many good friends… |
| Heins Louis Martinez | ?? | |
| James Franca | 71-82 | I coached the team for 10 seasons ( 5 years) beginning I think in 1982 |
| John Sadowski | 78-86 | Good Games, Good Times, Good Friends. |
| JON TRAN | 1997-2001 | |
| Jules Clifford | 86-88 | |
| Kris Pabotoy | 2003 | East Coast Final Four! |
| Mark Owens | 1986-87 | |
| Marty Quinn | ‘76-‘81 | Teammates made it- Unit, Heffy, Grandpa, Whaler- My hooker was in my wedding, RIP Mr. Love. Road trips were the best, convincing GMU to give us a bus to take to Mardi Gras, what were they thinking. |
| Rick Stafford | 1965-74, 78 | New York 7’s Tournament 1966: shin deep mud on Thanksgiving weekend at Downing Stadium. An epic road trip with 7 guys wedged into a Mercury Comet. “Dixie Cup” Tournament at UVA in 1968 at the old No-Name field. After winning the tournament and thinking we’d collect our first ever trophy, were amazed to be presented a soggy dixie cup full of beer. Hosting the Bank of England RFC in 1973 we outdid ourselves showing hospitality, and proved to the Brits why we were famous for winning parties! The first Club banquet was held in 1973 at Marriott Crystal City, proving we could act with a modicum of civility around wives and girlfriends when necessary. Barbecues and bonfires were often celebrated at Dowdy’s field in Arcola, which fortunately accommodated the non-ambulatory survivors of late night excess. |
| Ryan Warren | 89-92 | ENGLAND TOUR!! And many I likely should not list here. What a magnificent time! |
| Steve Fox | 72-78 | Whole lot of C side matches an occasional B side match and my one and only A side match filling in for Tommy McCarthy. Wonderful camaraderie and great parties |
| Steve Henderson | 74-80 | First team President once the team went back to George Mason University and split from NOVA rugby. Was match secretary a few times in my tenure while at GMU. Was a fullback my entire time until my doctor and knees finally said enough. Brought my girlfriend (now my wife of 45 years) to her first match when we played American University she hasn’t been the same since. My brother and I played our entire time at GMU. Lots of great friends and memories. |
| Tim Campen | 1966-1968 | George Wilson and I “appropriating” 30 sheets of 4×8 foot plywood to make a dance floor in the barn at Rick Dowden’s farm! Jody Taylor almost drowning at the bottom of a maul in 6 inches of water at Potomac Park while playing GW. Rick Dowden getting his jaw broken against UVA in 1968. His jaw was wired shut for 4 weeks! GMason rugby started me down a rugby path for the next 30 years. I played at several US Army posts around the country. In Germany I played second row for 3 seasons with the Royal Regiment of Wales. We played on the best pitches I’d ever seen in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, where Hitler held his rallies! |
| Trung Tran | 1994-1996 | Making it to the east coast final four with Tony brown |