OLD GAELIC CLASSIC?

Fourteen groggy Frederick Rugby players rolled out of their cars at 9.15am on Saturday 17th May straight onto the field to play a prepared Harrisburg team. Apart from a great individual effort by New Wave running from our 22, pop-kicking over the defense and recovering for a try, and the disgusting Harrisburg Hooker with blood and bandages hanging out of his nose all match, their wasn't much worth reporting. What added to the scene was our 15th man, young Al, turning up half-way through the match and telling everyone just how bad we looked!! New recruit Chris Maddox came on for the last few minutes to replace an injured Chris Sipe. After the match someone asked ChrisM if he was having fun, "Not yet". was his reply. Capt Tory rallied the troops, had the time to run through some plays and lineouts, and a much more prepared team went out to face Washington 'A/B'. The attitude of the team was so much better. The Pack was solid, Tory, Irish and Josh upfront Tommy and Pete rounding out the tight five with Bill and Rabbi splitting halves on one flank, Chris M and Jeff on the other and me at 8. The backs were led by experienced SH Al (with a little help from Kenny) the center pairing of Eric A and English John worked well all day with Swede, New Wave and Gary solid as the back 3. The tackling by Frederick was tremendous the Seneca boys Tommy and Eric A crunched through the Washington backs and forwards. John's subtle try-saving collar tackle on the SH was a Kodak moment. We never really managed to generate enough offense and lost, making it 0 and 2 on the day. We had a long wait for the final match against Old Gaelic. This allowed Art to find us, he just drove to Carlisle and asked in a Gas Station where the Rugby Tournament was, and Biker Shawn to arrive. For the last match Jeff and Shawn were the second rows with Pete taking Tory's place up front. Art and Chris M were the flankers and ChrisS returned as Full back. Chris M finally had some fun, supporting a jinking Art, Chris received the pass and had a good 30 yards to go, he shot up the side-line for a great score. We scored again to win, but I got a bit of a bang on the head so have no idea who scored or how. But we won. With Tory not playing this match, we needed a new Captain, Al did a stand up job. I think part of the decision to ask Al to captain was that he was always going to talk to the Referee anyway!! Great job Al.

SUMMER SEVENS

WHERE: Airpax Field (Fairgrounds)
WHEN: Tues/Thurs 7:00 - 8:30pm
Point man for this summer will be Pete Ireland. To practice or play this summer, contact Pete:

• E: pete_ireland@bigfoot.com
• E: Pete9366@aol.com
• or call at (301) 620-9366

Coach John will be at practice every Tuesday (from 27th May). Thursdays will be run by Mike Grunwell.

Tournaments so far are:- 
Severn River June 7th,
Bethlehem June 14th,
PAC June 28th 

HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER SEVENS PROGRAM

This summer FRFC are committed to generating links with local High Schools. Through Chuck Zang, we have approached the TJ Football Program and offered '7's training every Tuesday through the summer as part of our regular practices. The goal is to enter a Frederick RFC High School team into a Tournament this summer. This could be the start of an exciting expansion for us. One that Coach Redmond feels is essential for our development into a strong Rugby Program. If you know of any other interested High School athletes, have them contact Julian at (301) 662-2599 e-mail: Julian.Reading@Sandoz.com

WHO ARE ALL THESE F N G' s

If you think there aren't many new guys this season at Frederick, prepare yourself for a shock. It's a credit to these players. They have mixed in so well, it seems like they've been here for ages. Dan 'Moo' Makosy made Tight Head his own, which was so important as our former TH, Stu, had retired with a neck (I didn't think he had one) injury. Moo was most recently with the MD Exiles. Another MD Exiles player that filled a gap admirably on Tour to Savannah and in the lead up to the Norfolk play-off match was FH 'JT' Triandafilou. Soaring Jeff Lutton came to us from the Pen State program via Nashville, and has paired up very well with Tommy. The new backs have given the program a shot in the arm. New to rugby, Jason Delauter has had a great first season, not only is he fast and young, but he finishes. Loads of scores this season. Craig 'Swede' Van Winkle (yes, it is his real name) has been a solid squad player this season. He travelled to Doylestown and got a bit of time there, played well in the Old Gaelic Tournament, and will develop well in the Fall. Andrew Carrozza has moved to the area from the North East where he played with Charles River. Although we haven't seen much of him this season, his job has settled down and Andrew will be an important part of our '7's and Fall Seasons. Brad Marsh, graduated from the FRFC College '7's squad (and Salisbury State) into the Front Row Brotherhood. Brad has a lot of talent, a shoulder injury cut his season short, but the Fall should see him develop well. I still don't really know where to put John 'Webb' Webster he's a small Prop/Winger I guess? Webb played with Art at WVU, and then with Morris, NJ before coming to Frederick. Webb has a habit of turning up, Art tells me it's something to do with a keen nose for free beer. David 'Spud' Vacala, has also played a key squad role for us. Spud knew John Redmond from his Old Red days. Spud and his mates played against Frederick in our first season. John Astill, dubbed last weekend by Irish 'English John' played over in England both League and Union (you see he's from up North), a couple of matches in the Cherry Blossom for MD Exiles, and has now joined up with Frederick. Chris Maddox is a Marine attached to the Security detail at Camp David. He has played a little rugby as a flanker and back. With some time in the '7's program and hard work in the Fall, Chris is going to develop into a real asset. Finally a mention for two new recruits into our College '7's squad, Tim Hoffacker, an old team mate of Vinny Baker at Washington College and Mike Stull who played with Brad Marsh at Salisbury State. Tim normally plays flanker and Mike is a wing/full back. Hopefully Tim and Mike will follow in Vinny and Brad's footsteps and graduate into Frederick RFC when they leave college.

PAT DUMPE

As you all know, after suffering with ham-string problems all season, Pat finally got healthy and was selected to play 'A'-side Loose Head Prop (with Tory sliding over to Tight Head) against Doylestown. Pat did a great job in the tight. With 20 minutes to go, however, Pat collided heads in an open field tackle. He was ambulanced off the field to hospital for a Cat scan, then came to the Pub to tell us he had fractured his skull. Well, Pat now has a plate in his head, the doctor told him his head is now unbreakable and Pat intends to come back with Frederick Rugby in the Fall. (Now I'm not one to speculate - but I'd like to see if any grey matter was visible on those Cat scans!!) Seriously though, we all wish you a speedy recovery Pat.

PARTY!! FREDERICK SUMMER BASH

Sunday June 8th at Ed Shafer's house (6914 Summerswood Drive- off Alt 40) 2pm till late.
BEER: Provided by Pres Pat and VP Ron
CHICKEN: Provided by Treas Stu and Guv Fox
Spring '97 awards: Provided by Capt. Tory

Please bring covered dish and $10 per person. This will be our first fund-raiser - please attend!!

Team photos from Savannah and Doylestown (last year) available $7:50 for 11x14RSVP to Julian (301) 662-2599

STU LEVINE

Well, he may not have been able to demonstrate the wind-sprints he presided over, or illustrate the finer points of back play, but thanks for staying close with the Club Stu. You helped out a lot in Savannah, from the planning and hotel reservations, to a lot of the Manager's jobs too. Thanks.

FREDERICK RFC T-S & SWEATS

Item	Price
Hooded Sweatshirts	$32:00
Crew Sweatshirts	$25:00
T-shirts	$9:00

Sweatshirts are Lee brand 11oz crossgrain 95%cotton.
T-shirts are 50% cotton/50% blend.

Contact Dave Wilkinson (301) 694-6749 for more information. Shirts will be ordered after payment received:-

Checks payable to:- Frederick Rugby
Mail to:- Dave Wilkinson.
4918 Arctic Tern Ct
Frederick, MD 21703

Manila 10s by Walt Winn Feb 15-16 '97 (Manila, Philippines)

Manila's central location within Asia and it's reputation for hospitality has led to the Annual hosting of the Manila 10s by the Manila Nomads as a run up/stopover for all those on their way to the Hong Kong 7s. This year made all the more special due to the availability of tickets for the World Cup 7s at Hong Kong. The Nomads knew that a new local rival, Subic, was attempting to put together a regular 15-a-side rugby club, and with last minute cancellations, invited Subic to enter the Tournament. What very few knew was that the Subic RFC consisted of 2 players. Yours truly and another American. Though there are several rugby playing Brits at Subic, they politely excused themselves for any number of reasons. Well, to Manila we went, both of us, hoping that the pool players would assist us in our endeavor - to win the Championship Cup of the Manila 10s. Having an early game didn't help with our recruitment, but 8 other players we did find. What a hodge podge - Seoul Hanboks (Korea), Sydney Scorpions (Aus), Kowloon Cricket Club (HK) and the Waikato Warnouts (NZ) all contributed players. By the end of the day the team was made up of us plus the Scorpions players, so we assumed the name "Subic Scorpions". With the addition of our friends from Aus, we won the first game handily and were off to the races. The Tournament was a real International affair. A total of 16 clubs participated from 12 countries: however, there was an amazing similarity to their accent. I was hanging with 200 Julians. We ended the first day playing two more games and finishing with a 2-1 record and a great point spread based on our first game. Not knowing our position until the next day, we wondered off to the fine clubhouse to partake of many beers and some great chicken curry. Then it was back to the hotel for a shower and then out for a very late night of more beer and chicken curry. Sunday brought us a total surprise, we were in the Plate semifinal against a very game team, University Ramblers from the UK. At the start of the match, as is tradition in this part of the world, the skippers exchanged mementoes. Ours gave one of our newly minted jerseys. We got an aluminum penis statue about 12" high in exchange. It was, and is, a sight to behold and one, I must admit, to envy. So, the Subic RFC got our first true trophy at our first tournament! It sits in the trophy case at our watering hole - The Subic Cafe Mediterranean. Well, that was the high point, as University ran us up and down the field at will. The pool players we picked up had given it their all and a plate final match will have to wait to next year. Maybe next year Frederick will come on the way to the Hong Kong 7s ...hmm... start planning! (Next month hear about Walt's short stint as hooker with the Kowloon Potbellied Pigs!)

International Rugby

Eastern Province        11
British Lions           39

South Africa Sat 24th May 1997The British Lions won the first match on their tour of South Africa. After a quick start, the Lions slowed and allowed Eastern Province back in the match, 10-6 to the Lions at the half. The Lions gathered themselves and went on a 15 minute, 4 try scoring rampage in the second half to come out winners 39 - 11.
Try scorers for the Lions were:- Guscott (ENG) 2 Underwood (ENG) Weir (SCO) Greenwood (ENG)

USA Rugby Championships Division II Pool Results 1997

Pool 1:
Sat:    #1 Snake River  53
        #4 Monmouth     3       

        #3 San Fernando 8
        #2 Chicago Blaze 14

Sun:    *Snake River       45
        Chicago Blaze 7
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Pool 2:
Sat:    #1 Montauk      13
        #4 Hayward Gr   19

        #3 Blackthorn   22
        #2 Fort Worth   26

Sun:    Hayward Gr      25
        Fort Worth      8
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Pool 3:
Sat:    #1 Huntington   33
        #4 Woodlands    8

        #3 Nashville    15
        #2 Burlington   28

Sun:    Huntington      20
        Burlington      11
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Pool 4:
Sat:    #1 Phoenix      8
        #4 Las Vegas    39

        #3 Wisconsin    34
        #2 Atlanta OW   27

Sun:    Las Vegas       9
        Wisconsin       25
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* Snake River are the defending National Champions

Div I Final Four

OMBAC, Old Blue, Aspen, Old Blues, 
Note:  PAC and MD Exiles lost in the first round matches.

SUBWAY SPONSORS FRFC

Many thanks to the people at Subway sandwiches on Seventh Street in College Plaza (by Safeway). Subway sponsored the Club $100 this season.

CUT YOUR PHONE BILL WITH CHRIS SIPE AND ACN

Save money on Long Distance, Cellular, Paging and help a fellow Frederick Rugger's business in the process!! As an independent rep for ACN, Chris can work wonders for both your commercial and residential phone services. I switched to Chris's plan several months ago - saved a lot on calls to England! He also developed a great plan for both Tommy Angel's home business line and his father-in-law's commercial system! Contact Chris Sipe for more info. at (301) 696-9779 or E: rvp2b@erols.com

Adios Oliverios by Dave Wilkinson

If you haven't heard the bad (good?) news yet, Doc has been accepted to the Army's Orthopedic Surgery School in El Paso, Texas, and will be leaving us in June. In tribute, Coach Redmond will retire "33 Goldentoe" (outside center dropkick) from the playbook! About 40 of us in the FRFC family were able to attend the recent going away party at Brewer's Alley. Highlights included Doc and Antoinette's surprise entry; finishing a keg of Kolsh and most of another of Stout - (after the Bartenders implied that we weren't drinking enough); Tammy Wilkinson downing her shot of Tequila faster than both Sponge and Moo - though Sponge's nearly came up quicker!; closing down Bushwallers (again); and Doc falling asleep in his pancakes at Denny's. Everyone had a great time - even the Oliverios!!!! Rumor has it that Doc postponed his move so that Antoinette and the family can attend the FRFC Summer Picnic. It's probably your last chance to wish them well and learn Doc's technique for 'Cherry Picking' the opposition's passes without being called off-side. Best wishes to Doc, Antoinette, Melina, Michaela and their soon to be born child #3.