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Jeff Ahlemeyer

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Position: Flyhalf, Center

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Why Rugby:

Chad Almquist

"CHADDLES"

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Position: Hooker, Flanker

Occupation: Website Manager, Masseysoutfitters.com

Experience: Brother Martin, UNO, NORFC

Why Rugby:

Timur Alptunaer

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Position: Hooker, Flanker

Occupation: Bartender

Experience: Shaw Eagles, Loyola, NORFC 2009 - Present

Why Rugby: Yeah dude, rugby.

Ryan Andree


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Position: Center, Wing

Occupation: Teacher

Experience: LSU, Old Blues RFC, OMBAC, Baton Rouge, New Orleans RFC

Why Rugby:

Chris Beacher

"BRIEFCASE"

Height: 6'4" Weight: 228

Position: Lock, #8

Occupation: Salesman for Goodyear Wholesale

Experience: 3 years in Army, 3 years on Toledo Celtics in Ohio, 4 years on NORFC

Why Rugby: Camaraderie

Ross Bellaci

"Screech"

Height: 5'11"  Weight: 195

Position: Fullback, Wing

Occupation: Medical Sales Rep

Experience: UNO Rugby, Deep South College All Stars, South Selects, Baton Rouge RFC, LSU RFC, Bay Area Rugby Club, Texas Elite 7's, Pirates 7's, NORFC

Why Rugby: Because I like when people feel inferior to me.

Saade Bou-Mikael

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Position: Fullback, Center

Occupation: Graduate Student

Experience: Jesuit Rugby, Tulane, LSU, Western Collegiate All-Stars

Why Rugby:

Jeremy Boyce


Height: 5'9" Weight: 197

Position: Center

Occupation: Director of Community Relations for Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation

Experience: American Football Running Back at Trinity University

Why Rugby: I still have the American Football bug. Rugby is that older crazy cousin of football who has a great time and gets even drunker afterwards!

Tony Breaux

"B-SIDE"

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Position: Wing, Hooker

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Why Rugby: I like to run the beep test.

David Buckingham

"BUCK"

Height: 5'9" Weight: 175

Position: Wing / Fullback

Occupation: Pub Manager

Experience: Wake Forest, NORFC 2007-present

Why Rugby: Rugby is my 2nd family

Josh Cimo

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Position: Prop, Flanker

Occupation: Student

Experience: Rummel, NORFC

Why Rugby:

Jimmy Courtenay

Height: 6'3" Weight: 299

Position: Lock, Prop

Occupation: Attorney

Experience: 1999 New Orleans Smiley Faced Warriors; LSU Football Team 2000-2003, NORFC 2008-present

Why Rugby: I didn't like wearing a facemask.

Thad David

"THADIATOR"

Height: 5'10" Weight: 185

Position: Flanker, Wing, Center

Occupation:

Experience: NORFC 2009-present

Why Rugby:

Ricky Decastro

Height: 6'0" Weight: 195

Position: Flyhalf, Center

Occupation: Medical Sales Rep

Experience: 2 years Crusader RFC, Louisiana U-19 All Stars, Baton Rouge 7's, LSU RFC 2004-2008, NORFC 2008-present, Deep South All Stars

Why Rugby: B D & T ain't free!

Gregg Dinicola

"HURRICANE"

Height: 6'0" Weight: 200

Position: Prop,Lock, Flanker

Occupation: Chemical Operator

Experience: 1998-Present NORFC

Why Rugby:

Chase Donaldson

"RECON"

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Position: Lock

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Why Rugby:

Mike Eller

"Michigan Mike"

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Position: Wing

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Why Rugby:

Wes Eustis

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Position: Prop, Hooker, Flanker, #8, Center

Occupation: Civil Engineer

Experience: New Orleans U-19 Smiley Faced Warriors, LSU, Baton Rouge, NORFC

Why Rugby:

Jarrett Falcon

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Position: #8, Center

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Why Rugby:

Ryan Fitzgerald

Height: 6'0"  Weight:  200

Position: Flanker

Occupation:  Logistics Manager for IPS Construction

Experience:  Muskego High School (2000-2002), Wisconsin Selects, USA U-19s 2003, Marine Corps (2003-2007), Milwaukee RFC (2007-2009), New orleans (2010-Present)

Why Rugby: Greatest game in the world

Todd Fitzgerald

Height: 5'10" Weight: 175

Position: Scrumhalf

Occupation: Doctor of Chiropractic

Experience: 15 years

Why Rugby: can't quit

Michael Gibbs

"Kiwi Mike"

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Position: Hooker

Occupation: Plumber

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Why Rugby:

Brad Guarisco

"B-rad"

Height: 5'10"   Weight: 150

Position: Wing, Fullback

Occupation: Botanist

Experience: LSURFC 2003-2007

Why Rugby: Whitey's All-Stars

Rob Hoffman

"Scare/Robbish"

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Position: Flanker, Center

Occupation: Sales Engineer

Experience: LSU, NORFC 2006 - Present

Why Rugby:

Jim Hotard

"JIMBO"

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Position: Lock

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Why Rugby:

Kevin Kern

"KK"

Height: 5'6" Weight: 200

Position: Flanker / Hooker

Occupation: Medical Sales Rep / Bartender / Coach

Experience: L.S.U. 1998-2001, NORFC 2003-present

Why Rugby: Why Not??

Matt Lytle

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Position: 2nd Row

Occupation:  Civil Engineer

Experience: Valley RFC, OMBAC

Why Rugby:

Casey Mackintosh

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Position: Center, Wing

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Experience: UVA, Western Suburns (VA), NORFC 2010 - Present

Why Rugby:

Eric Mackintosh

"E-Mack"

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Position: Center, Flanker

Occupation: Grad Student / Teacher

Experience: U. Texas, New Orleans 2006 - Present

Why Rugby:

Seth Magden

"Playmaker"

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Position: #8, Flanker, Lock

Occupation: Grad Student

Experience: Thunderbird RFC, NORFC 2007 - Present

Why Rugby:

Sean Malek

"BUS"

Height: 5'9.5" Weight: a svelte 285

Position: Tight Head Prop,

Occupation: Electrical Engineer / Computer Mongrel / Chief Blogger

Experience: 1999 New Orleans U-19 Smiley Faced Warriors, 1999-2003 LSU, 2008 Glendale Raptors, 2006-Present NORFC

Why Rugby: Scarewithrob.com

Adam Massey

Height: 5'9.5" Weight: 230

Position: Hooker, Flanker, Prop-in-a-pinch

Occupation: Attorney

Experience: Temple University RFC (1995-1997), Northeastern RFC (1997-2000), Singapore Wanderers (1998), Old Blue RFC (2000), Tulane Med RFC (2001-2004), New Orleans RFC (2004-present)

Why Rugby: Better than softball

Gabe Massey

Height: 4'4" Weight: 105

Position: 7 then, 9 now, 10 soon

Occupation: Student / Interpreter

Experience: New Orleans RFC (2004-present)

Why Rugby: Beats soccer

Trip McCormick

Height: 5'11" Weight: 185

Position: Flyhalf, Fullback

Occupation: Law Student

Experience: Tulsa RFC, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Desire RFC, 6 years with NORFC

Why Rugby: Because I was late signing up for the ultimate frisbee club in college

Joel McLain

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Position: Scrumhalf, Flanker

Occupation: Construction Management

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Why Rugby:

Ian McNulty

Height: 6' Weight: 240

Position: Prop, Lock

Occupation: Journalist, Author

Experience: Rutgers University RFC 1992-93, New Orleans RFC 2006-present

Why Rugby: This hair will not fit under a football helmet.

Gauthier Merlot

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Position: #8, Flanker

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Bogdan Negulescu

"Ro-Bob"

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Position: Lock

Occupation: Club Manager

Experience: LSU, New Orleans

Why Rugby:

Joey Nieto

Height: 5'11" Weight: 165

Position: Wing / Fullback

Occupation: Communications Specialist

Experience: NORFC 2007 - present

Why Rugby: Pulling flags is too hard.

Matt Oertling

"Fertile Oertle"

Height: 6'3" Weight: 230

Position: Lock

Occupation: entrepreneur

Experience: NORFC 2005 - Present, Deep South Selects 2009, World 15's

Why Rugby: I want to look good naked

Geoff Ormsby

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Position: Scrumhalf, Flyhalf

Occupation: Attorney

Experience:

Why Rugby: Premature fill-ups on roadtrips

Joe Palermo

"POOH BEAR"

Height: 6'2" Weight: 215

Position: Wing, Center

Occupation: Electrical Engineer

Experience: 2006-Present NORFC

Why Rugby:

Dmitriy Pritykin

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Position: Prop, Lock

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Experience: NORFC 2010 - Present

Why Rugby:

Andrew Quackenbos

"QUACK"

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Position: Wing, Fullback

Occupation: Attorney

Experience: NORFC 2008 - Present

Why Rugby: Can I Write a Check?

Jimmy Rehkopf

Height: 6'0" Weight: 225

Position: Prop, Hooker

Occupation: Personal Trainer

Experience: Jesuit, LSU, University of New South Wales, Gentlemen of the Blue Goose, NORFC 2009- Present

Why Rugby: My dad wouldn't let me do ballet.

Jeff Reuther

Height: 6'1" Weight: 210

Position: Center, Flyhalf

Occupation: Chemical Engineer

Experience: '97-'99 Smiley Face Warriors, '00-'03 Texas A&M Univ., '04-'06 Charlotte RFC, '07 Rochester RFC, '07 Fort Worth RFC, '08 Baton Rouge RFC, '09 NORFC - present

Why Rugby: Every little bit counts.

Jason Rich

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Position: Prop

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Experience: SLU, Baton Rouge, New Orleans

Why Rugby:

Patrick Shubert

"SHUBIE"

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Position: Flyhalf, Center

Occupation: Contractor

Experience: LSU, 5 years with NORFC

Why Rugby: 'cause real men don't wear pads

Thomas Sicola

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Position: Flanker, #8, Wing

Occupation: Personal Trainer

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Why Rugby:

Will Traylor

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Position: Flyhalf

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Why Rugby:

Matt Upton

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Position: Prop

Occupation: Traveling Rugby Whore

Experience: Jesuit Dallas College Prep 1999-2002, Texas U-19 Selects 2001-2003, USA U-19 2003, University of Oklahoma 2004-2007, Gentlemen of Aspen 2006, Western Selects 2005, Western Collegiate All-Stars 2006, NORFC 2007-present

Why Rugby: Cause football pads made me look fat

Anthony Vitrano

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Position: Wing

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Experience: NORFC 2010 -

Why Rugby:

James Womack

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Position: Lock, Prop

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Experience: NORFC 2010 -

Why Rugby:

Jerry Zifodya

"Jerry Z"

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Position: Lock, Prop

Occupation: Med Student

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Why Rugby:

 
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