Defending Natl Champion Rugby Season starts Sat 8/24

[Max Zukowski]

For Immediate Release

 

August 22, 2013                                      Contact: Max Zukowski, WRC President mzu...@gmail.com, 608-692-8009.

 

 

 

The Wisconsin Rugby Club begins defense of their 2012-2013 National Championship this Saturday August 24th.

 

Under the direction of Head Coach Adam Thimming - The WRC Division II Side will travel to Lemont, IL to face the Chicago Blaze.  The Division IV Side will travel to Rockford to face the DIII Rockford Ravens.

 

The WRC roster has changed a lot since the 60-27 National Championship victory over Wilmington on June 2nd. A total of 11 Players from the National Championship Game 23-Man Roster have retired or are unavailable opening weekend.

 

Despite the personnel losses, Director of Rugby Sean Cullen has high expectations for the 2013-2014 season.

 

14 out of 15 DII Starters for this Saturday's match are returning veterans of the 2013 National Championship team.  The lone addition being  #11 Wing Chris Bauch. Bauch is a Univ of Minnesota graduate who spent the 2013 Summer player Midwest Qualifier Sevens with the WRCs Madtown 7s.

 

Get updates at www.twitter.com/WRC_Rugby and www.facebook.com/wisconsinrugbyclub

 

 

Saturday August 24th Projected Lineups

 

D2 @ Blaze

 

1. Dan Johnson

2. Ned Greene

3. Jim Sturm

4. Josh Reisser

5. Rocco Delmedico

6. Mike Price

7. Jake Winkler (Captain)

8. Andrew Hanske (The Beast)

9. Cody Moran-Guevara

10. Phil Winkler

11. Chris Bauch

12. Jeffery Mortensen

13. Garett Donath (Vice-Captain)

14. Andrew Norton

15. Patrick Burmeister

16. Patrick Mootz

17. Patrick Wilcox

18. Maximilien Sauban

19. Evan Zeitchick

20. Mike Borys

21. Paul Stroede

22. Casey Endres

 

 

D4 @ Ravens

 

1. Crague Cook

2. Jay Yohnk

3. Kevin Cornell

4. Tim Lom

5. Kevin Leigeb

6. Joe Paradinovich

7. Raj Radvi

8. John Tran (C)

9. Jason Jones

10. Joe Lipper

11. Josh Hutchins

12. Andrew Hecker

13. David Cantu

14. Dan Sedlacek

15. Brian Ramos

16. Brady Pittz

17. Adam

18. Alex Peasley

19. Marc Kennedy

20. Mike McEvilly

 

 

 

For more information and download able photos, view the attached PDF or visit the club's websites: www.wisconsinrugbyclub.com  and www.wisconsinrugby.smugmug.com  

 

The Wisconsin Rugby Club (WRC) are a USA Rugby Division II amateur Rugby Club with a sustained history of success including:

 

2013 National Champions

2012 National Champion Runner-Up

2008 3rd Place National Finals

1998 National Champions

1997 4th Place National Finals