Rugby Newsletter: Last Call for HOF Votes, Youth Schedules, Winter 7s Recap

[David Codell]

Hey Guys,

Lots of stuff to go through so I'll try to be brief but I'll appreciate if everyone reads the entire email.

Youth rugby season gets started in March. We've got active Club members coaching at the following programs: Roman Catholic (Ryan McHugh), North Philly Nomads (James Brunson), Narberth (Ricky Schneider, Michael Bacon), and St. Joe's D2 (Carlo). Most of our teams play each other this year, I have attached the schedules to this e-mail. Every active player should set a goal of making it to at least 1 youth match this year.

Over the weekend we sent two sides to South Jersey's Winter 7s Tournament and our top side ended up winning the championship. Here's a write up (http://www.skillrugby.org/clubs/5023/announcements/1426186-Skill-Rugby-wins-South-Jersey-s-Winter-7s-Tournament)

The banquet is coming up on February 23 from 7:30-11:30 PM. The cost is $60 per person and comes with 4 hours of top shelf open bar in addition to dinner. You can pay by:

1) Send check to SRRFC C/O Pat Boyle 745 Center Ave Jenkintown, Pa 19046. Checks written out to Schuylkill River RFC.

2) PayPal at srerfc.t...@gmail.com

3) Venmo @RiverRugbyExiles

Go ahead and pay for your spot now so that Pat and I don't spend the next 6 weeks bombing your e-mail everyday.

The Second Annual HazBowl Old Boys Match is taking place on March 23 before our matches against Norfolk. We are hoping to have a 35-50 year old match and a 50 year and up match but in order to split into age groups we need everyone to spread the word and help us get a good turnout.

Lastly, this is the final call for HOF votes. One Schuylkill guy and one Troop guy will get in. The Schuylkill candidates are Gerry Timothy, Will Taylor, and Tom Weishaupt. The Troop candidates are Tommy Richards and Rob Greco. Vote by emailing me (david....@gmail.com) and Pat (pboy...@gmail.com) with one choice from whichever club or clubs you played for.

Schuylkill Bios:

Gerry Timothy: After playing his college ball for Villanova (Go Cats!) Gerry played for Schuylkill from 1998-2012... and then dusted off the boots in 2015 to help out the D4 side. He was a club officer 4 times including a 4 year stint as match secretary and three separate two year terms as president. He was a MAC committee member from 2006-2012 and has been a certified referee since 2000. Gerry has seen game action at every position except for prop. Gerry has always answered the call to whatever the club needed be it on or off the pitch and still serves on the Advisory Committee.

Will Taylor: Played from 2003-2012 and is one of those guys who really exhibits Exile pride. Will's reputation as one of Philly rugby's all around great guys precedes him and his infectious positivity was a great asset to our Club. When he stepped between the lines though Will was a dominant force for nearly a decade. Will is a past winner of forward's MVP and also took home a players' player of the year (Siddell/Face) award as well. The peak of the team's on-field success with Will was a D1 national sweet 16 appearance.

Tom Weishaupt: Played from 2009-2014 and was on the coaching staff until 2017 is always willing to help the Club get the job done on and off the field. Tom served as forward's captain and was a two time forward's MVP. He also earned the Siddell award as player's player of the year. In addition to his 3 years on the Exiles' coaching staff as a Forwards/Assistant, Tom also helped the Northeast Raiders for two seasons as an assistant coach. Tom played an important role in Schuylkill's top 6 National finish in 2014.

Troop Bios:

Tommy Richards: Played from approximately 2005-2016 as a flanker and reluctant second row occasionally. Tommy did what the club needed him to do, serving as both team captain and club president throughout his tenure. Tommy was a prolific tackler on the field and a fully engaged administrator off of it.

Rob Greco: Played from approximately 2005-2017 as a 190Lb prop and hooker. Rob's commitment to fitness always more than made up for what he gave up in size to his opposite number. Rob also served as a captain, officer, and occasional player-coach when the situation called for it.