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2007 PROFILES
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Dave Wenkle (D-Day)
Flanker/ InSide Center
23 y.o. - 6' 195 lbs.
Experience: 3 years
Teamness Level - 10!!!
"4 year Marine Veteran BadAss"
Scored Pro Rugby level on Fitness test...
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Josh Benghauser (Banger)
26 y.o. 5'8" 180
Utility/ 7's dynamo halfback
3 years experience
Loves being husband of a Rockstar and Blues Rugby!
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Mark Belovich (B Love)
CO-Captain
Prop/ 2nd Row/ #8
36 - 6'1" 260 and downward
14 years experience
Solid front rower over the years, moving to #8 this spring.
Loves the Grateful Dead, Chewing tobacco and numbers.
Vows to take over the car business in 2010...
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Captain AMON
Center/ Scrum Half -
Co-Captain 2006/07
27 y.o. 5'10" 190
6 years experience
Solid rugger in the backline since he began, great defender
Real workhorse on and off the field.
That's it - Rugby, Work and Life!!!!!!!!!!!!
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David Coiman
19 y.o. 5'10" 170
Wing
4 years experience
Fast and furious!
Smarter than the average rugby player... Vows to rule South America!
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Chris Wright (Colorado Chris)
6'4 235 Lock
Rookie from Colorado and plays with reckless abandon
Loves herbal medicine, beer and ladies...
Peace Bro!
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Joe Lorenz
6' 185 Wing/
Center
Rookie drummer
who rocks and plays rugby.
Fitness guru
and tough rugger who loves to run!
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AL Waterson (MAGIC AL)
37 y.o. 6'4" 237
2nd Row
3 years experience
The first ever magician for the blues.
New wife is planning wedding party around rugby - Simply Awesome!!!!
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Chris Greening (CRUSTY)
25 y.o. 5'8" 182
Hooker/ SGT.
3 years experience
Has respect for punk rock which makes him the coolest dude on the team.
Pie Master of PIzza and Weekend Army Platonics...
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Mike Nunez (Heavy Chevy)
23 y.o.6'1" 300
Prop
2 years experience
Loves to gamble and fight... Suffers from angst and red cards...
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Steve Politis (Dr. Politis)
Flanker
36 y.o. 6'2" 225
18 years experience
Loves to feel the spirit flow as he continues to lead by example and school the competition.
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Griffin Benson (Spaz)
Flyhalf/ Full back
20 y.o. 6'2" 190
7 years experience
Loves his Ipod and dreams of pro rugby.
Only kicker to successfully miss kicks in front of the posts, however, still led team in points.
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Nick Ganja (Hotdog)
2nd Row
26 y.o. 6'2" 250
7 years experience
Hotdog eating champion of traverse city... Name does not fit his attitude as he does not believe in drugs. Sleeps
and plays rugby, loves ladies with pieced nipples...
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Steve Wilkerson (Johnny)
Center/ Wing
28 y.o. 6'1" 210
3 years experience
Loves women, gambling and rugby, not exactly in that order...
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Nick Pfropper (MARITIME)
6'1' 215
FWD Utility/ Inside Center
Nick is the most dedicated rugger who doesn't make games!
He loves the water and rugby, chews and plays rugby at the same time.
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Seamus Ratukalou (The Flyin' Fijian)
Wing/ Utility Back
24 y.o. 6' 180
13 years experience
Veteran of British Army and two tours of Iraq.
"Best moves in the Midwest"
Duh...Loves 7's and organic fruit...
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Matt Si-ka-vitch.
(Scottish Matt)
30-40? 6'2" 235
Prop/ 2nd row
15 years experience
Valuable addition via Scotland
Teaches Ninja in the offseason and sells stolen jersey's from former clubs to feed his children.
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Chris Beehler
31 y.o. 5'9" 185
Scrumhalf - Captain 2007
10 years experience
Works his ass off!
Had a fabulous 06/ & 07 seasons!
Big hearted lad with heaps of gusto...
Currently Re-negotiating his contract for leauge seson.
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Elliott Gallagher
20 y.o. 5'10" 230
Centre
5 years experience - MVP of Alliance Rugby 2005
Punishing runner - Prefers beef over chicken...
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Kyle Novak
25 y.o. 6'3" 245
6 years experience
2nd row/ Number 8
Loves to Chef, chew tobacco and play rugby...
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Jim Kehrer
40 6'3" 225
#8 - Captain 2005
14 years experience
Recently Retired and hopes to play for the Wayne Douche select side again...
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Creighton Gallagher
25 6'0 200
Utility Back/ Forward
5 years Experience
Irish decendent of the greatest rugger of all time Gary Owen - well not really but it sounds cool...
Eldest Brother of Jordan and Elliott.
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Sam Matthews(SAM - KAL)
40 y.o. 5' 10" 200
Flanker/ Hooker/ Coach
7
years experience
Regrettably,
started Rugby WAAAAY to late - masterful hairdoo...
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Dan Bruce (Old Man Dan)
40 y.o. 6' 210
Flanker/ 2nd Row
5 years experience
True ironman for the Blues rugby team, never gives up and is always there!
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Matt Maritz (SA)
26 y.o. 6'4" 220 ~ Captain 2006
2nd Row/ #8
15 years experience ( 5 in America)
Forced into retirement and loves the game, likes small water craft...
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C.J. Bodell (Champ)
Wing
19 y.o. 5'8" 160
Rookie
Hung Like a Horse and Lighting Quick!
Scored 3 try's in his first two games!
Snowboards and flips people off for fun!
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Tony Dell'Acqua (Friend of #1)
39 y.o. 6'9" 285
Coach (2nd year of contract)
22 years playing experience
Former backline master of none, Claims to of invented a cure for gas.
Loves Rugby, Banana's and NPR...
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Coonrad Stassen (COON-S.A.)
28 y.o. 6'3" 225
Outside Center/ Utility
20 years experience
Plays with Blues in Spring and Playoffs as support player.
Former select player from Cape Town, masterful wine maker...
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Cornel Oliver (Ghost - S.A.)
30 y.o. 5'9" 180
Utility Back - Captain/ Coach 03'-04'
22 years experience (retired)
Plays with the Blues on occasion as support player in spring.
Nickname fitting, as we never see him anymore...
Maybe all-time best player for Blues and former Select player from Cape Town.
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Sam Lantz (Mr. Nice Guy)
Wing/ Utility Back
29 y.o. 6' 185
10 years Experience
Crafty wing with size and speed that always plays fair with his opposition...
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Ray S.
21 y.o., 5'8" 165
Winger
Rookie
Started in Spring 07' with the Blues. Claims to of had a head injury, but we discovered that he actually was searching
for whatever was missing in his life and he discovered it was Rugby!
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