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Some of the Suburbs Old Boys made it out to the 50th Annual Aspen Ruggerfest this past weekend. Two of our lifetime members, Steve "Big Money" Lough and Jeff "STAX" Carrington brought grit, passion and experience to the pitch this past weekend and came away winning the Over 55 Bracket! Congrats on a job well done! We're proud of you!  Steve "Big Money" Lough and Jeff "STAX" Carrington after
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 WSRFC 2017, John Stafford Name: John Stafford
Occupation: Police Officer Dream Job: Old - Timey Huge Mustachioed Sheriff Nickname: Hitman How long have you played with Suburbs: 4 years Which team do you look forward to playing most and why: Quantico, it's always a physical game. Favorite Beer/Other Beverage: Yuengling or Jameson and Ginger Ale Favorite Suburbs Memory: My 1st try at the Richmond 7's tournament Who has most impacted your rugby career and why: Turtle for going so far out of his way to welcome me to the club and get me involved What do you love most about Suburbs: The camaraderie and how quickly we integrate new people  Enrique Guzman, WSRFC Occupation: Baby Daddy -Park Operations City of Fairfax
Dream Job: NFL Equipment Manager Nickname: Suavé How long have you played with Suburbs: on and off for 9 years Which team do you look forward to playing most: All of Them Favorite Beer/ Drink: Don Julio Tequila What is your Favorite Suburbs Memory: Savannah 2012 Who has most impacted your rugby career: My Teammates What do you love most about Suburbs: Being an only child, it's the closest thing to brotherhood I can imagine  WSRFC 2017 Occupation: Legal Assistant
Dream Job: ESPN analyst Nickname: Everyone at the Burbs calls me Mutombo but its actually Deeds How long have you played with Suburbs: 3 of the best damn years of my life. Cleveland even won a ship during that time. Which team do you look forward to playing most: Renegades because Danay refers to them as Michigan and everyone knows I despise Michigan. Favorite Beer: El Guapo by O'Connor, Hopslam by Bells and every IPA from Great Lakes aka THE LAND Suburbs Memory: Beating Renegades and solidifying that Suburbs rugby is a force to be reckoned with. Oh yeah and that one time Mason found me napping in the bushes at Son of Beach and Savannah 2K16 are def top 3. Who has most impacted your rugby career: Hennie Van Zyl, my coach in college. He taught me my love for the game. What do you love most about Suburbs: It's a brotherhood like no other. Hashtag BLESSED.  WSRFC 2017, Lee Kirkland Name: Lee Kirkland
Occupation: Software Engineer Dream Job: R&D Nickname: Fruit Nuts How long have you played with Suburbs: 2ish years Which team do you look forward to playing most and why: Quantico, because who doesn't like beating Marines Favorite Beer/Other Beverage: Dog fish 120 Favorite Suburbs Memory: That time I almost caught Lobo Who has most impacted your rugby career and why: Turtle, because he told me where the practices were. What do you love most about Suburbs: It's chill, even with different personalities, we all seem to jive pretty well.  WSRFC 2017, Zimba Name: Stephen Cleary
Occupation: IT Recruiter Dream Job: Redskins GM Nickname: Zimba How long have you played with Suburbs: 12 year Which team do you look forward to playing: I look forward to playing every team. I hate them all! Favorite Beer: Miller lite. Favorite Suburbs Memory: Winning the 2008 Division title. Who has most impacted your rugby career: My dad, he gave me a couple of games tapes back in 1992 and that started things. He also told me that if the ref didn't see it, it was legal. That is some really solid advice. What do you love most about Suburbs: The guys. Suburbs has always had a great group of players and old boys.  Name: Kyle Jackson
Occupation: Commercial Sales for Ferguson HVAC Dream Job: Touring musician Nickname: Gimli How long have you played with Suburbs: 4 years Which team do you look forward to playing most: No team in particular, they are all challenging, and I try to learn something from every match. Favorite Beverage: Irish Car bomb chased with a Jager bomb Favorite Suburbs Memory: Have a few... B side cap. and win against North Bay, my first tournament in VA Beach, All the santa bar crawls, Zeeshan throwing up on tweaks pizza…list goes on. Who has most impacted your rugby career: The current Coaching Staff, along with some of the more experienced players. Everyone take the time to answer a question or explain something with out making you feel too stupid. What do you love most about Suburbs: Like everyone else, the comradery on and off the field, being welcomed from the start.  David Christian, WSRFC 2017 Name: David Christian
Occupation: Software Implementation Manager Dream Job: Defender of Gotham, that Ben Affleck guy isn't even the best Affleck Nickname: Gypsy/Lil Dicky How long have you played with Suburbs: I have played with the Suburbs since January. Which team do you look forward to playing: I would love another crack at the Renegades. Favorite Beer: Nothing like a good Bud Heavy after a rugby game. I will go with Dogfish beers for a classy affair. Favorite Suburbs Memory: The win against Baltimore Chesapeake was pretty great. Felt like the whole team was in sync that game. Who has most impacted your rugby career: Coach Andy Richards at Virginia Tech. I was a track athlete in HS and tore my hamstring senior year. He saw the crossover between my background and what he wanted to accomplish with the VT rugby sevens team and the rest is history. What do you love most about Suburbs: I love the team atmosphere. I am new to the team and it is a very welcoming group of guys. We also have just the right number of gingers; not so many that you feel uncomfortable, but just enough to ensure sunscreen is brought to every game.  Nate Hart, WSRFC 2017 Name: Nathan Hart
Occupation: Operational Building Engineer Dream Job: Anything that makes me a boatload of money Nickname: Don't have a nickname don't need one How long have you played with Suburbs: 7 months Which team do you look forward to playing most: I just look forward to Saturday's Favorite Beer/Other Beverage: Peach Bourbon on the rocks Favorite Suburbs Memory: Watching Big Ben twerk at the xmas pub crawl Who has most impacted your rugby career and why: Coach Jake who coached me with Warrenton. Taught me a lot of what I know about rugby today. What do you love most about Suburbs: I love how everyone is so welcoming on this team It was a beautiful day for rugby. The air was crisp and the sky was clear. Western Suburbs began the game with intensity that earned them a try early in the match. Baltimore Chesapeake countered with a try of their own shortly thereafter. After that, Western Suburbs settled in controlling the game and the scoreboard. In the second half, Baltimore Chesapeake increased their intensity on the pitch, but Suburbs did not break. At the final, Baltimore Chesapeake fell in defeat 31-12. As for the honors, Man of the Match was awarded to Tim Bultemeier and Hardest Worker was awarded to Nate Hart.  |
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