Balas, Phil

Nickname: Prince
Position: Centers, Fullback

Height: 5' 9" Weight: 200 lbs.
College: Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA)
Rugby Experience: Drexel RFC '96-'98; Lowell RFC '99-'00; CRRFC '01-present
Great Rugby Moment(s): "Sharing" a bottle of whisky with good friends Devlin and Fergal after a tough match.
Quote: None. Has taken a vow of silence until the club wins the NERFU tournament 

DiBartolo, Sean

Nickname: Dibar

Position: Hooker, Prop
Height: 5'8"  Weight: 225 lbs
College: Tufts University (Medford, MA), BS '99 & MS '02
Rugby Experience: TURFC 1995-2000; CRRFC 2001-Present
Great Rugby Moment(s): My first rugby try off a J-La quick-tap pass.   Leading Mike Fair with a pass off a line out play and him busting through the Providence defense to score the try.  Watching Joe Devlin do a shot of liquor from a spoon through his nose!
Quote: Leave the gun...take the canolies.

Dolan, Andy

Position: Wing
Height: 5' 11"  Weight: 200 lb
College: Springfield College '01
Great Rugby Moments: Toasting opposing full back for 60 meter run and slapping him in the face on way by at Bull Moose 2004

Foley, Neil 

Nickname(s): Squalls, Foles, Hair, Loudmouth and sometimes Ref
Position: Loose forward
Height: 5' 10"  Weight: 210 lbs.
College: Babson College
Rugby Experience: 15 years (Worcester Youth, Babson United, Babson Old Boys, Boston Irish, Chaz River)
Great Rugby Moment(s): Getting out of bed on Sundays without the need for a Craftmatic adjustable bed. Getting out of Punters only $20 poorer than when I entered.
Quote: "...shave and a hair cut, two bits...I know a girl with, big toes"

Hopson, Justin

Nickname: Rapido
Position: Prop, Lock, Loose Forward, Center, Wing
Height: 6' 2"  Weight: 215-240lbs
College: Connecticut College
Rugby Experience: Connecticut College, Springfield RFC, Bayonne RFC, Village Lions RFC, Charles River RFC
Greatest Rugby Moment(s): Montauk. Nothing will ever top Montauk.
Quote: "Bigger"

 

Loomis, Andrew

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Nicholl, Stephen

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Nick Name: Irish Steve

Postion: Halfback, Outside half
Height: 5' 7.5" Weight: 190 lbs
College: Largy college

Experience: Ulster youth,under 21s, Dungannon, Armagh, Monaghan
Great Rugby Moments: Joining Charles River
Quote: "Don't eat yellow snow."

 

 

Nolan, Jeff 

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Nickname: Stix
Position: Lock, Flanker
Height: 6'2   Weight: An impressive 162 lbs.
College: Wentworth
Experience: WITMRFC 2004-Present, River 2006-Present
Great Rugby Moment: My legendary WITRFC Going to War Party before heading to Iraq in '05. Getting the steal in my first lineout ever against Tufts in '04.
Quote: "The only way to judge a new girl you met is to make sure Derek isn't already friends with her first."

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polcaro, Mike

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Nickname: Unabomber
Position: Center, Prop
Height: 5' 9"   Weight: 215 lbs.
College: UMass Lowell
Rugby Experience: Umass Lowell '89-'93, Seoul Survivors RFC '94, Charles River '93, '95-present
Great Rugby Moment(s): Breaking my nose, alchohol poisoning from tequila and sending the EMT's packing during the aftermath: all on my very first game day of rugby. Been hooked ever since.
Quote: The pain is all part of the fun.

 

 

 

 

Smith, Steve

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Nickname: English Steve
Position: Flanker/Wing
Height: 5'11" Weight: 205 lbs.
College: Nottingham Trent University (England)
Rugby Experience: 88-95 Wallington County Grammar School; 99-Present - Old Walcountians RFC
2005-Present - Charles River RFC
Great Rugby Moment(s): That drop goal...
Quotes: "Rugby is great.The players don't wear helmets or padding; they just beat the living daylights out of each other and then go for a beer.I love that." - Joe Theismann

"You've got to get your first tackle in early, even if it's late."

"Rugby football is a game for gentlemen in all classes, but never for
a bad sportsman in any class"

 

 

Wiech, Scott

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Position: Center
Height: 5'10" Weight: 188 lbs
College: Wentworth Institude of Technology
Rugby Experience: WITRFC & CRRFC
Great Rugby Moment(s): Any game winning try 
Quote:Winning is easy, just be bigger, faster, stronger, and smarter than  your opponent

 

 

Zaccheo, David

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Nickname: Danger

Postion: Hooker / Flanker

Height: 5' 6"  Weight: 165 lbs.
College: Bentley College
Rugby Experience: 3 years
                                       Great Rugby Moment(s): Sing "The Danger Zone" at the Karaoke party.

 

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Baker, Hal

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Nickname: Grandpa Hal, Uncle Hal
Position: Assistant Coach, Tight Head Prop Emeritus
Height: 6'3"  Weight: 280 (aka paying weight plus 30 or more)

College: Bates

Rugby Experience: Old North Bridge RFC 1977-1981; Bates College RFC 1978-1982; Charles River RFC 1981-1984; Pensacola RFC 1983-1985; Rota RFC 1985-1987; Port St Mary's RFC 1988; NATO Naples 1989-1991; San Diego - Coronado RFC 1991-1994; Charles River RFC 1994 - present (played with CRRFC for a few games when home on leave 1984-1994 & played for USS JFK, USS Coral Sea, and USS Forrestal clubs)

Great Rugby Moments: Winning Maguire's St Patrick's Day Tournament 1984 in P'cola when Mr Maguire brought in PAC, NOVA, and Cape Henry to try and beat us; The rugby tours to Southern France with the NATO club 1989 and 1990; Winning California RU Div III championship 1991; Winning the plate of the 1992 Las Vegas Royal Flush tournament on my fly hack try; Whoring with Old Aztecs at the 1994 Santa Barbara Easter Tournament and almost beating LA RFC; The Gary Probert/Terry Townshend rambles game against New Haven RFC on Sunday n Newport 1998 (Sure, Hal, we'll take you out. Just give us 10 more; Fall Season 2005 and Rockaway and Montauk.

Quote: "Right, well done lads! Good job! Now give us a little bit more!" - Terry Townshend