Huntsville Rugby Club

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Barry Anderson
Mark Andreoni
Blasen Archibald
Aaron Bishop
Matthew Boyd
Kim Burrows
Sean Cagle

Billy Childers
LD
Derek Drury
Barry Dunnavant
Bogdan Ghita
Don Horner

Clayton Kachele
Sean Lemay
Ronnie Lenoir
Joel
John Montgomery
Nick

Josh Nickelson
Neal Scott
Jeff Shapiro
Bo Spraggins
Darren Workman
Glenn Wright

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Name: Barry Anderson
Nickname: "BA"
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 205
Hometown: Huntsville, Alabama
Position(s): Flyhalf, Center, Wing Forward
School: The University of Troy
Occupation: Military Analyst/Strategist
Years Played: 1978-1980, 1985-2000, 2006
Other Sports/Hobbies: Golf, Basketball
Man of Match/Other Awards: Captain (6), Back of Year (4), Man of Match (12)
Favorite Quote: "Durability is part of what makes a great athlete" - Bill Russell

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Name: Mark Andreoni
Nickname: Reek
Age: 40
Height: 5'10
Weight: 185
Hometown: Huntsville
Position(s): 9, 10 & 11
School: University of South Alabama; Alabama A&M
Occupation: Sales
Years Played: 20
Previous Club(s): Battleship Rugby
Other Sports/Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing, Golf & Cooking
Favorite Quote: "Who Killed Bambi, Only a few will know" "Who's with You"
Email: mandreoni@oldstonemortgage.com

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Name: Blasen Archibald
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 165
Hometown: Tuscaloosa, AL / Laramie, WY
Positions: Somewhere in the Backline; Outside, Fullback, Fly, Wing
School: The University of Alabama
Occupation: International Trade
Years Played: 6ish
Other Sports/Hobbies: wakeboarding, wrestling, camping, woodwork
Man of Match/Other Awards: yes / 2007 South All-Star Team (college) / SEC Tournament select side (2006)
Favorite Quote: "Life's greatest source of sorrow and disappointment comes from trading what we want most, for what we want at the moment" - I don't know

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Name: Aaron Bishop
Born: 68
Height: 6'0 tall
Weight: 260lbs
Hometown: Athens, AL
Positions: everything except scrum half
Occupation: Salesman
Years Played: Played for fifteen years
Other Teams: Yuma Sidewinders Yuma AZ
Other Sports/Hobbies: golf, hunting, fishing, etc
Email: Aaron_Bishop@msn.com

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Name: Matthew Boyd
Nickname(s): Pruette, Scrote, The Married Guy
Born: 1981
Height: 5-5
Weight: 155
Hometown: Huntsville
Positions: Any place where being fat isn't a requirement
Schools: The University of Alabama
Occupation: Accountant
Years Played: 7
Other Sports/Hobbies:Football Wrestling
Favorite Quote: Brilliant!!!! (Guinness Commercials)

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Name: Kim Burrows
Nickame: Kimba
Born: YES
Height: 5'10"
Weight: STOUT like my BEER
Hometown: Silver Bay, MN
Positions: PROP/SCRUM
Years Played: 20
Other Teams: Our Gang, Dallas, TX., Todd Tavern Eagles, Alice Springs, Australia.
Other Sports/Hobbies - Hunting/Fishing/Archery, Fund Raising for Huntsville Rugby
Favorite Quote: Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - BEER in one hand - RUGBY BALL in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming - WOO HOO! What a Ride!
Email: Kim.A.Burrows@nasa.gov

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Name: Sean Cagle
Nickname: Shed
Born: 1980
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 170
Hometown: Huntsville, AL
Position(s): Scrum-half, Fly half, Fullback
School: Wingate University
Occupation: Home Builder
Years Played: 4
Other Sports/Hobbies: Croquet, Curling, Caber Toss
Favorite Quote: Apparently you’re not a golfer…. – The Dude
Email: scagle@atelierhomes.com

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Name: Billy Wayne Childers
Nickname: Cess
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 210
Hometown: Huntsville, AL
Positions: Backline, Flanker, Hooker
School: Jacksonville State
Occupation: Bail Bondsman
Years Played: 28
Other Sports/Hobbies: My 4 children, Boozing
Man of Match/Other Awards: Captaining the South Championship Team and 3rd Nationally ranked side...
Favorite Quote: "if you see me getting smaller__I'm leaving"
Email: flyhalf@bellsouth.net

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Name: LD
Nickname: Dino
Born: 1976
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 215
Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Positions: Back Row
School: UTN, Argentina; UAH, Huntsville, AL
Occupation: Aeronautical Engineer
Years Played: Too many
Previous Clubs: C.A.F.G. San Martin, Fort Lauderdale R.F.C.

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Name: Duane Derek Drury
Nickname: Triple D
Born: 1962
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 230
Hometown: Gaithersburg, Maryland
Position(s): Second Row
School: Frostburg State College
Occupation: Software Developer
Years Played: about 12 of the last 24
Previous Club(s): Potomac Athletic Club (D.C.), Montgomery (MD), Frostburg State College
Other Sports/Hobbies: Canoeing/Kayaking, Bicycle Touring, Scout Leader
Favorite Quote: "Click here"
Email: dddrury@hotmail.com

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Name: Barry Cole Dunnavant
Nickname(s): Coach, BCD
Born: 1961
Height: 5 - 10
Weight: greater than or equal to 210
Hometown: Elkton, TN
Position(s): #9 - #10
School: THE University of Middle Tennessee aka MTSU
Occupation: NASA Telecommuncation Contractor
Years Played: 22
Previous Club(s): MTSU, Nashville, Huntsville
Other Sports/Hobbies: Fishing, Lawn Darts, Plastic Golf Events
Favorite Quote: "One Song, One Singer"
Email: BCD1961@yahoo.com

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Name: Bogdan Christian Ghita
Nickname(s): Bogey
Height: 5’6”
Weight: 140 lbs
Hometown: Hermannstadt, Romania
Position(s): Wing
School: BS in Aerospace from UAH, Currently pursuing MBA in Management of Technology @ UAH
Occupation: Research Associate III / Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center at UAH
Years Played: 0

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Name: Don Horner
Nickname(s): No Knees
Age: 43
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 245
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Position(s): lock
School: University of Arizona
Years Played: 1983-2005 (skipped a few in the middle)
Other Sports/Hobbies: Kids and kid sports (coach and spectator)
Previous Club(s): University of Arizona, USMC teams, NOVA

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Name: Clayton Kachele
Age: 24
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 235
Hometown: Easton, CT
Position(s): Flanker, Lock
School: University of Rochester
Occupation: Engineer, Fastest Fat Man Alive
Years Played: 1
Other Sports/Hobbies: Hockey
Favorite Quote: "Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue." -Steve McCroskey

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Name: Sean LeMay
Nickname(s): TBA
Born: 1974
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 200 lbs
Hometown: Huntsville, AL
Position(s): Flanker, pine pony all-star
School: Univ. of Alaska@Fairbanks, Ardmore high
Occupation: driver
Years Played: rookie
Other Sports/Hobbies: hockey
Favorite Quote: "To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems!!!"
Email: nanook1@comcast.net

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Name: Ronnie Lenoir
Nickname(s): The Legend
Born: 1956
Height: 6 4
Weight: 245
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Position(s): lock, 8, all Kuma Sutra Techniques
School: U of Alabama UAH , Lee High
Occupation: UPS man
Years Played: 30
Previous Club(s): UAH
Other Sports/Hobbies: Gardening, Traveling, Furnishing the loft
Favorite Quote: when in doubt, whip it out / if they only knew / its all about me / my game my world my life
Email: ronniethelegend@gmail.com

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Name: Joel
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 79.37kg 12.5stone
Hometown: RVA
Position(s): wing, fullback, outside centre
School: VCU
Years Played: since 2007
Favorite Quote: "Man is the only animal that has the True Religion-- several of them!" Mark Twain

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Name: John N. Montgomery
Nickname(s): Gumby, G-Bo
Age: 39
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 200
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Position(s): 2,7 and sometimes 1,3,6,4,5
School: Not anymore.
Occupation: Software Engineer
Years Played: 15
Previous Club(s): There is only one club..
Other Sports/Hobbies: Sailing, Fishing and flying airplanes and recreational programming.
Favorite Quote: "Please pair up in groups of three"
Email: jnmont@huntsvillerugby.com

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Name: Nick
Nickname: POp Geortio
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 200 lbs
Position(s): Hooker,Fl
Years Played: 11
Awards: Captain Award 1999, Man of Match 1999, 2000

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Name: Josh Nickelson
Nickname: Barney
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 215 lbs
Hometown: Huntsville, AL
Position(s): Hooker, Prop
School: Auburn University
Occupation: Teacher/Coach
Years Played: 11
Previous Club(s): Auburn Rugby Football Club
Other Sports/Hobbies: Wrestling, Football, Cooking
Awards: Most Improved Player 1997 and 2008
Favorite Quote: "If you ain't first, you're last. - Rickey Bobby"
Email: JoshNickelson@hotmail.com

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Name: Neal Scott
Born: 1956 but the "Legend" is Older
Height: 6 ft, 2 in
Weight: 220 lbs
Position(s): Flyhalf, Fullback, Lock
School: Auburn R.F.C.
Years Played: 20+ ( last 10 on Injured Reserve)
Previous Club(s): Auburn R.F.C.
Other Sports: What other Sports?
Claim to Fame: Founding Member HRC, Out ran BA ...once
Favorite Quote: A coward dies a thousand times, a brave man just one.
Email: neal113@knology.net

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Name: Bo Spragins
Nickname(s): Beaner Krause
Height: 6'
Weight: 235
Hometown: Huntsville, AL
Position(s): Flanker, Lock
School: Calhoun, UAH, Athens State
Occupation: Sales
Years Played: 3
Other Sports/Hobbies: Drinking, growing beards, fondling women
Favorite Quote: Pain is weakness leaving your body. By my cross-eyed high school wrestling coach
Email: bospragins@yahoo.com

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Name: Jeff Shapiro
Nickname(s): Shaps, Shappy, Shappycakes, (Nom de Plume: Shappy the Wise)
Age: 39
Height: Height: 5'5" (With the Afro 5'9"!)
Weight: 14 Stone and 9lbs
Hometown: Elk Grove Village, IL
Position(s): SFF (Short Fat Fullback), Flyhalf, Scrum-Half, Wing
School: West Point - 1988, UAH - ???
Occupation: Rugby Player, Engineer on the Side, Aspiring Porn Star
Years Played: 20
Other Sports/Hobbies: Golf, Bar Games, Barenaked Ladies
Favorite Quote: "When the Chicks Stop Diggin' you...Go somewhere you can Dig the Chicks!"
"Ever try to tackle a bowling ball?"

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Name: Darren Workman
Born: 80
Height: 5' 9.5"
Weight: 185
Hometown: Ballinger, Texas
Position(s): Inside Center
School: Angelo State University & George Washington University
Occupation: Thermal Engineer
Years Played: 4
Previous Club(s): ASU & Newport News RFC (Virginia)
Other Sports/Hobbies: Football, camping, hiking, and all sports
Favorite Quote: Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted. - Groucho Marx
Email: darrendevan@yahoo.com

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Name: Glenn Wright
Nickname: Wood
Born: 1971
Height: Tall
Weight: Heavy

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