Princeton Men's Rugby Club

IVY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2004; NATIONAL SWEET 16, 2000; MARFU 4th PLACE, 2001, 2002; EPRU CHAMPIONS 2001, 2002; PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE CUP CHAMPIONS 2004; ROB KORANDA CUP HOLDERS

Head Coach Richard Lopacki

Growing up in England Coach Rich had no other choice but to play rugby. How he ended up in the front row, however, will baffle generations to come! He has coached around the world - including in Sydney, Chicago and, of course, New Jersey. In his sixth year at Princeton his expertise and technical knowledge is priceless to PURFC.

Assistant Coach Shane Flynn

Shane has played rugby across the US, starting in 1993 at the Black Hills Rugby Club in South Dakota, continuing at Kutztown Univeristy and Penn State University, and spending two years with the North Penn Rugby Club before making the switch from playing to coaching. He served as head coach at Ursinus College from before coming to Princeton in the fall of 2004. Shane's intensity, enthusiasm, and great understanding of the game make him an incredible asset.

 Head coach Tom MacFarlane retired at the end of the fall season. Tom played rugby during his undergraduate years at Princeton, and captained the team during 1987-1988. He began coaching Princeton Rugby in 1999. Highlights of Tom's coaching career included beating Penn State in the Mid-Atlantic tournament and going on to the National tourment during his first year, winning three EPRU titles in his first four years of coaching, and winning the Ivy League tourament in 2004--the first Ivy League title won by Princeton Men's Rugby in 25 years! Princeton Rugby will forever remember and appreciate Tom's love of the game, his good cheer and, of course, the unstoppable MacFarlane side-step.

 

Current Officers

President: Jim Clarke '07
Captain:

Mike Dreibelbis '07

Vice President:

Treasurer:

Dan Potter '07

Phil Farinacci '08

Match Secretary:  Ed Wess '09
Equipment Chair:  Alex Renaud '09
Recruiting Chair: Jon Larkin '08
Fundraising Chair: Russel Squire '07

 

ROSTER - Spring 2006 :

Name Year
Yom Alemante 09
John Arndt 08
Mark Bur 08
Josh Campbell 06
Rick Cerf 07
Jim Clarke 07
Ryan Crane 08
Alex Critien 06
Michael Cwidak-Kusbuch 08
Aaron Dawes 06
Chay Dildy 06
Michael Dreibelbis 07
Benton Erwin 09
Ometeaghogo Ewoterai 06
Phil Farinacci 08
Matthew Ginivan 06
Will Griffeth 07
Adrian Howe 06
Ben Jackson 07
Dustin Kahler 07
Zahir Kanjee 06
Oliver Kawwass 07
Josh Knight 09
Jon Larkin 08
Ian Macqueen 06
Nonso Maduka 07
Blake McCarthy 07
Kithinji Muriira 08
Chris Oglesby 08
Erich Oswald 06
Dan Potter 07
Matthew Priset 07
Towson Remmel 07
Alexander Renaud 09
Sam Ritter 08
Harry Schiff 09
Will Skinner 06
Russell Squire 07
Kai Swenson 09
Steve Tavares 08
Ron Weissbard 06
Ed Wess 09
James Williams 06
Matt Wong 09

 

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