George Janke

George Janke served as a club officer from January 2020 through December 2022. During his three year stint he held roles as Website Officer, President, and Chief Publicity Officer.

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  1. May Alumnus of the Month: Herb Hopkins — 6 comments
  2. June Alumnus of the Month: Keith Stone — 6 comments
  3. August Alumnus of the Month: Rory O’Connor — 5 comments
  4. 2022 Tour Diary — 4 comments
  5. 2020 Tour Diary — 4 comments

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SISU™ Mouthguard May Player of the Month: AJ Nasharr

AJ Nasharr is our Player of the Month. AJ is a 5’10”, 170 lb freshman who plays center and fullback. He’s majoring in mechanical engineering.

May Alumnus of the Month: Herb Hopkins

Herb played at Michigan from 1974 to 1979, and spent time at #8, flanker, and prop. As his longtime friend Greg Rose says, Herb was “one of the most inspirational players we had back then.”

April Alumnus of the Month: Peter Donnelly

Congratulations to the April Alumnus of the Month, Peter Donnelly. Peter played number 8 for the Wolverines during the 1983-84 season. Earlier this year, he was knighted by Prince Charles!

SISU™ Mouthguard April Player of the Month: George Janke

Well this is a little awkward…I was chosen as Player of the Month. However, I also obviously write all of the Player of the Month articles. I formatted it the same way it usually is and answered all the questions that I usually ask.

Spring Season Cancelled

As you’ve probably already realized, Michigan Rugby’s spring season is cancelled. While it’s painful for us to lose out on our season, public safety is more important at this time.

2020 Tour Diary

This year’s Michigan Rugby spring break trip (aka tour) took place from February 28 to March 8. You can read about the details of the trip here. We documented our travels through daily diary entries written by different members of the team.

SISU™ Mouthguard March Player of the Month: Brett Silber

Congratulations to Brett Silber, our Player of the Month! // Position: Center/Wing // Height: 5’ 11” // Weight: 185 lbs // Year: Sophomore

March Alumnus of the Month: Kevin Cunningham

Congratulations to the March Alumnus of the Month, Kevin Cunningham. // When did you play? I played at Michigan from the fall of ’80 through the spring of ’82 while I earned my MBA at the business school.

Spring 2020 Schedule Almost Finalized

Last week, Michigan Rugby finalized most of its game schedule for Spring 2020. As always, the 7s team will participate in tournaments throughout the months of March and April.

Tour 2020: Mexico!

One of Michigan Rugby’s coolest traditions is the annual spring break trip, also known as tour. In addition to the typical vacation, tour always includes some philanthropy and, of course, rugby.

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