Category: Alumnus of the Month

July Alumnus of the Month: Champions Edition

This Month’s Alumni of the Month are Cole Van Harn, and Sequoyah Burke-Combs, Congratulations on winning the first MLR Championship, you’ve made us all proud. Left;Cole Van Harn Right; Sequoyah Burke-Combs Cole Van Harn Years played at Michigan? 4 Position? Flanker What was the journey from graduating from Michigan to playing for the Seattle Seawolves? …

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June Alumnus of the Month: Cole Van Harn

Congratulations to this month’s Alumni of the month, Cole Van Harn! When did you play? 2011-2015 What position did you play? Loose Forward, Center What was your favorite memory as a member of the club? There’s so many to choose from: being picked up for my first game without ever going to a practice, my …

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May Alumnus of the Month: Matt Kasten

Congratulations to this month’s Alumni of the month, Matt Kasten. When did you play? 2013-2017 What position did you play? Wing, some fullback. Anything far from the scrum. What was your favorite memory as a member of the club? Like everyone else who is asked this question, I have a difficult time labeling one memory …

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April Alumnus of the Month:James Wilber (Sauce)

This month’s Alumni of the Month is Sauce, Congrats! When did you play? I played from 2007 to 2011. My father drove me up to Ann Arbor before classes started and gave me great advice: get involved. My original plan had been to walk on the football team as a long snapper, which didn’t work …

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March Alumnus of the Month: Davy Hamilton

This years Alumni of the Month is Davy Hamilton, Congrats Davy! When did you play? 2007 to 2011 with a year of coaching in 2012 What position did you play? Scrum half and flanker What was your favorite memory as a member of the club? Near impossible question. One memory that will stick with me …

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February Alumnus of the Month: Chening Duker

This years Alumni of the Month is Chening Duker, congratulations Chening! When did you play? Oh my! Well it must have been years ago by now. At my age, it’s hard to pinpoint the exact dates.. but I would say somewhere between the Tesla Model S launch and the iPhone7. What position did you play? …

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January Alumnus of the Month: Kevin VanderJagt

When did you play? 2003-2007 What position did you play? Flanker, Hooker What was your favorite memory as a member of the club That is an impossible question to answer. Michigan rugby provided me with more stories than I could ever hope to recount and my teammates continue to be a welcome and regular influence …

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December Alumnus of the Month: Corey “Coney” Kanitz

When did you play? 2002-2005 What position did you play? Wing What was your favorite memory as a member of the club? Waking up to a freshly sodded (squares of real grass and soil) living room at the house on S. Division. The pitch lines and uprights (plastic pipe) where perfectly placed and flanked by …

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November Alumnus of the Month: Michael Eller

When did you play? 2003-2006 What position did you play? 11 What was your favorite memory as a member of the club? My favorite memories were the road trips we took to play other clubs. The camaraderie with other teams was fantastic and it pretty much confirmed that you would have had just as much fun playing rugby …

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October Alumnus of the Month: Matt Forsyth

When did you play? I played for UMRFC from 2008-2010, then switched over the city club side. What position did you play? Prop and lock What was your favorite memory as a member of the club? The tour in Prague was definitely a highlight, where we beat a weathered Slovakian team on a field with …

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