The alumni page shall metamorphose over time, and I would also appreciate comments on its content.

   Furthermore, to save myself much possible grief, I'm not going to try to mediate any controversies over who did what.

Name	Years	Thoughts
	1965
Jody Taylor	1965 to ?	Played in the first game GMU ever had in 1965 and the last game Mason had as the old "original" Mason team. Played 18 straight years until 1983 for Mason and NOVA and then Old Boys for Nova for another 5 years. Played every position as a forward except 2nd row. Team started in 65 by high school football players who didn't enjoy flag football. First coach was H. Mebain Turner, dean of men, who played for UVA. Only teams around then locally to play were Washington and Baltimore. Many of our games were on the road - Old Blue in New York, Norfolk, UVA, Sais (John Hopkins), Manhattan RFC, (NY), Richmond RFC, Whitemarsh, to mention a few. Many of us actually played on Sundays for UVA's 2nd side. We would play on Saturdays for GMU, party, and then drive Sunday morning to UVA for another game. Making class on Monday in Fairfax was a problem! Rugby has always been a big part of my life. Actually still is. Most memorable moments - Lets see - playing and beating Pontypool Welsh side in the Cherry Blossom for the Cup, playing in Ottawa in their home stadium against the Ottawa Beavers and having someone's earlobe (Canadian of course) bitten off in the bottom of a collapsed scrum. No one would admit to it, so the ref lined up both packs and made them open their mouths to see if anyone had any extra meat in between their teeth.
	1971
Davey Williams	1971 to ?	I played for George Mason beginning in the Fall of 1971. Continued association with group that became Northern Virginia RFC.
	1973
Bill Gardner	1973 to '75	I played sporadically with the group that became the charter members of Northern Virginia RFC.
	1977
Chris Kirkwood	1977 to '79	Moved on to western suburbs, since then I have played with the old Aztecs in San Diego, cypress unicorns, Norfolk City blues and now USUHS. I must say I have truly enjoyed my 23 years playing rugby and still play. In the old days, it was tough; we were a mix of students and older players and played in the club division. It was a great place to get that rugby initiation. Good luck to the current team, hope you all enjoy the game as much I as I have! I currently live in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Carl Turner	1977 to '81	2nd Row, 8, Prop (everything in the pack but hooker) One of the original 4209 University Crew with JP Mendez, Juice Walker and Stu...the original 24 hour nonstop animal house Still have my original moth hole eaten jerseys Most memorable experiences - halftime exhibition game at RFK, me on a 30 yard breakaway being tackled by Tony Brown on the one after stopping to listen to all the 30,000 cheering in RFK (or maybe Tony was faster...) seeing a piece of broom grass shoved completely through some poor ruggers hand at a Hammond LA Mardi Gras Tournament...20 naked ruggers led by Grandpa H. on top of a George Mason bus in the Mardi Gras parade (try that today and ye will be arrested, expelled & shot)...midnight naked calisthenics in front of 4209 during an elephant walk (Fairfax City's finest objected mightily)...me breaking my arm in half in March at Mason (with 4" snow no less)...little Brit ruggers ganging up on Stumpy.
	1980
Paul Donovan	1980 to '84	2nd Row/#8, and hey why not be a back sometimes....  Memorable Player/Games/Parties: Mt. Vernon H.S./Ft.Hunt H.S. Alum with fellow Mason players, Anderson Brothers, Quinn Brothers, Jack Hagan, Gaetjen Brothers, Jake!, John Dunaway,"Duck", Chris Mitchell, Tim cheese-Berger, and the list goes on...and all of the Wash Club defects, that played for Mason, Sully, Paul, Pete G. and the list goes on...and others from No.VA area, Ted, Bubba Rae, Bobby Lillis, Jim Steigerwald, Tony, Barry Broadway and the list goes on (and if I missed you you'll understand, right!). These were some of my best college friends and we had kick-ass teams and repeatedly beat the crap out of folks like Madison, Tech, MD, VA, etc., etc.  '88 Played for Huntington Beach Unicorns with J.P. Mendez (former famous Mason Rugger) and the Zoggster '91-'93 Played for Denver Barbarians 15's/7's (made 7's nationals in early 90's) and got to get back to VA for playoffs. B.S. Economics 84', MBA studies Married 13 years (yes, its possible), 1 girl/1 boy in Denver area since y'89 Miss you all -- and my best to all fellow past and present GMU ruggers. Any GMU rugger, look me up for any reason if you come to town... Paul B. Donovan 7158 S. Mount Holy Cross Littleton, CO 80127 303-358-8786 303-932-0096 (fax) pbdmail@mindspring.com
	1981
Max Waggoner	1981 to '83	Our big accomplishment was to play in the Last Potomac Rugby Union Championship in 1983 (I guess they brought it back). We lost to Navy 16-6 or something like that, and it was the dirtiest game I ever played in, on both sides. Good thing too, I'm sure some of those Navy guys went on to bomb the hell out of Saddam Hussein.
	1983
Pete Granholm	1983 to '87	GMU rugby highlights/memories were too numerous to do justice here. I was a Flanker, and President for a couple years and Captain, and was responsible for getting GMU into the PRU College Division. Previously, GMU was in the PRU Men's Club Division. From the early to late 80's GMU had some great rugby talent that moved on to play for some top Men's clubs, such as Washington and NOVA. We took great pride in GMU rugby, and did not lose many games, nor did we accept losing. When I later played for Washington from 87 to 92 we had about 10 former GMU alumni's playing, and won the ERU and made it to the National Championships 3 times. Not many people know that Mr. Robinson (same man named for Robinson High School and Robinson Hall) attended the first GMU rugby match played in 1965 and threw in the game ball to dedicate the rugby pitch. In fact, we found a picture of that commemorative moment in the school photo department at GMU, and we used it for recruiting/advertisements. GMU rugby has a long tradition of excellence and partying hard. I hope the young guys carry the torch.
	1984
Chris Downey	1984 to '88	played 1984 to 1988. I was the the club treasurer. Played my first game due to UK and Granholm offering free beer! Lots of good memories. I have recently located to West Des Moines Iowa.
	1985
Barry Tidd	1985 to '87	I was captain of GMU from 1985-87. I played for Washington till 1990, then moved to Charlotte and play for Charlotte Rugby. Was captain 1992-3. Always interested in GMU rugger. I know Coach Chappy pretty well. We also are interested in any GMU ruggers who may want to come to Charlotte to live/play.
Darden Couch	1985 to '90	After Mason I also played for the PRU, ERU, and was a Two time Collegiate All-American in 1989 and 1990. After graduation I move to Atlanta, Ga. to play for Atlanta Old White, continued with various ERU teams, played in Durban and Cape Town South Africa for a long season, also toured and played in England and Scotland. With the exception of an occasional "Old Boys" match, I have retired to the golf course.It is great to see many all too familiar names on your site. The stories I could tell about some of these guys! My web address is couch@cdpartners.com
	1987
Patrick Clark	1987 to '89	Chap was on the team at the same time. The coach was Jim (can't remember his last name) then Tony Brown. I played wing. I went to my first 7s tournament at Virginia Beach with George Mason. I have a fond memory of playing Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. They brought a keg to the field and tapped it as soon as the A-side game was finished, most refreshing. After college I played for Western Suburbs in Fairfax. A few years ago I enrolled at William and Mary to get another degree and played one year there. I'm semi-retired and still play once in a while for Western Suburbs and Western Suburbs Old Boys.
Jason Figley	1987 to '92	I was Captain in '92. Best memories: whipping Navy at their pitch is 91, England/Wales Tour 91, electing Tony Brown coach in 88, the Argentine connection (Marco Vietti and Robert Olson, 92), winning Penn State's Tourny in 91, getting banned from the Fairfax Fire house in 87 because of the Mason rugby post tournament party and the panty raid at Catholic University I currently play for the Northern Virginia Rugby Club. I married Linda and we have one little boy with 1 more on the way.
	1988
Nick Bell	1988 to '92	I currently play for the Eagles (7s team) and am heading to play in the Dubai International Sevens tournament (United Arab Emirates) at the end of this month and owe a lot of me recent rugby success to GMU and Tony Brown. As a Mason player I had some great trips and played in some great games. My favorite times were driving to West Point as severe under dogs wearing wet jerseys because Jason Jackson forgot to dry them and narrowly losing to Army in front of all the cadets. We were smashing them and they came back at the very end. I also remember the tour to England/Wales with Matt Hassan and many other great guys. We had a blast and even won some games.
Tony Brown	1988 to '95	Coach
Matt Hassan	1988 to '91	Those were the days when Tony Brown was the coach. My most memorable trip was the England/Wales tour of March 1991 if memory serves we did not do too shabbily for a bunch of yanks! Saw some brilliant play from the natives.
	1989
Zach David	1989 to '93	Captained side from Fall 92- 93. Greatest memories were winning St. Patricks Day in 1990 when the tourney was on the mall, beating Army in Cherry Blossom semifinal in 1992 and putting together the first annual Alpha Phi Rugby mixer halloween party. Worst memory was getting spanked by Navy in the final immediately after playing Army in semifinal.
David Lazzo	1989 to '92	I play for NOVA now and am a sub for the Bolivian National Team. Best memories of our England Wales tour is sleeping next to Jason Figley in England; and the worst memory was waking up next to him; the man is notorious for his wet dreams. No no, my worst memory was playing prop in England against a 18 year old kid who turned my back into a turtle shell. All that was heard from within the scrum was a high pitched voice yelling, "BE COOL, BE COOL!!!"
Marco Vietti.	1989 to '91	I currently live in San Martin de Los Andes, Argentina. I played 8 man and second row. I am currently banned from playing rugby in my country. I broke the cardinal rule of rugby, don't punch the referee in his nose. My greatest memory was putting together an alumni team in 1992 and beating the shit out of Harvard Law. One of my greatest inspirations was Ryan Warren, because he showed me that the right diet and work out program could enhance my performance. Another one was Nick Bell, who always had some extra gel for my hair; and David Lazzo, who would show up to Mason when he wasn't a student his first year, with a back pack full of news papers, posing as a student. That dude really wanted to play rugby.
Ryan Warren	1989 to '92	I went on to continue playing with NOVA up until this last season when I thought I might try to retire. I'm getting the itch back so I'll probably be back in the mix in the Spring. We all loved playing for Mason and still talk about some of our good times, especially our trip to England/Wales. I'm not sure those stories should be posted anywhere! Anyway, I know I'll ALWAYS remember my time playing rugby at Mason. People from other schools ask me if I was in a fraternity at Mason and I tell them it was rugby. Several of the other guys I'm still the best of friends with from the Mason team feel the same way.
	1991
Kashka "Cash" Ashford	1991 to '94	Member of the team reaching the East Final four in 1994. Most of my best GMU memories came from playing rugby at Mason. Currently play with NOVA. Best memory was playing Army in the East Final Four and scoring the first try. I consider Mason rugby a defining period of my life.
Sal Montema	1991 to '95	too blurry to remember any stories
Paul Webster	1991 to '92	I played for GMU for only one year, when Tony Brown was coaching. I was playing for Washington RFC, and Tony convinced me to come out and play, and I'm glad I did. My most memorable experience: we were beating a team so badly, that Tony made all the backs play the forward positions, and vice versa. Being a flyhalf, it really gave me an appreciation for the work of the forwards. After graduating, I resumed playing for Washington for two years, at one point playing against Tony. I am currently living in Santa Monica, CA, pursuing acting and stand-up comedy. As for anything that Nick Bell and Barry Tidd claim, it is entirely false and should be stricken from the record.
	1992
Dave Shacochis	1992 to '94	Highlights include traveling to Providence, RI for the Rugby Imports tournament in 1993. Standing at the Tourney Schedule Board with Rich Spillane hearing some other rugger say "Oh no! George Mason's here! They're the club that beat Army!" Being the recipient of the last GMU collegiate rugby assist by the great Weasel Williams.
John Redmond	1992 to '95	I played various Forward positions until I found my place as the HOOKER. I ate and breathe that position. My whole rugby career at Mason was a great experience and playing with Tony Brown, as coach, made it even better. Looking back, those years were the best. I'm starting to play with the Vipers down here in North Carolina, however, nothing can compete with the team that I played with, at Mason. GMU has a great Rugby History and Tradition and I am very glad I was a part of that. redmondjw@yahoo.com
	1994
Andrew "Bull" Martin	1994 to '98	One of my highlights was scoring a try against navy back in 96. Also when we played at the St. Patrick's tourney in D.C.,in 97 with snow and ice on the ground and wind and rain pouring down on us. It was probably the most uncomfortable I have ever been, besides riding in the back of Chris Knights VW. Mason Rugby has great tradition, and I hope you all keep it alive.
Trung Tran	1994 to '98	My most memorable experience was my first A-side game in a playoff match against Brown. It was great because it was my first semester playing rugby and we went to the East Coast Final Four located in Orlando, Florida. I played with a great bunch of guys and got to travel up and down the east coast.