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TEAM PHOTOS

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Tyler Pearl boots it away.

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Where do you think YOU'RE going?

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Matt Foley gets a classic high-low.

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Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage.

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Andy Bourque goes for the kick

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Cameron Gonzalez tries to shake a tackler free.

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The B's scramble for a loose ball.

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Ouch... that's gotta hurt.

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This image sums up the result

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B-Team comes up short

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A classic Fall day

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Bobby Poland kicks

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St. Michael's: Armed in Victory!

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Foley at the bottom of a pile

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Taking one for the team

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Killer B's eluding the pack.

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Running at pace

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Battle in the ruck

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Purple Swarm

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SMC Breaking Through

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Opening Kick

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Bentley Throw-in

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Bentley Scrum

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Number 21

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Up For Grabs

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Pileup

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A well-deserved break

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In the heat of battle

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Foul

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Throw in

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The ladder

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The calm before the storm

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Beautiful Day

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2011 Men's Team Roster

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Head Coach: Mike Ashoosh

Assistant Coaches: Mark Coleman, Chad Smith, Evan Sivo

President: Andrew Bouque

Vice-President: Richie Fennelly

Backs Captain: Steve Thompson

Forwards Captain: Matt Foley

Social Chair: Keith Montford

Zack Benuck
Zack Benuck Center
Year: Jr. Ht: 5’10" Wt: 180 Home: Durham, NH

Zack is a Business major at St. Michael's and has played rugby with the team for two years.

Andrew Bourque
Andrew Bouque (President) Fly-Half
Year: Sr. Ht: 5’9" Wt: 180 Home: North Attleboro, MA

Andrew started playing rugby his freshman year. He has played both fly half and fullback. He will graduate having studied Business and Political Science.

Mike Brown
Mike Brown Prop
Year: Sr. Ht: 6’3" Wt: 250 Home: Salem, NH

Political Science and Classics Minor. Fourth year playing for Saint Michael’s College. Enjoys long walks on the beach, candlelight dinners, and watching the stars out at ol’ Peters Farm.

Joe Cassady
Joe Cassady Prop
Year: So. Ht: 5’10" Wt: 225 Home: Graveton, NH

This is Joe's first year playing rugby. Played basketball and soccer in high school. Undecided on major.

Kevin Cote
Kevin Cote Flanker
Year: So. Ht: 5’11" Wt: 184 Home: Richmond, MA

Kevin is a Psychology major and has been a member of the rugby team for 2 years.

Filip Deptula
Filip Deptula Center
Year: Fr. Ht: 6'0" Wt: 200 Home: Haskell, NJ

Filip has yet to declare his major, and this is his first year of playing with the rugby team at St. Mike's.

Chris Dustin
Chris Dustin Flanker
Year: Sr. Ht: 6'1" Wt: 180 Home: Canterbury, NH

Chris is a Biochemistry major and this is his first year with the rugby team at St. Michael's.

Richard Fennelly
Richie Fennelly (Vice President) Scrum-Half
Year: Sr. Ht: 5'7" Wt: 150 Home: Millbury, MA

Richie is a Computer Science major and has been a part of the rugby program at St. Michael's for his entire 4 years.

Matt Foley
Matt Foley (Forwards-Captain) 8-Man/Lock
Year: Sr. Ht: 6'2" Wt: 205 Home: Montclair, NJ

Matt is an Accounting major with a double minor in Finance and Economics. This is his fourth year with the Saint Michael’s College Rugby Club.


Cameron Gonzales
Cameron Gonzalez 8-Man/Lock
Year: Fr. Ht: 5'11" Wt: 175 Home: Groton, CT

Cameron is a Psychology major and is looking forward to his first year with the rugby team at St. Michael's.


Kevin Hanlon
Kevin Hanlon Flanker
Year: Fr. Ht: 6'2" Wt: 170 Home: Melrose, MA

Kevin is an Exploratory major at St. Michael's and this is his first year playing for the team.

Ryan Harron
Ryan Harron Scrum-Half
Year: Jr. Ht: 6'0" Wt: 200 Home: Woburn, MA

Ryan studies History at St. Michael's and has been a player on the rugby team for all of his 3 years attending the college.

James Horner
James Horner Lock
Year: Jr. Ht: 6'4" Wt: 210 Home: Wilton, CT

James is an Environmental Studies major and has played rugby at St. Mike's for 2 years.

Daykwon Hughes
Daykwon Hughes Lock
Year: Fr. Ht: 6'3" Wt: 205 Home: Brooklyn, NY

Daykwon is a Business major and this is his first year playing rugby on the team.

Jim Hughes
Jim Hughes Lock
Year: Sr. Ht: 6'2" Wt: 230 Home: St. Albans VT

Jim studies Digital Arts, Media Studies and Journalism at St. Michael's and has played for his entire 4 years at the school.

Chris Jacob
Chris Jacob Lock
Year: Jr. Ht: 6'0" Wt: 200 Home: Westfield, NJ

Chris is a Digital Arts, Media Studies and Journalism major and has been a member of the rugby team for 3 years.

Andrew Kenney
Andrew Kenney Wing
Year: Fr. Ht: 6'0" Wt: 200 Home: Plymouth, MA

Andrew is an Undeclared Freshman and this is his first year on the team at St. Michael's.

Nick Kyratzis
Nick Kyratzis Flanker
Year: So. Ht: 5'10" Wt: 200 Home: Albany, NY

Nick is a Biology major and has been a member of the rugby program for 2 years now.

Kevin McLaughlin
Kevin McLaughlin Prop
Year: Sr. Ht: 6'0" Wt: 187 Home: Milton, MA

Kevin is a Journalism & Political Science major and has played rugby at St. Michael's for 3 years.

Brian Meloche
Brian Meloche Fly-Half/Scrum-Half
Year: Sr. Ht: 6'0" Wt: 200 Home: Charlton, MA

Brian is an English major and has played for St, Michael's rugby his entire 4 years at the school.

Keith Montford
Keith Montford (Social Chair) Prop
Year: Sr. Ht: 6'0" Wt: 230 Home: Falmouth, MA

Born in Ireland, Mr. Montford moved to the sunny beaches of Cape Cod at the ripe young age of two and one half. Montford went on to play and serve as a fearless captain at Falmouth High School, and is now in his final year propping for Saint Michael’s College where he studies Accounting. His favorite flavor of ice cream is Peppermint Stick.

Pat O'Connell
Pat O'Connell Hooker
Year: So. Ht: 6'0" Wt: 200 Home: Needham, MA

Pat O'Connell has played rugby for St. Michael's for 2 years now.

Tyler Pearl
Tyler Pearl Winger/Fullback
Year: Sr. Ht: 5'10" Wt: 155 Home: Medway, MA

Political Science Major and Business Minor. Nickname: Lamp.


Davis Peck
Davis Peck Prop/Flanker
Year: So. Ht: 5'11" Wt: 200 Home: Sharon, MA

Davis is a Biology major and this is his second year with the rugby team.

Zachary Perreault
Zachary Perreault Outside Center
Year: So. Ht: 6'1" Wt: 195 Home: Berlin, NH

Zachary is a Biology major and this is his first year of playing rugby for St. Michael's.

Bobby Poland
Robert "Bobby" Poland Winger
Year: Jr. Ht: 5’10" Wt: 155 Home: Cranford, NJ

Bobby is a Biochemistry Major and is in his third year playing rugby.


Nate Quealy
Nate Quealy 8-Man/Lock
Year: Fr. Ht: 5'6" Wt: 135 Home: Manchester, NH

Nate has yet to declare a major, and this is his first year on the St. Michael's rugby team.


Jose Ramos
Jose Ramos Hooker
Year: Sr. Ht: 5'7" Wt: 205 Home: Dedham, MA

A couple of years ago, I was living near Cambridge MA and was working as a Janitor for a technical school called MIT. Then one night, a Math professor wrote a problem on the board and I solved it. I got in a bit of legal trouble and then the math professor found out I did the problem and advised me to see a therapist due to the legal trouble. I am a very gifted math genius and hopefully that can take me far.

Jordan Recine
Jordan Recine Center/Winger
Year: Jr. Ht: 5'11" Wt: 180 Home: Sherborn, MA

Jordan studies Business and this is his second year with the rugby program at St. Michael's.

Mike Ricci
Mike Ricci Flanker/Lock
Year: Fr. Ht: 6'1" Wt: 185 Home: Katonah, NY

Mike is an undeclared Freshman and this is his first year of playing with the rugby team.


Jack Rooney
Jack Rooney Center
Year: So. Ht: 6'2" Wt: 185 Home: Guilford, CT

Jack is a split History/Education major and has been a member of the rugby team at St. Michael's for two years.

Sam Rooney
Sam Rooney Flanker
Year: Sr. Ht: 6’1" Wt: 185 Home: Guilford, CT

Sam Rooney is a Senior and has been playing for 4 years. Business Major.


Matt Scheffler
Matt Scheffler Center
Year: So. Ht: 6'0" Wt: 200 Home: Montvale, NJ

Matt has been a member of the rugby team at St. Michael's for 2 years.

Chris Sheehy
Chris Sheehy Flanker
Year: So. Ht: 5'11" Wt: 185 Home: Brooklyn, NY

This is Chris' second year with the St. Michael's rugby team.

Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart Winger
Year: Sr. Ht: 5'6" Wt: 120 Home: Auburn, NH

Cory is an English major at St. Michael's and this is his second year with the rugby team.

Dennis Sullivan
Dennis Sullivan Lock
Year: Fr. Ht: 6'0" Wt: 175 Home: Grapevine, TX

Dennis is an Undeclared Freshman and is currently enjoying his first year with the rugby team at St. Michael's.

Steve Thompson
Steve Thompson (Backs Captain) Center/Fullback
Year: Sr. Ht: 5'9" Wt: 180 Home: Barre, VT

Steve began playing rugby during the spring of his freshman year at SMC. He is an Accounting and Economics Double-Major.


Mike Welch
Mike Welch Lock/Flanker
Year: Jr. Ht: 6'3" Wt: 195 Home: Marlboro, MA

Mike has been a member of the rugby team at St. Michael's for 3 years.