Rockford Ravens Rugby Football Club
Rockford, Illinois, USA Est. 1976
The Old Kishwaukeeans were created as a union of the Gravens and Sycamore Old Boys in September. On a roll of toilet paper in Fritz's Wooden Nickel in Stillman Valley, Illinois, a manifesto spelled out the union. As history has shown, the union proved to be an awesome team
The Wild American Touring Side was created this year and in their first tournament they brought home 1st place hardware from the Steamboat 7's Tournament in Peoria. The TWATS wore gold jersey & hose with royal shorts. Rockford's first 7's team was conceived and captained by Dave Carter.
Former president, captain, friend of the working girl, tour judge Jim Shippling moved to Erie, Pennsylvania in the spring. At the time it was a great loss but Jim still visits often and did tour with Rockford to Scotland in 1998. But that is, alas, another story.
Awards went to...... MVP-Tom Woolley, Eric Morgan-Mike Foster, Nigel-Curt White, Rookie-Matt Zimmer, Improved Back-Mike Przykucki, Improved Forward-Curt White. 3/20 Gravens 3/27 Fox Valley 4/3 Clinton 4/10 UW Madison 6-25, 10-0, 29-0 Fielded a full 3 vs. US 4th best in nation 4/24 Quad City 5-0 5/1 Lake County 5/8 Oconomowoc 5/15 Northwest Indiana 5/22 Southside Irish 9/4 NIU 41-5, 12-0 9/11 Cedar Rapids 5-50 9/18 Lincoln Park 3-33, 13-15 9/25 Lake County 15-12, 45-12 10/2 Shouthside Irish 5-48 Chicago Blaze 0-14 10/9 Peoria 19-22, 19-19 Homecoming 10/16 Springfield 10/23 UIC
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