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UPCOMING EVENTS
| Season Kick Off Dinner
Wedneday, January 5th
6:30pm at the Titled Kilt
310 10th Ave
San Diego, CA 92101
$20.00
Home Games
Saturday, January 8th
11am at The Little Q
11am - OMBAC DI Round Robin vs. Belmont Shore and The Old Aztec's
3pm - OMBAC DIII vs. Ventura
Legends Breakfast
Tuesday January, 18th
7:30am at Old Town Mex
2489 San Diego Ave
San Diego, CA 92110
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January Newsletter
News From OMBAC Rugby January 2010
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Greetings!
We hope that everyone enjoyed a healthy and happy holiday with their families. Additionally, we wish you great success in 2011.
The OMBAC rugby team has been training hard over the past month. Practices have been physical and the team continues to grow. Numbers are up and trainings are extremely competitive with many players competing for starting roles. All the players are looking forward to league matches in January.
Inside the January newsletter you will find information about upcoming events, Legends news, news from our youth side and much more. If you have information you would like included in upcoming newsletters please contact Ethan Willis ethanleewillis@gmail.com.
Best regards,
OMBAC Rugby
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 Season Kick Off Dinner
Join OMBAC Rugby on January 5th
OMBAC Rugby cordially invites you to join us for the 2011 Season Kick Off Dinner.
Please join the OMBAC Rugby Family on January 5th at 6:30pm at the Tilted Kilt. Meet the 2011 team, socialize with old friends, and hear from coaches, administrators and team captains. Event details are below and attached in a PDF.
OMBAC Rugby Season Kick Off Dinner
January 5th, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
At the Tilted Kilt, San Diego
310 10th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
Meal pirce is $20.00, alcohol not included
Season Kick Off Dinner PDF
We hope to see you there!
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Where are They Now?
We Catch Up with Mike Saunders
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Each month we will feature information from an OMBAC Legend and find out what they have been up to since their playing days ended at OMBAC. This month we feature Mike Saunders. If you know of anyone we should feature please reach out to us!
What years did you play for OMBAC: 1983-1993 I am enormously proud to say I played for OMBAC
Where do you reside now: Boise, Idaho
What position did you play: #9
What are you currently doing for an occupation: Mortgage business
Do you have a wife/children: Yes both, my wife is Lynne and my daughter is Madeline (15).
Are you currently affiliated with any rugby team: Yes, Snake River Rugby Club. I have coached the side since 1993. I also coached the US Sevens Team, Pacific Coast Grizzlies and assisted with the NA 4. I have also been involved with youth rugby in Idaho.
What is your favorite memory of your time with OMBAC: Certainly the championships were great! The tours were a blast! But the true memories lie with the friendships made, the players and staff from those years are still my dearest friends.
What do you miss most from your playing days with OMBAC: The guys ( I miss jingle/jangles the least!)! We had a special camaraderie that is tough to duplicate.
How did OMBAC Rugby shape who you are today: In many ways. It helped the most with my leadership skills. While Bing certainly put a structure around our play he relied on the senior players to lead, implement and execute the plan.
If you could go back and change anything from your playing days with OMBAC what would it be: I wish we had worked on developing facilities.
Who is going to win next year's Rugby World Cup: The Eagles!
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 Legends Networking Breakfast
January 18th at Old Town Mexican Cafe
Attention Legends:
We are kicking off the 2011 Legends Networking Breakfast on January 18th (3rd Tuesday of every month) at Old Town Mexican Cafe. Breakfast will be served at 7:30 am and our meeting will start at 8:00 am sharp. It will conclude by 9:00 am so that everyone can get out to start their day.
Topics covered in the meeting will include Legends' Vegas trip, OMBAC's new coach and ideas for fundraising for the club. We hope you'll want to attend as it has been a great way to stay connected with the club. Mike and I have goals of making the Legend's an exciting and rewarding experience. We also have goals of finding ways to give back to the club & the sport of rugby.
Feel free to contact us directly at:
Look forward to seeing you there,
Chief
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 Legends at the LVI
Legends Gather to Play in Invitational
From the Desk of Clark Bernales:
Come celebrate and re-live the greatness that was the 1991 OMBAC National Championship XVs season. Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the 1991's teams glorious achievement. It's also the 15th year mark for the '96 team Div1 championship (last before RSL was created) and the 5th year mark for the 2006 teams when we brought home both the RSL and 7s titles. We will enter a team in the Masters Division of the Las Vegas Invitational being run by some dude named Hinkin. Afterwards it will be a night of recognition, reminiscing, and revelry. Anyone who was at the event similar to what we did for the 1985 Sevens Team can attest to how much fun we had.
Participation in the LVI tournament is open to anyone who played for OMBAC on the 1991 team or has donned the OMBAC jersey and meets Old Boy eligibility (35yrs or older, male, & can touch their toes...). This event will be held in conjunction with 2011 USA Sevens Las Vegas IRB Series event Feb 12th & 13th - which is also run by some dude named Hinkin and another bloak named Dan. We are currently on the books for one game on Friday vs. Connecticut Yankees. If we get more numbers we can request a 2nd match.
Those who have indicated they'd be available include:
Sean Allen, Rick Crivellone (injured), Frank Zugovitz (injured), Troy Donoghue (if no conflict w/ current squad),
Ghian Snyman (50-50), Eric Stewart, Mike Tanghe,
Anthony "Cholla" Tarra, Mika McLeod, Tim Lucey, Tim O'Hara,
Mike Murphy, Tai Vakatale, Casey Hadges, Jason McVeigh,
Bryan Watts, Kevin Kujawa, Graham Basher Downes, Matt Heasley,
Dave Long, Glenn Irvine, Jason Raven, Kelly Dolan,
Bill Chief Leversee, Ruben Spilkin, Geno Mazza, Andy Katoa
and Myself.
Contact Clark if you would like more informatioin cgb777@hotmail.com.
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 Youth News
The OMBAC Wallabies Continue to Grow
The OMBAC Wallabies Youth Rugby season kicked off with a pre-season game on December 18th. The youth program has grown again for its fifth straight year and now has more than 80 kids from ages 4 to 14 developing their skills.
The first round of the Southern California competition for the youth side is this Saturday, January 8th at the Little Q. Additionally, you can come watch the kids play at home games on Saturday, January 15th vs the Aztecs, and Saturday, February 5th vs Poway.
We would love to have Senior OMBAC Rugby players, Legends and friends come out and support the kids. The day starts with the Under 8 age group at 9am followed by Under 10 and Under 12. The youth games culminate at 11:30am when the Under 14 age group plays.
A number of OMBAC coaches and players have joined in the fun and volunteered their time with the kids. A special thanks to Geno Mazza, Joe Welch, Chris Clever, Mark Ivers, Guy Johnson and Jason Raven.
Stephen Scotchmer and Jason McVeigh OMBAC Wallabies Youth Rugby |
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Son of OMBAC Legend Excels in High School All American Game
Del Chipman's Son Scores Four Tries
Del Chipman was one of OMBAC's key players when we won our first ever national championship - the 1985 National 7s Club title. This past weekend, Del's son, Matt Chipman, a senior at Jesuit High School in Sacramento, scored four tries for the United States High School All-American team in their 44-29 victory over the Canada U17 team. |
 Player Profile
Tim Lucey is the 2011 OMBAC Rugby Elder Statesman
This month we feature Tim Lucey. Tim is the wisest and oldest member of the OMBAC team in 2011 so we thought it would be prudent to hear from him as the new year begins.
Occupation: Consultant of sorts
Years playing: Many
Honors: Undistinguished
Your idol: The guy who invented the scrum cap and Michael F.H. Dennis who introduced me and my pals to the great sport of Rugby one afternoon during the Nixon Administration.
Favorite book: Complete Works of Rudyard Kipling
Outside hobbies: Photography, Golf, Hunting etc
Who will win the world cup: Some foreign team
Favorite OMBAC Rugby Memory: The friendly reception I received upon my return to the game.
Bacardi and diet or vodka soda: In theory a Cuba Libra, in reality Diet Coke, hold the Bacardi.
Sara's Mexcian or the pizza place: Sara's
Over the Line or Coming Out Party: This is a trick question - both are required events.
Bully's East or Old Town Mex: Low Bar Bully's East
Game day tighty whities or spandex: Spandex - for the slimming effect.
Amber Bock or Michelob Lager: Don't know, never had Amber Bock.
7s in San Diego or Vegas: Vegas - looking forward to the the Las Vegas Invitational masters division matches with OMBAC Legends.
Pre-game music or silence: Music, preferably live pre and post-match.
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