Glendale Raptors

The Glendale Raptors Men Division I team is a Colorado rugby club. The squad won the 2011 Division I Championships at Infinity Park. In 2012 Glendale lost the final to Belmont Shore.^[1] In 2014 they will compete in the newly formed Pacific Rugby Premiership.

Squad

The 2012 squad contains 3 players who represented the US national team at the 2011 Rugby World Cup - James Paterson, Nese Malifa, and Nic Johnson.

Additionally, Iniki Fa'amusili played for the US U-20 national team that won the 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy held in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Current Playing Squad 2012

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.

Player Position Union Stan Moaalii Hooker United States Josh Sutcliffe Hooker Australia Dain Bassett Prop United States Pat Carroll Prop United States Chad Slaby Prop United States Mike Tafel Prop United States Matt Doubek Lock United States Ryan Chapman Lock United States Pieter Botha Flanker South Africa Colby Knepp Flanker United States Pat Doyle Flanker United States Mike Kenyon Flanker United States Nic Johnson Number 8 United States

Player Position Union Andre Bachelet Scrum-half Australia Ata Malifa Outside-half United States Valenese Malifa Outside-half United States Justin Pauga Centre United States Simon Dogbe Centre England Sam Botkin Centre United States Daryl Furlong Centre Ireland Douglas Graves Centre United States James Paterson Wing United States Bryan Evans Wing United States Tyler Siegel Wing United States Iniki Fa'amusili Wing United States DeWon Reed Fullback United States Spencer Scott Fullback United States

• Bold indicates internationally capped player.

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