Chad "Sleeves" Weikel's Last Days

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the departure of Chad "Sleeves" Weikel. Sleeves was an interesting man who, beneath is rugged exterior of tattoos, alcohol, and large trucks, was a bit of an ass. But I think it is very accurate to say that we as a club will miss his laughter, smile, and large truck.

That truck was a reliable piece of equipment and allowed us to move goal post pads, tents, tables, and other game day necessities. Without it, we could have lost goal post pads or worse, a tent. To the truck, I bid thee adieu. To Sleeves, I can only provide advice. Please get tatoos like this

We would definitely miss you more if you do.

So please come out to Jay's Saloon in Arlington this Saturday night around 8 pm to give him a proper send off.

And now some of my favorite Chad Weikel moments caught on camera...

This picture says, "Hell no I'm not rucking."

This picture says, "Yes I'm adorable."

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Happy Valley Match Date Changed to 10/1

Match versus Happy Valley was postponed due to impassable roads. The new match date is 10/1/11 at Happy Valley. Plan on making a trip out of it so change your schedule accordingly.

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2011 Fall Season Has Begun

West Potomac's fall campaign began with a discreet, stealthiness on Saturday at Gravelly. We attempt such things again this coming Saturday on 8/27/2011 from 10 am to 12 pm. Schedule for the fall is posted below:

10-Sep: @ Happy Valley
17-Sep: HOME Pax River
24-Sep: @ Renegades
1-Oct: BYE
8-Oct: HOME Winchester
15-Oct: @ Quantico
22-Oct: @ North Bay
29-Oct: HOME Rappahannock
5-Nov: @ Chambersburg
12-Nov: @Warrenton
19-Nov: BYE

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Washington Pick 7's Tournament

West Potomac entered the "social" division of Washington 7's tourney. After a tough loss to Georgetown Law in the first match, the team responded with a victory of Washington's 2nd side. Some friends joined up for a contest versus Washington's 1st side in the Semifinals but the squad ran out of time in the come back after giving up a few easy tries early.

The 3rd place match featured a rematch versus Georgetown Law to the delight of West Pot. The team wanted to post a shutout and put down 7 tries. Only one of those happened, but winning 49 to 5 to take 3rd was a great finish to the day.

Good work fellas.

Roster:
Brent
Mike
Steve
Sean
Scott
Beard (fandom only)
Bible
Fred
Henry
Anwar
Josh
Trevelle
Chris

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Tweet from Try For Others (TFO) (TryForOthers)

Try For Others (TFO) (TryForOthers):
Who says PROPS can't sidestep? http://fb.me/U5IRkd8z

http://twitter.com/TryForOthers/status/43406131661516800

(Sent via Seesmic http://www.seesmic.com)

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2011 Spring Schedule

West Potomac has a full schedule this Spring. Dates and various points about some dates are below.



March 5 - Spring Thaw - Our 26th annual Spring Thaw tournament. Given Global Warming, expect this weekend to be freezing
March 12 - At Chambersburg
March 19 - Warrenton
March 26 - 4 Leaf's 15s @ NYC - Hostels, gang violence, needles, and the risk of contracting the Clap from the Hudson
April 2 - South Pittsburgh
April 9 - At Rocky Gorge
April 16 - At Virginia RFC
April 23 - Bye Week - Relax, praise Jesus.
April 30 - TBD - Likely to be the PBR cup.
May 7 - Winchester Beer Tournament - Rugby and Beer
May 14 - Old Boy vs. Young Boy Weekend An annual tradition where Old Boys bitch and Young Boys win.

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2011 Officers

West Potomac RFC held elections for 2011 once again proving West Pot is better than Egypt

President: Dave "Bible" Gedeon
Match Secretary: Marc Tucher
Treasurer: Paul "Old Man" Gessner
Recruiting Chair: David "Beard" Rogge
Social Chair: Jason Hewgley
Governor: MIke "the Man" Graul

Thanks to all who voted.

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Six Nations Rugby at Biergarten Haus on H St Saturday!!

West Potomac RFC is hosting a Six Nations viewing Party at the Biergarten Haus on H St starting this Saturday at Noon. Join us for $.50 wings and $5 dollar drafts of select beers, click on the flyer below for more details.

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Robb & Jo at the Atlas Holiday Market

Howdy all, 

I am sure that we have mentioned this to a lot of you  -- and maybe even emailed a few of you already -- but Jo and I (aka Highway to Hill) have booked a booth this Sunday at the Atlas Holiday Market. The market runs from 2:00 - 8:00 and is in the lobby of the Atlas Performing Arts Center on H Street NE. The Atlas is screening White Christmas a couple times during the day (for free, but you need tickets first) so it will be a nice day to roll out to H Street, get some brunch, and check out the movie and vendors. Here are the details:

Atlas Holiday Market

2-8 pm @ The Atlas Performing Arts Center

1333 H Street NE | Washington D.C., DC 20002-4446

http://www.highwaytohill.com/atlas-holiday-market-preview/

This is the first retail endeavor that we have gotten ourselves into -- after a couple years of planning/stalling -- and we are pretty excited and extremely nervous. So, we are calling in all of our markers, favors, blackmail threats, blood oaths, life debts, and latent Manchurian Candidate-style psychological programming: come out and bring a friend and both of you buy lots of stuff that you really don't need and will probably get for free if we don't sell it to other people.

Your pals,
Robb & Jo

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PS. Because it's the fourth day of Christmas and to sweeten the deal (that's some fancy marketing talk), here are four reasons to come out on Sunday:

1. If you don't, the terrorist whine. Seriously, they get all bitchy about how they were hoping that you would come so that they could mock your consumerism and your tepid observance of an infidel religious right. Don't get me wrong, they might win too but they would just be really poor sports about it and complain about how the field conditions were sub-par or that they really prefer a seeded bracket tournament set-up over pool play. But let's be honest, I really doubt that they will win. The terrorists have had trouble recruiting since the NCAA-CIA cracked down on their fund raising practices and they are going to have a big personnel mismatch trying to line up against The Jo, who is having the type of season that makes the pro scouts take notice (she is borderline-unstoppable in the paint). Either way -- win or lose -- I promise you that we will not be inspecting bags but we WILL be selling bags. Also, none of the pat-downs will be random: I know EXACTLY who I want to grope.

2. Help Set Us Up For a Sophomore Slump. The only way that we can disappoint fans and critics with our second booth is if we do outrageously well our first time out. We have been wood-shedding design ideas, played a stealth show or two to generate some buzz, and just want to wreck it with our debut. That is the only way that we can sell out on our second booth or get seduced up in the whole craft festival groupie and organic yarn scene, only to show up 15 years later on the QVC version of Hollywood Squares. Ever since I was a little boy, I have wanted to be the Harper Lee of handmade retail: run one booth that was timeless and enduring and then never design again. That, and hang out with Truman Capote.

3. HHHH(2H): Holidays + H St. + Handmade + Highway (to Hill) = Random Coincidence? I think that it's safe to say by now that there are no coincidences when dealing with an organization as cloaked in secrecy and deceit as the 4H, only patterns. As everyone knows, the 4H Club is an elite faction of the Masons, organized as an American counterpoint to the Illuminati-controlled monarchies of Europe and the Vatican. We also know that the Masons built this city, and they built this city on Rock & Roll. Now, this Sunday is also the annual Rock and Shop Garage Sale at the Black Cat and if one were to follow the trail of clues criss-crossing the city he would discover a plot so sinister that it would shake the foundations of our society: the Pope and loyalists to the English Crown have co-opted 4H and Masonic symbolism in an attempt to convince the unwitting masses that the real Rock can be found in Northwest. Can non-Harvard designologist Robert Stout and his beautiful assistant uncover the truth in time to convince enough people that the true rock is in NEDC? Maybe so, maybe not, but I should be able to convince people that I am a better writer than Dan Brown...

4. We Will Actually Be Selling Some Cool Stuff. Jo and I are really proud of the handmade merch that we have lined-up for Sunday. We culled down a long list of ideas and decided to focus our efforts on some designs and products that will make good gifts for friends, family, or just yourself. We also brought in Illustrator/Designer/Maker extraordinaire Susan Meyer who gave us some hip illustrations to use and is knitting up some awesome craftnuss that will be for sale. I don't want to tip our hand too much, but you can check out some design teases here and our product lists includes: handmade soy wax candles with etched glass votives, letterpressed desk calendars, a variety of screenprinted tote and messenger bags, custom tea towels, and A Christmas Story-inspired gift/thank you cards.

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Market Research for a Rugger

Posted for a former George Washington University Rugby player:

Hello all,

I'm in the home stretch of a graduate school program and am working on my culminating project: a hypothetical business plan for a U.S.-based and focused rugby website. One component of the plan is a market research section, and this is where I am requesting your assistance.

Please take a minute or two to fill out this quick survey (9 multiple choice questions and should literally take only a minute or two); this really would be a big help.Click here to jump to the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LYXXMBD

Thank you very much and I hope everyone is well!

Jeff Morgan
GWU '03

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