Fred attended Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill Calif; played left offensive guard for 3 seasons. Entered Stanford as a freshman in Fall of ’67 and he considered frosh football with the “Indians” for one day. His father told him “If you sign up for football you’ll lose your scholarship” (meaning his financial support). In the Spring ’69 he was selected to be the Stanford Rugby team manager which he undertook for two seasons.

With his B.S. and two graduate degress Fred departed Stanford in the Spring of ’74 and started work for Garrett AiResearch in Phoenix on May 29, 1974. In November ’74 Fred’s roommate recommended he consider playing rugby with a new club team that practiced at East High School. The Phoenix Rugby Club was populated by a really good group of local gents many of Jean and Fred were both “newcomers” to Phoenix and became traveling partners for out-of-town matches attending their first tournament in Tucson Fall ’74. Jean was a scrum-half and Fred was a hooker.

Fred was also nuts about flying and throughout his Rugby-playing years he and Jean would occasionally fly a light plane to distant matches; usually San Diego and Santa Barbara. In those early years with both Phoenix and Camelback Rugby clubs there were several players who were avid aviators. Truman Young was an air-tanker pilot based at Luke who tragically lost his life in an air refueling mission. Joe Bulmer was a stellar wing-forward who went on to become #3 with the Air Force Thunderbirds for two seasons. Ken Bright was a Navy fighter jock.

Phoenix Rugby Club (PRC) played every Saturday and was VERY robust, in fact, PRC was so well endowed with players that “A” and “B” sides were considered when multiple matches could be accommodated with scheduled opponents. Truth-be-known, Fred’s level of skill and athleticism were not “A-side” ready. After the 1977 season Jean and Fred started talking about forming an independent club. The idea was shared with key members of the Phoenix Club who gave conditional approval—that the “new club” NOT actively recruit members from PRC. This seemed a natural request but made the “going” a bit rough for the first season—finding sufficient players to field a side. Because both the Phoenix Club and the Tempe Old Devils Club had full compliments of players the “new club” found guys pretty easily. In the summer of 1978 key actions were launched for the “new club”. Jean and Fred recruited new player-candidates to join them on the “Find-a-pitch”, “Find-a-Bar”, and “Pick-a-Name” Committees. Madison Park, The Hackamore Inn, and Camelback Rugby Club emerged.

The 1978 season was a struggle but Jean was able to find friends and former Shadow Mountain High School football players while Fred actively recruited guys from his workplace “Garrett AiResearch”. Some of those Garrett engineers were real “finds” who had emigrated from Britain and Canada as life-long Rugby players having worked on Jet Engines at Rolls Royce, Pratt and Whitney, etc. Among the notables were Jim Gibbons, George Durkin, and Peter Morgan. By the 1979 season the team was pretty well established playing scheduled matches as a member of the Arizona Rugby Union League and participating in tournaments in Tucson, San Diego and Santa Barbara.

At the April 1980 Santa Barbara tournament Fred sustained a pretty serious shoulder injury. Recovery was fast and by Fall of 1980 he was able to resume play. Fred hung up his cleats after the 1981-1982 season at the young age of 32. Jean was best man at Fred’s wedding in 1991.

position: fullback, wing
years played: 1980-81 to 1995-96
Player/coach 1990-96 

In 1979 2 friends of mine, John Mooney and Jim Lueayicks, told me about a great new game they had found, I was hooked. I shared the flanker  and 8 man positions with Crash, Bobby Stewart and Pat Regalia. Bo Swartz asked me to play Hooker with Kevin Faber and Cliff Harrington as props. This pairing paid off with the Arizona 2nd Division Championship in April 1986.

In 1989, work took Kevin and I to Las Vegas, where we played 7’s for Pat Roach. Off to Portland for 2 years played with the Pigs, stiff competition from Seahawks, Beach Dogs and a couple of trips into Canada. In 1991, we returned to Vegas and played 9 more years. We went to 4 Club Championships with Vegas, best finish was 6th. Never played with better mates than the guys from Camelback, Portland and Las Vegas. 

Kevin played mostly Prop for 20 years from 1982-2001. Over that time he played for Camelback RFC, Tempe RFC, Portland RFC, and Las Vegas RFC. He was a Perennial Select side player and captained many times. He even coached for two years and won Arizona Division multiple times with both Tempe and Las Vegas. Kevin and his wife, Londa, have lived in the Las Vegas Area for about 30 years. He is a General Contractor and enjoys family, his grandkids, riding his Harley, and the Raiders!

Years Active

1982 – 1985 CAMELBACK RFC
1984 – 1985 SELECT SIDE
1986 – 1987 TEMPE RFC
1986-1987 SELECT SIDE 1987 JUNIOR GRIZZLIES
1988 – 1989 PORTLAND RFC
1990 – 2001 LAS VEGAS RFC
1990 – 2001 SELECT SIDE 1993 – 1998 CAPTAIN 1998 – 1999 PLAYER / COACH
2003 LAS VEGAS RFC HALL OF FAME
2015 CAMELBACK RFC HALL OF FAME

Dave Troutman introduced me to Rugby at Ft. DIX, NJ fall of 1982.
We won our first match against a team from the Navy, driving rain storm 6 inches of water on the pitch, I covered a kick and tackled the fullback, slid up from his chest to over his head, and on the ball, for my first try.
I was hooked.

Position – Tighthead Prop
Ft Dix 1982- 1983
CAMELBACK 1986- 2002
U of Michigan 1995-1996
Founding Member 7 Old Men 1989

Winning try North over South Select side match 1990 
Past Camelback President 
Past Tournament Director Camelback Annual Golf Tournament Camelback Rugby Hall of Fame

Played in High school and club in Tonga.

Met Don and Kevin at Encanto in fall of 1986. Played with Camelback from then until 1994, played 3 years with Phoenix.

Coached Camelback from 2003-2005.

Enshrined in Camelback Rugby Hall of Fame 2014

DOB ​11/12/1961

Joined Camelback Rugby Club: Spring 1986

Previous clubs: North Central High School inaugural rugby club fall 1978

Positions: Prop, Lock. Mostly loose-head prop. Retired from first IV in 1992. B-side fullback after “retirement” ~1995-1998.Certified referee in ~2005.

Club Officer: 1987 – President, 1988-1999 Vice President, Match Secretary, Treasurer. 2008-2011 Alumni representative. Often served as touch judge, post-match MC and song leader.

Golf Tournament Founding member, 1988. Chairman or co-chairman 1989-2000, 2001-2016 Alumni chair.

Individual Awards: 1990 Camelback Most Valuable Forward, 1992 All-Arizona Select Side. 2000 Named to Camelback All-Millennium team (Mark Speeding survey), 2018 added to Camelback Rugby Club Hall of Fame.

Seven Old Men founding member circa 1990 (over 30 or over 230!). Retired in 1992 after crushing cervical discs. Started sneaking on for B-games and “social” games at fullback around 1995. Managed to play rugby in 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 00’s and 10’s. Played my last game in 2012 at Flagstaff 10’s in game between Camelback Rugby Club and Northern Arizona Landshark Dinosaurs and assisted on try to Jacob Dean! Also refereed three games that day! I am not sure I will ever feel that good again! Underwent 4-disc cervical fusion surgery May 2018 and 2-disc lumbar fusion surgery December 2018.

I still bleed red, white and black and look forward to attending many Camelback Rugby Club matches as a spectator!

1983 Billings Bulls 
1985-6  Butte School of Mines
1987-2004 Camelback 
Gone too soon in 2005. 

Proud father of Cody.
Casey’s skill on the pitch were like a Swiss Army knife, reliable, precise, and sharp.
Member of Seven Old Men Rugby
Member PAWS 2005 Most Honored Side 
Song master 

1976 Wright State Rugby
Wing forward, prop, in 15’s
Center and Hooker in 7’s 
Coached Wright State Woman Rugby1978.
1988-2004 Camelback 
Wing forward
Founding Member 7 Old Men Rugby 

Mark played his first game of football at the age of 4 years and 5 months, he played for Seagulls Tweed Heads which is on the NEW South Wales and Queensland boarder Mark played for Seagulls from 4 years and 5 months until he was around 25 years old  he also played in New Zealand  his position in most games was Full back  and Centre his coach said he could put Mark in most positions,
Mark played Rugby League in Australia,

Mark had been to 8 Different country’s thanks to Rugby League he loved the game  he would get man of the match quiet a few times he would also get into a fight on the field a few times he just loved the game of Rugby and Rugby league Mark met so many wonderful people due to football on the off Season Mark would play cricket he also shined playing cricket.

Joined Camelback 1991, instantly elevated our club, by his talent, fitness and passion. 

Position: Flyhalf
Arizona Select side: 1991-2005
Played with Scottsdale Rugby 2001-2010
Multiple MVP selections
CAMELBACK Rugby Hall of Fame 2014 

I was born in to a rugby family and started playing at age 6 for his local club, Wirral RUFC, a club that I am still associated with and is an honorary Vice President. I earned representative schoolboy honors playing for my county, Cheshire, and also representing the North of England U18 side – playing alongside the likes of Tony Underwood and against future world cup winners Neil Back and Martin Johnson.

During my university years I continued to play for Wirral, and the senior Cheshire team. A job move post university saw a step up in terms of rugby, playing for Bedford RUFC from 1991 to 1994. Bedford are in the second league in English Rugby, and in the early 90’swe were regularly playing against the likes of Harlequins, Leicester Tigers, Saracens etc… I was fortunate enough to play with and against some world class players, probably the most notable was a stint playing alongside Craig Inness, who played multiple times for the All Blacks.

I moved to the US in 1994 and took a break from rugby due to work commitments, but a chance meeting with Mark Speeding led me to Camelback in 1997, and I had the good fortune to be a part of a great team, going on to an unbeaten season in the late 90s. Again work got in the way and I took another extended break before playing in an alumni game in 2009 got the juices flowing, and luckily the younger boys accepted me in to the team. I still pay occassionally for Old Southwest, but for the past team years most of my involvement has been on the coaching side. My wife and I organized and ran a high school team, and then in 2018 I transitioned to helping coach at ASU – a role I still hold.

I consider mysefl very fortunate to have been born in to this wonderful game. IT has had such a postive impact on my life and the friendships I have made are the strongest bonds of any that I hold. While Wirral will always be my home club, Camelback is my home away from home :)

Pat Roach started playing in Sydney in juniors 1964 Balmain, played President cup lower grade,  asked to play in 2nd division with my brother Phil. Played for northern for many years transferred to Wenty  played  and also played in Illawarra league country very tough played a total of pro for around 17 seasons as halfback,10 and at ens of pro CAREER was a lock in RUGBY league, always loved RUGBY union  but ,wanted to change the STYLE so, moved to United States coached 1980 Unlv, ,then senior team BEFORE we moved to Phoenix Arizona then coached Scottsdale blues ,select teams before coaching camelback after a GREAT coach Bo Swartz  retired…