We, the members of the Grunion Rugby Football Club, in order to achieve a quality of enjoyment missing in our ordinary mundane and strife-ridden lives, come together through the medium of Rugby to celebrate and promote that self-evident and God-given right to enjoyment by honoring the tradition on which Rugby stands and through association with characters of diverse make up and circumstance. To this end we commit ourselves to establishing clear principles of order and insuring high drama and light relief...for ourselves, our community, and whereever else we shall be gathered and known as..."The Grunions" . In short, through the medium of Rugby, we are sworn to enjoying ourselves and to being enjoyed.

Formal Statement of the 1980-81 Grunion Executive Committee

This executive committee, consisting of Jim Rodgers, Frank Rizzo, Dave Davidson, and Bob McPhillips, has as its aim the development and leadership of the Grunion Rugby Football Club. The scope of this aim, we understand, will be qualified only by the interest of the club and the surrounding community...and it's own internal capacity for effectiveness.

To this end we strive to provide:

1) an efficient organizational structure

2) a healthy morale

3) and the basis for fielding a competitive playing unit

In the interests of organization we have restructured the executive body, composed traditionally of the Pres., The V.P., The Secretary, and The Treasurer, and developed the "Executive Committee". This committee has addressed the workload of this season at numerous meetings and defined areas of individual responsibility, which are listed below.

J.R. Rogers..........leadership, organization, articulation, committee assessment, publicity, recruitment, historian, information.

Frank Rizzo........leadership, union rep., scheduling, fields & practice, social calendar, uniforms.

Dave Davidson......leadership, communication, phone calling, social calendar, transportation, post game events, minutes, billiting.

Bob McPhillips........leadership, budget/accounting, financial reports, fund raising, dues, check availability.

This restructuring was done in order to distribute the workload more evenly upon the members of the executive body and with regard to their personal interests and individual capabilities. It is experimental and will probably undergo some changes during the season, but we are optimistic about achieving our objectives and providing the members of this club with the basis for enjoying this season.

Grunion Roster 1980-81

Steve Berwick.....Jim Rodgers.....Dave Davidson.....Jay Machen.....Bob Riggs.....Mel Gregory.....Dave Hacker.....Bryan Watkins.....Paul Landucci.....John Knapp.....Gary Kittle.....Jim Mathis.....Larry Follinsbee.....John Ryan.....Bob Freeman.....Bob McPhillips.....Kevin Burke.....Andres Martinez.....Lance Mason.....Mike McMahon.....Frank Rizzo.....Dan Stark.....Bill Stolp.....Jim Wilkins.....Ralph Milliff.....Dave Pintard.....Scott Burns.....Steve Bellefeville.....Eric Bjorklund.....Chris Carroll.....Frank Chaney.....Russ Cod.....Larry Ferguson.....Jim Harasta.....Fred Igaz.....Charles Kaska.....Karl Uhrenholt.....John Giovatti....Mike Sansevere.....Faz Faruhi.....Reed Rafette.....Peter Richards.....Tony Spinella.....Dave Spear.....Dana Driskel.....Mike Sands.....Nick Green.....Tom Manfredi.....Les Draper.....Frank Sykes.....John Burns.