Kevin Griffin

Kevin Griffin

Experience: 4 years

What’s your favorite thing about rugby? Running people over/ Watching our pack dominate an opposing sides pack from the backline

What’s your favorite memory with LPRFC? Social events- any post-match drink up, soldier field match and bar crawls.

Jake Garwood

Jake Garwood

Experience: 2 years

What’s your favorite moment with LPRFC? Winning USA Beach Rugby in Chicago

Why do you think The Blind Side, a truly awful film, was nominated for an Oscar in 2010 ahead of Invictus, which was arguably the best rugby film ever made? The Blind Side was nominated ahead of Invictus because the SEC is overrated

Corey Jahner

Corey Jahner

Experience: 10 years

What is something you love about living in Chicago? LPRFC

Where have you lived before moving to Chicago? St Louis; Singapore; North Carolina

What’s a goal of yours for the upcoming rugby season? Avoid sustaining a career-ending injury or eating my way into the front row

Is there something you wish you could tell yourself before starting rugby? You should occasionally wander into a weight room to avoid having your shoulder explode every other season

Jack Walsh

Jack Walsh

Experience: 1 year

What’s your favorite bar in Chicago? Galway Arms

Cubs or White Sox? Cleveland Indians

Fran McCann

Fran McCann

Experience: 2 years

What other clubs have you played for? Buffalo, NY. Go Bills!

What are your favorite things about Chicago? Different neighborhoods, variety of restaurants, and never running out of things to do.