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Sapperrugby 2010 / 11 fixtures announced below...Army v Navy 2011 date confirmed as Sat 7 May 2011....

Sapperrugby Player profiles 2009/10 Season

Individuals selected for the Royal Engineers Rugby Club are drawn from units in the UK and British Army (Germany). Players range from 'Sapper' rank to Commissioned Officer. In this years squad we have numerous 'Sappers'; non commissioned officers and a number of Officers playing regularly. The full squad is detailed below.

Name: Rhydian Slade Jones (Senior Army Player)
Supports: The Osprays Favourite Food: Sunday dinner Favourite Band: Stereophonics Best Movie Viewed: Lord of the Rings / Braveheart Best Rugby Moment (you): Selected for the Army Best Rugby Moment: Wales Grand Slam Most inspired player: Gareth Thomas / Matin Williams If you could change one thing about yourself ? Get a bit faster and heavier
	Position: Half Back Civilian Club: N/A

Name: Mark Eastley
Supports: England! Favourite Food: Bacon Sarnies! Favourite Band: Meat Loaf Best Movie Viewed:Gladiator Best Rugby Moment (you): Selected for Devon U19 v Cornwall! Best Rugby Moment: Hastings missing his kick against England in 91! Most inspired player: Jason Leonard If you could change one thing about yourself?: Loose the beer gut!
	Position: Prop Civilian Club:Andover

Name: Gavin Clegg
Supports: England and Newcastle Falcons Favourite Food: Italian Favourite Band: Kanye West Best Movie Viewed: One Night in the Roxbury Best Rugby Moment (you): Making my debut for the Engineers in the Inter Corps XVs Best Rugby Moment: Jonny Wilkinson drop Goal, world cup 2003 Most inspired player: Sivivatu If you could change one thing about yourself? Nothing I'm pretty perfectet
	Position: Full back / Wing: Civilian Club: Westcombe Park

Name: Gareth Evans (AKA Ianto)
Supports: Wales Favourite Food: Anything! Favourite Band: Country & Western Best Movie Viewed: Twin Towns Best Rugby Moment (you): Facing the Haka! Best Rugby Moment: Wales beating England at Wembley! Most inspired player: Ian Black If you could change one thing about yourself?: Nothing!
	Position:Senior Coach Civilian Club: Pen - Y - Graig

Name: Andy Gill (AKA Gilly)
Supports: Gloucester! Favourite Food: Fry up! Favourite Band: Lionel Richie Best Movie Viewed: Twin Towns Best Rugby Moment (you): Selection for the RE Squad Best Rugby Moment: Beating the Gunners at Chatham Most inspired player: Blackie - I luv him! If you could change one thing about yourself?: Stop using Gel in my hair and not be the smallest person in the squad (by a long way !)
	Position: Scrum Half Civilian Club: Gorden League

Name: Alipate Vakasawaqa (AKA Zac) (Army 7s)
Supports: New Zealand Favourite Food:Chicken Chow Mein with Dalo Favourite Band: Dokidoki Gospel Best Movie Viewed: Rambo 4 Best Rugby Moment (you) Being selected for Fiji U19s for the World Cup in Zimbabwe in 1998 Best Rugby Moment: Fiji beating Wales in the 2007 World Cup (take note Mr Sanger!) Most inspired player Dan Carter If you could change one thing about yourself? To thank the Lord every moment for what he has done in my life
	Position: Scrum Half Civilian Club:

Name: Mick Thomas (AKA Leaky Nipple or Beefy)
Supports: Gloucester Favourite Food: Pasta Favourite Band: Kinks Best Movie Viewed: Glos V Bath Best Rugby Moment (you): Playing for Combined Services against PSW in Berlin! Best Rugby Moment: Chris Fowke refereeing me in Germany when he was drunk! Most inspired player: Ian Jones If you could change one thing about yourself?: -
	Position: Forwards coach Civilian Club:

Name: Tom Price
Supports: Favourite Food: Favourite Band: Best Movie Viewed: Best Rugby Moment (you): Best Rugby Momen: Most inspired player: If you could change one thing about yourself:
	Position: Lock Civilian Club:

Name: Danny Cootes (Senior Army Player)
Supports: Favourite Food: Favourite Band: Best Movie Viewed: Best Rugby Moment (you): Playing for the Corps and the Army at Twickenham Best Rugby Moment: Most inspired player: Andy Sanger If you could change one thing about yourself?:
	Position:Centre Civilian Club: Cambridge

Name: Ken Davey
Supports: Favourite Food: Favourite Band: Best Movie Viewed: Best Rugby Moment (you): Best Rugby Moment: Most inspired player: If you could change one thing about yourself?:
	Position: Fly Half Civilian Club:

Name: Ben Hughes (Senior Army Player) Skipper
Supports: England! Favourite Food: Fish and Chips! Favourite Band: Dance, Pop and Hip Hop Best Movie Viewed: Zulu Best Rugby Moment (you): Army v Navy anytime! Best Rugby Moment: 1st Cap for the Army Most inspired player: Dean Richards If you could change one thing about yourself?: My looks!
	Position: Lock Civilian Club:Reading

Name: Garry Windle (AKA 'Ginge')
Supports: Wales! Favourite Food: Meat! Favourite Band: Phonics Best Movie Viewed: Twin Towns Best Rugby Moment (you): Captaining the Corps against the Gunners Best Rugby Moment: Scott Gibbs try against England Most inspired player: Keith Woods If you could change one thing about yourself ? More body piercings!
	Position: Hooker Civilian Club:

Name: Darrell Ball (Senior Army Player)
Supports: Northampton! Favourite Food: Chips, Peas and gravy! Favourite Band: Sterophonics Best Movie Viewed: A beautiful mind Best Rugby Moment (you): Playing for the Army at Twickenham! Best Rugby Moment: Beating the NZ Army in NZ Most inspired player: Jean Baptiste Le Fonte If you could change one thing about yourself?: - Stop getting injured
	Position: Back Row Civilian Club: London Scottish

Name: Gus Qasevakatini (Senior Army Player)
Supports: Canterbury Crusaders Favourite Food: Fish with coconut milk Favourite Band: Michael W Smith (worship) Best Movie Viewed:The Notebook & August Rush Best Rugby Moment (you): Playing rugby during high school Best Rugby Momen: Fiji beating Wales in the World Cup (of course!) Most inspired player: Dan Carter If you could change one thing about yourself?: Nothing
	Position: Wing / Utility backline Civilian Club:

Name: Matt Roberts

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Position: Flanker

Civilian Club:

Name: Noxy Laqekoro (Army 7s)
Supports: South Africa Favourite Food: Fish and Lolo Favourite Band: Bob Marley Best Movie Viewed: 300 Best Rugby Moment (you) Playing my first game for the Engineers and scoring a try in that game Best Rugby Moment:Fiji beating Wales in the Rugby World Cup Most inspired player: Richie McCaw If you could change one thing about yourself? - ummmmm nah im happy and damn proud of the way i am
	Position: Back Row Civilian Club: -

Name: Stuart Douglas (Combined Services)
Supports: All the rest of the lads that were on 151 TCC Favourite Food: Mums bread and butter pudding Favourite Band: The New Seakers Best Movie Viewed: Bambie Best Rugby Moment (you): Being Selected for the Combined Services this season Best Rugby Moment: Most inspired player: Any one of my great Sapperrrugby team mates If you could change one thing about yourself: Be allowed to call Andy Howard 'Big Andy'
	Position: Utility Back Civilian Club:

Name: Rob Taylor (Army A)(AKA Stretch)
Supports: Northampton! Favourite Food: Steak and Chips! Favourite Band: Any Rock Best Movie Viewed: Rocky Best Rugby Moment (you):-Playing for the Combined Services U21 atTwickeham Best Rugby Moment: Lewsey�s tackle on the Aussies. Most inspired player: Richard Hill If you could change one thing about yourself?: My feet
	Position: 2nd Row Civilian Club:

Name: Nathan Young
Supports: - Wales! Favourite Food:Pasties Favourite Band::Sugababes Best Movie Viewed: Snow White Best Rugby Moment (you) Playing in Australia Best Rugby Moment: Wales winning Most inspired player: Gareth Evans If you could change one thing about yourself?:
	Position: Prop Civilian Club:

Name: Andy Sanger (Army A Head Coach)
Supports: Wales! Favourite Food: Leeks and Port! Favourite Band: Max Boyce Best Movie Viewed: Snow White Best Rugby Moment (you): Playing for the Army at Twickenham Best Rugby Moment: Wales loosing to England �2s@ in 2003! Most inspired player: Gareth Edwards If you could change one thing about yourself?: Stop going bald and grey - thats impossible
	Position7s Coach. Civilian Club: Old Welsh Boys

Name: Richard Garrett (AKA Nipper)
Supports: England! Favourite Food: Home cooking! Favourite Band: The Corps Band Best Movie Viewed:- We were soldiers Best Rugby Moment (you):Being part of 21 ER RFC - 83-86 Best Rugby Moment:- England winning the World Cup Most inspired player: Gareth Edwards If you could change one thing about yourself?: A few more inches
	Position: Director of Rugby (Union) Civilian Club:

Name: Ant Marx (AKA )
Supports: South Africa (another bloody one !) Favourite Food: Beans on toast Favourite Band: Boyzone! Best Movie Viewed: Best Rugby Moment (you): Best Rugby Moment: Most inspired player: If you could change one thing about yourself?:
	Position: Physio Civilian Club: -

Name: John Auld (Army A) (AKA Tugboat John)
Supports: Bath & Doncaster Favourite: Prime Scoth fillet of Beef served on a bed of haggis and whiskey cream sauce! Favourite Band: Girls Aloud Best Movie Viewed: Disneys' Beauty and the Beast: Best Rugby Moment (you): Corps tour to Australia, whoever organised it should get a OBE ! Best Rugby Moment: Pricey scoring the winning try in this years Inter Corps XVs Most inspired player: Fraser D of course ! If you could change one thing about yourself: Stop taking snuff and win the WWE Wrestlemania.....!
	Position: Prop Civilian Club: Reading

Name: Fraser Deeming (AKA - )
Supports: Scotland (sad lad)(1 of 8) Favourite Food: Haggis Favourite Band: Sugababes Best Movie Viewed: Team America Best Rugby Moment (you): Scoring a 80mtr try against Uraguay in Melrose 7s in 2003 Best Rugby Moment: Scotlands Grand Slam in 1990 (can you remember that far!) Most inspired player: Any scotland player If you could change one thing about yourself?: nothing.. (thats not what the boys say)
	Position: Centre Civilian Club: Stewarts Melville FP

Name: Gareth Libbey (Senior Army Player)
Supports: Andy Sanger Favourite Food: My mums curry Favourite Band: Any heavy metal Best Movie Viewed: Happy Gilmore Best Rugby Moment (you): Representing the Army against the African Leopards Best Rugby Moment: Most inspired player: Blackie If you could change one thing about yourself? Keep my boss happy & stop getting yellow carded.
	Position: Back Row and perhaps centre Civilian Club:Reading

Name: Rick Reeves (AKA) (Senior Army Player)
Supports: Ben Hughes Favourite Food: Mucflurries Favourite Band: The Carpenters Best Movie Viewed: Best Rugby Moment (you):Man of the match in the Merit League Final Best Rugby Moment: Most inspired player: Ben Hughes If you could change one thing about yourself?:
	Position: Prop Civilian Club:Cambridge

Name: Luke Rokovarda
Supports: Favourite Food: Favourite Band: Best Movie Viewed: Best Rugby Moment (you): Best Rugby Moment: Most inspired player: If you could change one thing about yourself?:
	Position: Back row Civilian Club:

Name: Vic Reeve (Senior Army Player)
Supports: England Favourite Food: Fish & Chips Favourite Band: -Boyzone Best Movie Viewed: Lassie Best Rugby Moment (you): Scoring against the gunners Best Rugby Moment:Theres too many... Most inspired player: - If you could change one thing about yourself?: Stop Teko getting into trouble and be more like Frankie Green.
	Position: Backs Coach Civilian Club:

Name: Chris Clifford (AKA Big Cliff)
Supports: Wasps and Newbury Favourite Food: Steak and Chips Favourite Band: Wagner Best Movie Viewed: Gladiator Best Rugby Moment (you): Being selected for the Corps Best Rugby Moment: Winning the Fern Cup in December Most inspired player: Ginge Windle If you could change one thing about yourself?: Get more chest hair
	Position: Prop Civilian Club: -

Name: Sam Emery (AKA - The Crow)
Supports: England Favourite Food: Favourite Band: Girls Aloud! Best Movie Viewed: Sleeping Beauty Best Rugby Moment (you): Best Rugby Moment: Most inspired player: Blackie If you could change one thing about yourself?: Have Blond Hair and Blue Eyes (It can be arranged!)
	Position: Senior Physio Civilian Club:

Name: Stu Butters (Army A)
Supports: - Favourite Food - Favourite Band:- Best Movie Viewed:- Best Rugby Moment: - Best Rugby Moment: Most inspired player: - If you could change one thing about yourself?:-
	Position: utility back Civilian Club:

Name: Ben Seru (Senior Army Player)
Supports: Fiji Favourite Food: Range Stew! Favourite Band: - UB 40 Best Movie Viewed: Home alone Best Rugby Moment (you): - Best Rugby Moment: - Any Final Most inspired player: - Serevi / Frank Bunce If you could change one thing about yourself?: Start enjoying ice baths!
	Position: Wing / Full Back Civilian Club: Oldham RL

Name: Maku Koroiyadi (Senior Army Player)
Supports: Guess who? Favourite Food: Cornedbeef Hash (Compo!) Favourite Band: Best Movie Viewed: Best Rugby Moment (you):Being selected for Fiji U19s for the World Cup in Zimbabwe in 1998 Best Rugby Moment:Fiji beating Wales in the 2007 World Cup (take note Mr Sanger!) Most inspired player: Zinzanne Brooke If you could change one thing about yourself? Loose Weight
	Position; Back Row Civilian Club:

Name: Inoke Hoyt (AKA Noxy)
Support: Canterbury Favourite Food: Fish Dish Favourite Band: Best Movie Viewed: Casino Royale Best Rugby Moment (you): Winning the 2005 Army Cup with the RGBW Best Rugby Moment: Most inspired player:Stirling Mortlock If you could change one thing about yourself:
	Position: Utility Backline Civilian Club: -

Name: Joeli Uluikedekede (AKA - )
Supports: New Zealand Favourite Food: Lovo Food Favourite Band: Bob Marley Best Movie Viewed: Gladiator Best Rugby Moment (you): Winning U21 comp for 3 years with Suva RFC Best Rugby Moment: - Most inspired player: Tana Umaga If you could change one thing about yourself?: -
	Position: Lock Civilian Club: Reading

Name: Ledua 'Joe' Jope (Senior Army Player)
Supports: Fiji Favourite Food: Fish and Lolo Favourite Band: Best Movie Viewed: Police Academy Best Rugby Moment (you):Being chosen to represent Fiji 7s in the Hong Kong 7s 2003 Best Rugby Moment: Winning the Army Cup with 1 RGBW against the Royal Scots and being voted player of the year by the Army senior squad 2007 Most inspired player: Waisale Serevi If you could change one thing about yourself? Try to live a life that is enjoyable for me and my family
	Position: No 8 Civilian Club: L Scottish

Name; Rich Warmington
Supports- Northampton Favourite Food: Chineese Favourite Band: Killers Best Movie Viewed: Gladiator Best Rugby Moment (you): Playing for west Midlands Colts Best Rugby Moment: World Cup Final 2003 Most inspired player: Martin Johnson If you could change one thing about yourself?: I would like to'get bigger'
	Position: Back Row / Lock Civilian Club Shelford

Name: Geoff Rowland

Supports: Australia
Favourite Food: Braised Kangaroo steaks with widdgitty grub sauce
Favourite Band: Rolf Harris
Best Movie Viewed: Anchorman
Best Rugby Moment (you): Captaining RAE Corps Team
Best Rugby Moment: John Eales kicking the winning penalty from the sideline to win the 2000 Bledisloe Cup
Most inspired player: John Eales
If you could change one thing about yourself?: Grow my hair really long so i can try playing in the backs

Position: Prop
Civilian Club: -

Name: Cameron McLaren (Army U23)(AKA )
Supports: Northampton Saints Favourite Food: Pizza Favourite Band: Anything Best Movie Viewed: Rocky I - V Best Rugby Moment (you): winning the East Midland colts cup with my civilian side Best Rugby Moment: Northampton winning the Hienekin Cup Most inspired player: Tom Smith If you could change one thing about yourself? Think before I talk
	Position: Prop Civilian Club: Kettering

Name: Sam Sema (Army U23)(AKA - )
Supports: Favourite Food: Favourite Band: Best Movie Viewed: - Best Rugby Moment (you): Best Rugby Moment: Most inspired player: - If you could change one thing about yourself?:
	Position: Utility back Civilian Club: -

Name: Ves Vessells (Senior Army Player)
Supports: South Africa Favourite Food: Favourite Band: Best Movie Viewed: Best Rugby Moment (you): Best Rugby Moment: Most inspired player: If you could change one thing about yourself?:
	Position: Centre Civilian Club:

Name: Raz Erasmus
Supports: Wales Favourite Food: Lamb Favourite Band: Sugababes Best Movie Viewed: Best Rugby Moment (you): Best Rugby Moment: Most inspired player: Garry Windle If you could change one thing about yourself?:
	Position: Hooker Civilian Club:

Name: Peceli Navacamuto (Senior Army Player)
Supports: Figi Favourite Food: Lovo Food Favourite Band: - Best Movie Viewed: - Best Rugby Moment (you): Playing Combined Services Rugby League Best Rugby Moment: - Most inspired player: Webby If you could change one thing about yourself?: Turn up for the correct training!
	Position: Centre :Civilian Club: L Scottish

Name: Alipate Nayacatabu
Supports: The All Blacks / Canterbury Crusaders Favourite Food: Favourite Band: Ne-Yo Best Movie Viewed: Armaegeddon Best Rugby Moment (you): My debut for the Corps Best Rugby Moment: Serevis' winning try in the Brisbane 7s' final against the hosts Most inspired player:Viliame 'stretcher' Satala If you could change one thing about yourself : Get faster
	Position:Centre Civilian Club: -

Name: Mosese Matau (AKA Mojee)
Supports: The Scarlets Favourite Food: Fish with coconut milk Favourite Band: Dokidoki Best Movie Viewed: Man on fire Best Rugby Moment (you): Winning the Middlesex 9s Best Rugby Moment: Fiji almost beating Wales ! Most inspired player: Rupeni Cacau If you could change one thing about yourself?: Get fitter !
	Position: Centre Civilian Club: Reading

Name: Ralph Cook (AKA 'Cookie' - Prefers Ralph!)
Supports: Leicester Tigers Favourite Food: Anything Favourite Band: Motown Best Movie Viewed: Bad Girls 3 Best Rugby Moment (you): Playing for Leicester Tigers Accademy Best Rugby Moment: England beating Wales anytime! Most inspired player: Martin Johnson If you could change one thing about yourself?: Loose my nickname!
	Position: 2nd Row Civilian Club: - Westcombe Park

Name: Sixes Railoa (Army U23)
Supports: New Zealand Favourite Food: Fijian BBQ Favourite Band: Smokie Best Movie Viewed: Best Rugby Moment (you): Best Rugby Moment: Wilko's winning drop goal in the 2003 world cup final Most inspired player: Stephen Larkham If you could change one thing about yourself?
	Position: Wing Civilian Club:

Name: Jonathan Fowke
Supports: England and Bath Favourite Food: Curry Favourite Band: Cold Play Best Movie Viewed: Black Hawk Down Best Rugby Moment (you): Best Rugby Moment: England winning the rugby World Cup Most inspired player: Tom Brady If you could change one thing about yourself?: Get taller
	Position: Video and Web manager Civilian Club: Reading Video Analist

Name: Chris Fowke (AKA 'small chris')
Supports: Gloucester and England! Favourite Food: Steak and Pepper sauce! Favourite Band: Genesis / Sting Best Movie Viewed: Zulu Best Rugby Moment (you): Watching my daughter Kim become the first female to referee at Twickenham ever!! Worst Rugby Moment: Gloucester loosing at any time... Most inspired player: Mike Teague If you could change one thing about yourself?: Stop drinking red wine!!
	Position: Club Manager Civilian Club: RFU & London Referee

Name: Matt Curgenven
Supports:Bristol Favourite Food: Aromatic Duck Favourite Band: Kings of Leon Best Movie Viewed: 300 Best Rugby Moment (you): Me scoring a try at Twickenham Best Rugby Moment: England winning the 2003 World Cup Most inspired player: Mike Tindell If you could change one thing about yourself : Get Fitter
	Position: Centre Civilian Club: -

Name: Vee Veikune (Army U23)
Supports: The All Blacks Favourite Food: Puaka Tavu Favourite Band: Best Movie Viewed: -Gladiator Best Rugby Moment (you): Part of Fiji U18 in 2004. Best Rugby Moment: Fiji beating Wales Most inspired player: George Smith/Carlos Spencer If you could change one thing about yourself?:
	Position: Back Row Civilian Club:

Name: Dee Draunidalo (AKA Dee)
Supports: Fiji Favourite Food - Lovo Food: Favourite Band: Country Legend, Kenny the Man! Best Movie Viewed: Man on Fire: - Best Rugby Moment (you) Winning the Sunshine Sevens 2001 beating london Irish in the Final Best Rugby Momen: Fiji breaking the hearts of welshmen! ost inspired player: Justin Marshall If you could change one thing about yourself?:
	Position: Utility back Civilian Club:

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