Hall of Fame
There have been many people who have helped the development of Rugby here at UMass. Each year we honor some of these major contributors to the game with an Installation into the UMass Rugby Hall of Fame. The list grow every year. Here we take the opportunity to list the new and current members of the UMass Rugby Hall of Fame.
| Name | Year Installed | Year Graduated | Role | After UMass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James J. Tkacik | 1988 | 1973 | prop | Albany Knicks |
| Robert L. Laurence | 1988 | 1977 | faculty adviser & coach | UMass RFC |
| Mark McCabe | 1988 | 1979 | captain & hooker | Charles River RFC |
| Dan Georgianna | 1988 | 1977 | prop | Mystic River |
| Glenn Conway | 1988 | 1974 | factotum | Springfield |
| Brent Goldstein | 1989 | 1982 | flanker & captain | Mystic River |
| Michael DaCampo | 1989 | 1983 | SH and captain | Charles River |
| Bobby Clark | 1989 | 1982 | #8 | Captain, Life College |
| Steve Foohey | 1990 | 1983 | hooker/president | |
| David Packard | 1990 | 1982 | flanker, #8, captain | San Jose, Atlanta Renegades, captain |
| Mitch Galanek | 1990 | 1975 | fly half, secretary | Charles River, captain |
| Scott Baker | 1990 | 1984 | hooker | retired |
| Eric Schafer | 1990 | 1980 | fullback | Atlanta, hooker |
| Jay Dacey | 1991 | 1981 | 2 row | Mystic River, captain |
| Karen Onufry | 1991 | 1977 | wing | Beantown, fly half, captain |
| Ricardo Lopes | 1991 | 1976 | captain, center & wing | Mystic River |
| George Economou | 1991 | 1983 | center | retired |
| Charles Sherwood | 1991 | 1976 | hooker, president | polymer scientist |
| Kevin Lyons | 1992 | 1983 | fly half | Mystic River |
| Jay Appleman | 1992 | 1976 | wing | Mystic River |
| Anthony Cipriani | 1992 | 1974 | flanker | Mystic River , captain |
| Paul Bourdon | 1992 | 1982 | prop | Mystic River |
| Kelly Atteridge | 1992 | — | fullback | retired |
| Jeff Burrill | 1993 | 1989 | center & captain | Chicago Lions |
| Duncan Mackay | 1993 | 1985 | ceneter, captain | Beacon Hill, Hartford |
| Jack Long | 1993 | 1972 | fly half and captain | Burlington RFC |
| John Sullivan | 1993 | 1984 | flanker | Mystic River |
| Burke Harrington | 1993 | 1989 | flanker, | Aspen Gentlemen , Chigao Lions |
| Steve Gootkind | 1994 | 1983 | prop, flanker | Boston RFC, Life College |
| Larry Tebo | 1994 | 1980 | SH & captain | Beacon Hill RFC |
| Gerry Bruen | 1994 | 1970 | Prop | Beacon Hill |
| Dale Toohey | 1994 | 1973 | FH & coach | Long Beach State, All-America Coach |
| David Lally | 1995 | 1993 | captain & no.8 | Mystic River |
| Scott Dunlap | 1995 | 1992 | fly half, president | BU Law |
| Paul MacLelland | 1995 | 1992 | fullback | Belmont Shore |
| Stephan Rutherford | 1995 | 1985 | flanker | Charles River, Mystic |
| Larry Scanlon | 1996 | 1995 | flanker, no. 8 | retired |
| Michael Shairs | 1996 | 1993 | hooker | retired |
| Michael Joyce | 1997 | 1976 | center | Springfield, retired |
| Peter Lohri | 1997 | 1995 | scrumhalf,center | White Plains |
| Sue Roundy | 1997 | 1982 | trainer | Colorado and parts unknown |
| Al Baker | 2010 | |||
| UMRFC 1982-1983 | 2024 | NERFU Champions | ||
| Ibrahim Akar | 2024 | 2022 | #s 9,10,15 NCR All American | |
| Daniel “Guzzy” Guzzino | 2024 | 2012 | #6,7,8 | |
| Scott Newman | 2024 | 2012 | # 8 | |
| Gary “Goose” Gosselin | 2024 | 1987 | ||
| Dave “Dizzy” Dzwilewski | 2024 | 1984 | 2nd Row & 8 | OMBAC RFC, Huntington Beach RFC |
| Chris Sheppard | 2024 | 1979 | 2nd Row | Louisville RFC '78; Worcester RFC '79. Mystic RFC '80-'96. |
| UMRFC 1981-1982 | 2024 | NERFU Champions | ||
| Michael “Moses” Malone | 2025 | 1970 | Spiritual Leader- Second Row- Team Advisor | |
| Jim “Mully” Molignano | 2025 | 1980 | Mystic RFC | |
| Alren “AJ” Gerritson | 2025 | 1998 | Wolfhounds RFC | |
| Robert “Granby” Tomlinson | 2025 | 2002 | Worcester RFC | |
| Sam “Sammy” Grant | 2025 | 2015 | Scrum Half | Wolfhounds RFC |
| Archie Brydon | 2025 | 2020 | Fly Half-Fullback | Unknown |