San Diego Old Aztecs RFC

**PLEASE READ** It's 2021 and we're itching for the pitch. Whether it's the strenuous workout, sense of community, or outlet for emotional tension, it seems as though we need rugby more than ever. We'd like to thank the Old Aztecs community for supporting us during these difficult times. In return, the Old Aztecs are looking for way to return the favor back to our rugby family. Please like this post if you are interested in receiving the latest news and see what the Old ...Aztecs are doing to give back to our rugby community. With Rucks and Love, The Old Aztecs

Wheels. Absolute wheels. Name: Devante J Munoz Nickname: DJ Age: 24... Grew up in: Sacramento, CA Position: Wing Years playing rugby: 5 Past clubs: Rota Rugby Club, ARC Rugby Earliest rugby memory: Watching people play in high school wanting to play but was a little bitch Funniest Rugby Memory: First game I ever played I scored a try in the wrong try zone. Favorite player: Carlin Isles Team joker: Malaetasi Favorite song: Jungle- by A boogie with a hood Favorite TV show: The Office Favorite drink: Guinness Rugby ambitions: All navy rugby team, score as many times as I can. See more

These double-ply masks are now for sale! $10 each. Please Venmo the @OldAztecsRFC to arrange a sale!

Last game of the season due to Covid.

Hi All, The Old Aztecs have been receiving a lot of questions regarding our restart plans, and what is going to happen with the season. Please read and hopefully this helps with some of those questions!

Happy Birthday to an Old Aztec Legend and a damn good forwards coach, Iain Rafferty! Now let's go skull a pint!

He has had a storied career on the US club scene and advocates strongly for all things Maggot. In between training for triathlons, Ron seeks to revive those Maggotfest experiences of which he is most fond, doing the dirty work in the dark trenches at 2 for the Old Aztecs whenever called upon. Name: Ronald Brammer Nickname: None with the Aztecs (editor's note - "incorrect, 'Ron Jeremy' was introduced by Jarrod and stuck pretty well. Sorry you didn't realize!"), Ron Jon with t...he Maggots Age: 38 Grew up in: New Jersey Position: 2 these days, 9 when I was young Years playing rugby: 20 Past clubs: Stony Brook University RFC, Tainted Grundles RFC, Missoula All-Maggots RFC, Port Macquarie Pirates UFC (NSW), Montana Sickness (7s), Montana Select/Touring Side.... Earliest rugby memory: Throwing my first pass strait out of bounds Funniest Rugby Memory: Only told in person. Favorite song: I retired from singing due to people posting them on social media Favorite drink: Maggot Proverb "There are only two kinds of beer: free and cheap" Rugby ambitions: Never fully retire See more

We'll finish up our new player intros with 2 more forwards, starting with Gordon Cole. Like a brunette Mike Fussell, his training appearance, headband in perfect position, resembles that of an Amazon-modeled rugby player. Almost not real? Name: Gordon Cole Nickname: Gordy Age: 25... Grew up in: New Orleans, LA Position: Lock Years playing rugby: 7 Past clubs: Columbia University RFC, New Orleans RFC, Pontchartrain Poboys RFC Best trainer at the club: Diggs Worst trainer: Zentz Earliest rugby memory: Playing Imperial College's second side in my first game and understanding what getting run through, over, and around en route to a 80-20 loss felt like Funniest Rugby Memory: One of the rookies didn't enunciate when we were doing names and forever after was nicknamed Prison Bitch Rob Favorite player: Leigh Halfpenny Team joker: Jon Matzner Favorite song: Marrying Kind Favorite drink: Rum any way I can get it Rugby ambitions: Figure out what it is the backs do all game besides drop the ball See more

P3 economical on his responses here. Just give the man a Moscow Mule and stop asking bloody questions! Name: Patrick Owen Seckinger Nickname: P3 Age: 32... Grew up in: Guatemala Position: Fullback / Any Back Years playing rugby: 13 Past clubs: Florida Atlantic University Rugby Club, Boca Raton Rugby, Virginia Beach, All Navy Rugby Earliest rugby memory: First time getting hit at my first practice. Catching a kick. Got my clock cleaned. Funniest Rugby Memory: Landing in my grandmother's lap after being hit right out of bounds. Her face was priceless Favorite drink: Moscow Mule Rugby ambitions: keep playing competitive rugby till I'm an old fart. See more

Wheels. Absolute wheels. Name: Devante J Munoz Nickname: DJ Age: 24... Grew up in: Sacramento, CA Position: Wing Years playing rugby: 5 Past clubs: Rota Rugby Club, ARC Rugby Earliest rugby memory: Watching people play in high school wanting to play but was a little bitch Funniest Rugby Memory: First game I ever played I scored a try in the wrong try zone. Favorite player: Carlin Isles Team joker: Malaetasi Favorite song: Jungle- by A boogie with a hood Favorite TV show: The Office Favorite drink: Guinness Rugby ambitions: All navy rugby team, score as many times as I can. See more

It's a tough and technical sport, and you have to respect people who choose to learn in their adult life. Frankie keeps improving week by week. A regular at all trainings and events, and a great addition to the OA community. Name: Frankely Diaz Nickname: Frankie Age: 27... Grew up in: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Position: Winger Years playing rugby: 7 months Past clubs: N/A Best trainer at the club: ? Worst trainer: ? Earliest rugby memory: being hit on the nose for trying to chase and tackle Funniest Rugby Memory: getting my first past on a game I forgot that I had to look to the players trying to tackle me so I just ran straight up to try to score and I got hit from the side and taken out the sideline Favorite player: I don't know that many yet but give myself hope I watch Shane Williams videos since he is my height, weight and played the position I want to play Team joker: I'm doing my best to become that Favorite song: J Cole - Love Yourz Favorite TV show: Rick and Morty Favorite drink: Rum and coke Rugby ambitions: Learn how to play the sport and be efficient at it. I want to be able to make it to a D3 division, at least. See more

Joined us during the summer 7s season and featured most heavily at full-back in the first few 15s games of this season. Has also taken an active coaching role with Mission Bay High School. Name: Benjamin Lebeaupin Nickname: French Ben Age: 29... Grew up in: France Position: Fullback Years playing rugby: 13 (since 2001, but inactivity for 6 years between 2012-2018) Past clubs: Rugby Club Carqueiranne Hyères La Crau (RCHCC) Best trainer at the club: James Worst trainer: None Earliest rugby memory: First practice (10 years old), no clue what I was doing, I just tackled every Ball-Carrier near me. Funniest Rugby Memory: Playing as madmen with my brother and our oldest friend in the park next to our parents’ houses Favorite player: Fabien Galthié (old player) / Baptiste Serin (current player) Team joker: Frenchy Favorite song: Somewhere I belong - Linkin Park Favorite TV show: Peaky Blinders Favorite drink: Champagne Rugby ambitions: Play #9 position, the one I used to play before my long inactivity and the one where I had the best experiences & memories. I want to improve my referee skills and my coach skills (as the MBHS Coach). See more

We will need to double up each day now to get through the new player profiles within the month. The first feature for today is on Ryan Morgan. A "heads up", creative player, fun to be on the field with. Will be a big part of the OAs future. Name: Ryan Morgan Nickname: The Dan Carter of His Generation Age: 26... Grew up in: San Jose, CA Position: Fly Half/Full Back Years playing rugby: 10 Past clubs: Bellarmine HS, UC Davis, San Jose Seahawks Best trainer at the club: Jeremiah Kim Worst trainer: Nick Robinson Earliest rugby memory: First practice playing wing freshmen year took on the Varsity 8 man with 100 lbs on me solo off an 8man pick off a scrum and getting absolutely decleated. Knew rugby was the sport for me after that. Funniest Rugby Memory: Playing Scrum Half our lock forgot to lift during a line out and I stepped in last second and lifted our flanker and won the ball. Favorite player: Bernard Foley/Michael Hooper Team joker: Jaco Favorite song: Can’t Stop RHCP Favorite TV show: Archer, Brooklyn 99, New Girl Favorite drink: Jameson on the rocks Rugby ambitions: Always wanted to play for the USA Eagles or play a tour in another country See more

A strong-running center who is challenging to stop when he gets moving. Another exciting young back added to the OA ranks. Great to have you, Aaron White! Name: Aaron White Nickname: A-A Ron Age: 22... Grew up in: Indianapolis, IN Position: Inside/Outside Center Years playing rugby: 5 Past clubs: Rota Rugby Club and Pike Highschool Red Devils Best trainer at the club: All of them honestly. The level of training and knowledge is so much greater than Rota I can’t complain. Worst trainer: none Earliest rugby memory: My very first rugby match was played and sub freezing temperatures where it began to rain, snow and then hail. It got so cold I couldn’t move my hands. But the sir said As long as there’s no lighting, we play Funniest Rugby Memory: While playing for rota, one guy showed up with a bottle of fire ball and would take a shot every chance he got. Nothing was funnier than seeing that man carelessly hurl himself into the other team. Favorite song: From time by Drake Ft. Jhene Aiko Favorite TV show: Right Now, All American on Netflix Favorite drink: Orange juice / Adíos Mother Fucker Rugby ambitions: I’d like to be able to at least play for the all navy team and who knows, maybe go pro See more

With strife between forwards and backs at an all-time high globally, fueled by quaran-memes, who better to bring us all back together again than the wily 9, Harold Chiffoleau? He will go down in history as the response to the trivia question, "Who was the last OA Man of the Match of the pre-COVID-19 era?" Name: Harold Chiffoleau Nickname: Haz Age: 29... Grew up in: Florida Position: Scrumhalf Years playing rugby: 12 Past clubs: Northeast High Hurricanes, UCF Knights, Fort Lauderdale Knights, Byron Bay - Aus. Auckland- college rifles, Vancouver- Burnaby Lakes, Belfast Harlequins Earliest rugby memory: High school coach kneeing me in the face and splitting my brow Funniest Rugby Memory: Uni captain shitting his pants at practice Favorite player: Sebastien Chabal Team joker: Frenchy Favorite song: Met a whore in a park Favorite TV show: Always Sunny Favorite drink: Lagunitas Rugby ambitions: play for as long as I can until I'm forced to play touch. See more

The club is delighted to see one of its Young Aztecs complete the transition. A talented player boasting the full skill set. We hope to see Agustin and a few of the other young players who have recently joined lead the OA back division into a new era once we are all back playing again. Name: Agustín Centurión Nickname: Augie/Aggie/Oggie Age: 23... Grew up in: Clairemont (but born in Argentina have to rep) Position: 10, 15 Years playing rugby: 12 Past clubs: Young Aztecs Best trainer at the club: James Worst trainer: Lugo Earliest rugby memory: Diving like a soccer player at first training, told off by coach Big Dave Mason Funniest Rugby Memory: Anytime someone chunky gets put on the wing Favorite player: Juani Hernandez Team joker: Connor Favorite song: Daft Punk - Around the World Favorite TV show: Curb your Enthusiasm Favorite drink: Captain and coke Rugby ambitions: Win a boat race See more