Scott AFB
Scott AFB Rugby Football Club
Logo and team history here
Some of the original players I recall were: Dick Battock TJ Doherty, USAFA ‘69 Terry Brady, USAFA ‘69 Gary Kito, USAFA ‘72 Dick Nesbit
I got to Scott in December of ’77 following AFIT graduation, met Battock and remember our fledgling team doing the “dwarf walk” through the Scott O’Club during that winter (led by O-6 Battock, much to the chagrin of the Generals in attendance at Friday Happy Hour that night). The Rowdies Rugby Football Club was formed in 1978 by Col. Dick Battock, Captains Terry Brady and TJ Doherty as the Scott Rowdies Rugby Football Club, playing their first matches in the spring of 78 in the lowest division in the St Louis area. TJ recalls playing at the Forest Park fields and getting trounced by most teams, including some high school teams. [TJ also recalls, in deference to the culture then, the fledgling team doing the “dwarf walk” through the Scott O’Club during Jan-Feb of 78, led by Col Battock, much to the chagrin of the Generals in attendance at Friday Happy Hour that night]
In 2005, the Rowdies Rugby Football Club won the Missouri Rugby Football Union Division III championship, defeating Ft. Leonard Wood on October 29, 2005.
In 2006, the name was changed to reflect the diversity of the players on the club. In previous years, most of the players were active duty military stationed at nearby Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
In the spring of 2006, the Rowdies Rugby Football Club traveled to Ft. Worth, Texas for the Western Rugby Football Union championships, as the Division III representative for the Missouri Rugby Football Union.
In 2011, The Rowdies played their first season in The Illinois Rugby Union, playing well enough to advance to the Midwest Playoffs. [[1]]
Today, the Club still has many active duty military members, yet also draws members from the St. Louis area, including Belleville, Highland, Mascoutah, O'Fallon, Granite City, and St. Louis, MO.
