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| Program Director Andrew Gheraldi |
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While Andrew Gheraldi served as Head Couch, Fordham Rugby found victory at the Cherry Blossoms Tournament in Washington, D.C., won the Championship of the METNY Rugby Football Union over the USMA at West Point, reached the Final Four of the NRU Playoffs, become nationally ranked by RugbyMag, and helped found the Empire Rugby Conference. Over the Summer of 2012, Coach Gheraldi was promoted to the position of Program Director from which he administrates the future of Fordham Rugby and coordinately closely with the Fordham administration and Fordham Alumni. A Fordham Rugby Alumnus himself (Class of 2005), Director Gheraldi also coaches the NYPD Rugby 7's Squad and plays several positions on the Old Maroon Men's Club of Fordham Alumni.
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CONTACT DIRECTOR GHERALDI |
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Fordham's new Head Coach, Edward Cullen, has 11 years of rugby experience upon which to draw. This includes 4 years at Xavier High School and 2 years with the USA U19 Eagles - during which he earned Five International Caps and participated in 30 day world championship event held in Dubai in 2005 where he earned Man of the Match against Fiji.
Coach Cullen played with Fordham Rugby for four years and was named captain in his Sophomore Year. He then founded Brophy Preparatory Rugby Football Club at a Jesuit High School in Arizona. Coach Cullen played abroad with GPS Rugby Football Club in Australia in 2011 as a 22 game starter after which he returned to the states to play for New York Athletic Club. This has provided Coach Cullen with six years of rugby under USA National Team Head Coach, Mike Tolkin, at Xavier and NYAC respectively.
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CONTACT COACH CULLEN |
| FORWARDS Coach James Wright |
| Assistant Coach Nick Boire |
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As an active Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and a Fordham Graduate Student and until recently Fordham rugger, Coach Boire has provided special attention to incoming first-time rugby players. Drawing on his habits of military precision, Coach Boire is charged with the training of fundamentals and conditioning of new players. Drawing on his ten years of experience as a battlefield leader, Coach Boire provides lessons on team cohesion and individual leadership.
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| Past Additional Coaching Staff |
| In the past, Coach Kevin Lavelle of the FDNY and Captain Fallon of the US Army (Fordham ROTC) have contributed tremendously to the development of the FURFC Backs. Coach Bob Blinn of the NYPD has been integral to the training of our Forwards especially in the scrums. |
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