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John Dacey, Head Coach: John has been head coach of Fort Hunt Rugby since it began in 2006. He is a retired Army officer, now a government contractor who in the Fort Hunt community has coached ten seasons of girls soccer in LMVSA, and has been a leader in Scout Pack/Troop 1509 since 2004. He has played rugby since 1981, starting at Washington University in St. Louis. He’s played for the Washington University Banshees, Fort Sill (OK) Gunners, Baumholder (Germany) Highlanders, Heidelberg Black Sheep, the President’s XV, Heidelberger Turnverein, Heidelberger Ruderklub, the US Forces Europe Select XV, the All-Army team, Sierra Vista/Fort Huachuca (AZ) Desert Legion, Tacoma (WA) Nomads, Fort Lewis Stud Dawgs, the Seattle All-Japanese, Combined Old Boys Rugby Association, the Malaysian Ministry of Defense Old Boys, JICPAC Juggernauts (HI), and currently is playing with the Alexandria Roosters. He has refereed in Europe and the US as a C1 ref, and is a past member of the British Army Rugby Union Referees Society, the Potomac Society of Rugby Football Referees, and the Pacific Northwest Rugby Referees Society. He has been a rugby administrator since 1988, as President of the Baumholder Highlanders, President of the US Forces Europe Rugby Union in 1988 and 1989, and as a director of the Army rugby program from 1987 to 1991. He is currently the Roosters match secretary and communications officer. He has coached the Baumholder Highlanders, Sierra Vista/Fort Huachuca Desert Legion, and the University of Arizona Women, and received his USA Rugby certification for Introducing Rugby in 2007. He is also a member of the Positive Coaching Alliance.

Jim Woods, 9-and-under/11-and-under Coach: In 2009 Jim returned to Fort Hunt Rugby for his second year of coaching. He has coached Gunston Micro Soccer since 1998, and has been an FHYAA baseball coach for two years. Jim has been a Cub Scout assistant leader for three years. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Riverside Gardens Civic Association. Jim plays the drums with the local classic rock band Black Moon Tonic. Jim was the 2009 FHYAA Rugby Volunteer of the Year.

David Hughes, 9-and-under9/11-and-under Assistant Coach: David spent most of his early life overseas and began playing rugby in the Bahamas as a member of Bailou Rugby Football Club in Nassau. At 16, he was the youngest player in the Bahamas Rugby Football Union, and played in a number of international matches. David went on to play rugby at the University of Virginia for four years until a knee injury ended his rugby career. He has experience at wing, flanker, and hooker. His eight year old son, James, now plays rugby for Fort Hunt as a U-11 touch player. David is also an avid living historian, having re-enacted the American Civil War, World War One, and currently the British Army to 1987. David has been an extra in a number of Civil War and WWI productions. He is a board member for the Potomac Celtic alliance, which each year produces the Potomac Celtic Festival in Leesburg Virginia, and is also the living history co-ordinator for that event. Professionally, David is currently a bus driver for Fairfax County Public Schools.  He currently plays for the Alexandria Roosters.

Dale Roach, Tackle Rugby Coach: Dale has been a been a coach with Fort Hunt Rugby since 2007. He has played rugby since 1981, starting with his college side and playing for various men’s clubs over the years. He played for Wake Forest University for five years and was the captain of the WF team in his senior year. Dale is active in the Fort Hunt community through his coaching and mentoring efforts:

Steve Jenning, Tackle Assistant Coach

James Betz, Tackle Assistant Coach

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Historian/Photographer: Miss Kathleen P.

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