Morris Lions U19s Blog

Player Profile - Jay Faraci

- Your full name: Jay Faraci
- Age:17
- Where you go to school and your grade: Summit High School, Junior
- Your favorite position on the field: doesn't matter to me but prop and flanker are what i have the most expierience in.
- How long you have been playing with the Lions: this is my first year
- Your best or favorite Lions moment: crushing harvey
- Something the other Lions don't know about you that would surprise them: My real name is Mark, but i go by Jay for junior. (i have the same name as my dad)
- Anything else you want to share with your team-mates: this is by far the best team and my favorite sport I've ever been apart of GO LIONS!

Player Profile - Sam Compton

Sam Compton
age 15
Summit Highschool sophomore
favorite position: flyhalf
time played with lions: less than a year
Favorite lions moment: playing with my brother in charlotte
Something other lions don't know about me: I play football as well as throw the discus and sprint as a part of spring track.
Also I am younger than cap, born august 30th 1993

Player Profile - Casper Cap Huizenga

15 Years old I'm probably the youngest one on the pitch. My birthday is July 25, 1993.

I go to school at West Morris Central and I'm a softmore.

My favorite position is a tie between blind side flanker and 8 man

This is my first year with the U19's and I played one year with the U15's

My favorite Lions moment was when we were playing Union and the players kept on chanting "What makes the grass grow? Blood." Then we went on to the pitch and beat them up and down the field by 5 tries.

Something the other players don't know: In the spring season I play JV golf for WMC high school and I BMX every day of the week and go to the skatepark on the weekend and while playing Morris Rugby.

Player Profile - Robert Stortz, Smokey

School: Morris County School of Technology 10th grade
Position: Openside flanker
How long with Lions: I started in 8th grade
Favorite memory: Winning our third U15 Jersey Cup in 3 years in the puddles and mud
Something others don't know: I used to play chess in big tournaments and won trophies and money for it
Anything else I want to share. I love playing for the Lions. It's like my second family. Let's show everyone how good our "rebuilding team" is.

Player Profiles

Gentlemen,

Here is a great opportunity to get to know your fellow players and for your fellow players to get to know you. Over the course of the season, if you would like to have it included on this blog we will post a profile of you.

Here is all you need to do. Email me, with:

- Your full name
- Age
- Where you go to school and your grade
- Your favorite position on the field
- How long you have been playing with the Lions
- Your best or favorite Lions moment
- Something the other Lions don't know about you that would surprise them (e.g. "I have the world's largest collection of door knockers)
- Anything else you want to share with your team-mates

As we get photos of you playing, we will post a profile.

For the guys who already have a profile, if you want a new photo or to update your profile just send me whatever you want edited.

Click on this link to see the player profiles we already have.

Keep coming back to this blog to learn a bit more about the guys you play with.

Can any of the new guys guess who the photo is?

Player Profile - Blaze Feury

Blaze Feury

Sophmore - Delbarton High School

Flyhalf

Winning back to back U-15 State Championships and playing France (only losing 10 - 0)

I'm the guy in the American Flag Rugby Logo

I'm not always injured

Player Profile - Colin Orsini

Full Name: (C.E.O.) Colin Edward Orsini
School and Grade: Summit High School, softmore year
Position on the field: Prob
Favorite Lions moment: Of course it has to be the A side cheering for the B side in Carolina.
Something no one knows about you: I have a home theater and I play video games on it haha.
Anything else: It's my first year, and I'm in love with this sport and this team already! Go Lions!

Player/Coach Profile - Coach Smiley

Full Name  - Matt "Smiley" Gervasio
School and Grade  - ESU RUGBY 2000-2004 (Player) Morris Rugby 2004-2008 (Coach)
Position on the field  - Every pack position but hooker
Favorite Lions moment  - Lions vs Xavier - 3-30-2006, Charlotte Tournament 2008, Listening to Classical Music to pump the team in Charlotte, Van Ride home from New Rochelle with Ludwig, Gibby, Zac F, Deli (check on the name for me lol) and Carmine - Ask Ludwig about that one, 4/13 Lions Dominating NYRFC
Favorite rugby moment - my ESU first try and the ZULU - look it up, being president of ESU rugby 2004, Meeting the Boot of a St Joe's player and getting forty stitches, Morris Lions Rugby Tour 2007, Rugby World Cup 07 in Cardiff Australia Vs Wales (our seats were awesome John "Big Toe" S got us awesome seats)

Something no one knows about you:  I do not work at Subway and am currently back in school at Montclair State University to get a Master's Degree in Elementary Education.

Anything else you want them to know: Don't Let up! As coaches we believe that you are a force to be reckon with, that is why we put so much time and effort into what we teach.  Believe It and Believe in yourselves.  Lets keep our foot on the gas, and go to Pittsburgh (National HS Championship)!

Player/Coach Profile - John Sutherland

Full Name  - John David Sutherland
School and Grade  - Playing/Administering/Tour Leading/Coaching Rugby since 1973
Position on the field  - Scrumhalf
Favorite Lions moment  - Co-founding the Morris Lions in 2001, Lions vs Xavier - 3-30-2006, Charlotte Tournament 2006, to name a few
Favorite rugby moment - there are quite a few - Captaining my Texas club side in the 1981 Texas Sate Open Div. Championships as the 4th seed and winning the Championship trophy!; Scoring the first points on tour for my Texas club in 1982 against Blackrock College, Ireland, playing against then Ireland Captain, Fergus Slatery; winning consolation final at Baltimore Tournament while coaching the Morris Men in 1998. 
Something no one knows about you  -  I used to have long dark hair and a mustache!
Anything else you want them to know  -  I believe in the 2008 Lions

Player Profile - Jake Marshall

Full Name: Jake Marshall

School and Grade: Morris Knolls, Sophomore

Position on the field: Flanker, 8 Man

Favorite Lions moment: Hard choice between either beating Union last year in the U15 Jersey Cup playoffs or going to HOOTERS in North Carolina

Something no one knows about you: I love the wilderness and exploring it. I am also very good at building fires.

Anything else: I am an excellent griller