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Markus Harvey represents a broad base of unique life interests. Markus was a decorated student athlete at Holy Family High School, an All State Honorable Mention as a football player, and a member of the 2005 2A State Championship Football team. Harvey has also dabbled in business, since the age of 14, with the web site ToxicSports.com. He is currently a Freshman student-athlete at Western State College of Colorado.
As a four year starter with Tigers Rugby Football Club, Markus scored more tries than any other player in our history and was a two time Best Forward award winner. He led Tigers Rugby Football Club as a two year captain and ranks second on the Tigers’ all time scoring list, behind another legend, fly half and place kicker, Sam Glynn.
We asked Markus a few questions about the battle.
What have you learned from being involved in athletics at Western State?
In order to succeed in college athletics, you must be willing to dedicate a good amount of time into trying to be perfect at everything you do, whether it be in the weight room, the classroom, or the film room.
What are some of the challenges you’ve experienced as a student athlete?
At times it can be very difficult to find the proper balance between leisure, football, and academics, especially in the college environment where one has all the freedom they can imagine.
What have you learned about yourself in Gunnison?
I …
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Invictus (also known as The Human Factor) is an upcoming 2009 feature film based on Nelson Mandela’s life during the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. Directed by Clint Eastwood, the film stars Morgan Freeman as the then South African President Mandela, and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar, the South African team captain. The story is based on the John Carlin book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Changed a Nation. The film is due for release on December 11, 2009, and is already considered a “front-runner” for several Academy Awards.
See a trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Ovkye6lac&feature=related
The story is about Mandela’s release from prison, his election as President of South Africa and his attempts to use the 1995 Rugby World Cup as a vehicle to bring his people together, after the fall of apartheid. Led by their captain Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), the South African team wins the tournament, upsetting the favourites New Zealand 15–12 in the final.
The film is based on the book Playing The Enemy: Nelson Mandela And The Game That Changed a Nation …
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If you want to play rugby with us, please call us at (303) 506-8110. Tigers Rugby Football Club is a member of Colorado Youth Rugby (CYR – http://errfu.org/template.php?sid=89 ), and the Local Area Union (LAU), Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union (ERRFU – http://errfu.org). Tigers Rugby Football Club draws its players from Holy Family, Ralston Valley, and Pomona High Schools.
Dues for 2009 were $130, and the club was also supported by corporate and personal donations. Equipment (jersey, shorts and socks only) is provided by the club. Sometimes players wear shoulder or head padding. Cleats for rugby require the front (toe) cleat be removed from American football cleats, or rugby cleats are available by mail order.
Tigers Rugby Football Club will meet at Paul Derda Rec Center in Broomfield on Saturday mornings starting in December. We will condition and rotate through stations, where you will play ”touch footie” on the basketball court. In other stations, you will learn the skills necessary to play the game. We hope to discuss tactical play with video during our Saturday morning training as well.
Our next season begins in late February 2010. League matches run through March and April and the State Championship tournament takes up the first half of May 2010.
Paul O’Brian, President
Tigers Rugby Football Club
(303) 506-8110
