Banquet tickets on sale now
February 1, 2025 - 6PM at The Cooperage.
$89 per person - includes dinner and open bar.
Full details here.
Commemorating our History
Paying tribute to our history as Derry’s Rugby Club and the Westside Harlequins, this anniversary logo will be used for promoting the anniversary events and will be featured on anniversary apparel.
Be sure to review our club history to appreciate what things have changed (and those that have not) over the decades.
Schedule of Events
(see also our official 50th Anniversary calendar)
January
Polar Bear Plunge — 1/1/2025
@ Bradford Beach (RSVP)
February
Annual Awards Banquet — 2/1/2025
@ The Cooperage
March
Six Nations Watch Party & Silent Auction — 3/15/2025
Houseworks Collective
April
Spring Match & Alumni After-match Social
@ Brown Deer Park
May
Brewers Game
@ American Family Field
June
Papa Joe Golf Outing — 6/7/2025
@ Western Lakes Golf Club
Lakefront 7s — 6/21/2025
@ Veterans Park
July
Family Picnic
August
ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND
Active Player & Alumni Meet & Greet — 8/14/2025
Founding Fathers Pub Crawl — 8/15/2025
(Starting at Dugout 54 – formerly Derry’s Pub)
Anniversary Gala — 8/16/2025
@ Harley Davidson Museum. RSVP here.
Farewell Brunch — 8/17/2025
October
Alumni / Homecoming Game
@ Brown Deer Park
November
All Blacks vs Ireland
@ Soldier Field
December
Christmas Party — 12/11/25
@ Dugout 54
2027 Rugby World Cup Tour
Save the date!
The 2027 World Cup will be held in Australia 10/1/27 through 11/13/27.
Planning has begun for a Barbarian tour, so mark your calendars! Wanna know what it’s like to be on tour with the Barbos? Check out our last tour recap of the France 2023 tour.
Organizing Committee & Advisors
- Ty Ash
- Joe Cunningham
- Victor Drover
- Joe Foro
- Tom Fossell
- Jeff Hoffman
- Nick Ormsby
- Joe Osvatic
Ambassadors
- Mike Albert
- Zach Albert
- Dan Brienzo
- Todd Chini
- Jeff Friedrich
- David Gray
- Jim Harings
- JP Kloiber
- Jim Radwill
- Patrick Sharpe
- Aaron Young