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WICHITA, Kan. - Staff Sgt. Anthony George, a traditional Guardsman assigned to the 184th Intelligence Support Squadron, has gone from being a communications support specialist to a “man of the match” on the rugby field.
George started playing rugby when he was in the Navy in 2004. When he joined the 184th Intelligence Wing in 2008, he also began playing for a Wichita rugby team. He stayed with that team for three years until he learned about the Armed Forces Rugby League.
The Armed Forces Rugby League consists of five, seven-man teams. The teams include Air Force 7s, Army 7s, Navy 7s, Marine 7s and Coast Guard 7s. A rugby 7s match is shorter with teams made up of seven players, compared to a traditional rugby team with 15 players.
George learned about the Armed Forces Rugby League through an advertisement at the gym.
“I saw a poster in the base gym about the Air Force rugby team and decided to email the contact,” said George.
George was invited to try out and headed to Aspen, Colorado, where his exceptional play earned him the status of Man of the Match for one of the games. He went on to be named Man of the Match for the tournament.
After the successful tryout, George was invited to play on the All Armed Forces team against an all-star team from New Zealand where he won Man of the Match again.
George has played in various tournaments with the Air Force 7s team. He earned Man of the Match in one of the largest Rugby 7s tournaments in the world held in Las Vegas.
Due to his exceptional performance, George has drawn some attention about the possibility of training with the Rugby 7s Olympic team. That team will be competing in the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
| Date Taken: | 10.03.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 01.11.2015 10:30 |
| Story ID: | 151735 |
| Location: | WICHITA, KS, US |
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