| 1814 | West Potomac Rugby Football Club forms in response to armed British invasion. |
| 1814-1964 | Various documents regarding this period are currently being declassified and are under review by historians. We will release details soon. |
| 1964-1969 | A murky period only Moffitt knows anything about...and it will remain that way until the court proceedings are completed. |
| 1970 | SAIS RFC begins drinking at Scoreboard Bar in Georgetown. |
| SAIS RFC knocks out load-bearing post at Scoreboard Bar in Georgetown. | |
| 1971 | Scoreboard Bar in Georgetown razed and converted into parking lot. |
| SAIS RFC resumes drinking at Maggie's bar in Bethesda, MD. | |
| Maggie says "and don't come back!!!" | |
| Move to Ruck and Run Bar in Sea Fair Restaurant. | |
| Thrown out of Ruck and Run for racing live lobsters on the bar. | |
| 1974 | Moved to the Irish Bar in Crystal City. |
| Neighbors complain about nude men on roof of bar. Bar owner sends wife to investigate. Wife stays upstairs. | |
| SAIS objects to report of urination in courtyard same night as SAIS RFC used classroom for chalk-talk. | |
| SAIS asks rugby team to change name. | |
| SAIS RFC becomes West Potomac RFC reclaiming the original name. | |
| SAIS says "good riddance." | |
| Irish Bar in Crystal City under new ownership. New owner assures WPRFC he wants their business. | |
| New owner's daughter "entertains" George Mason's entire backfield in the upstairs room. New owner threatens criminal action. | |
| Entire George Mason backfield contracts gonorrhea. New owner contrite. | |
| 1977 | Bob H. wipes butt with brick (yes, a brick) in parking lot behind bar in front of new owner's wife. WPRFC searches for new bar. |
| 1978 | WPRFC resumes drinking at Whitey's bar in Arlington. |
| WPRFC schedules trip to Bahamas to play Bahamian National Side. | |
| Bahamians call up night before depature and cancel tour. WPRFC declares themselves undefeated champions. WPRFC celebrates. | |
| WPRFC schedules trip to Barbados | |
| WPRFC discovers Barbadian beer has no alcohol switches to rum. Barbadians kick WPRFC's ass in the hot sun, on television, twice. WPRFC celebrates. | |
| Paul G. moons waitress at Whitey's. Waitress quits, applies for welfare next day, Paul thrown out of bar for three months. | |
| Paul buys wig. Gets thrown out for three more months. | |
| Whitey's discovered by Yuppies. Yuppies tip better. Whitey's management casts baleful glare in direction of WPRFC. | |
| Navy pack gets naked on Washington Blvd after party. WPRFC looks for new bar. | |
| WPRFC starts drinking at "Fern Bar" on "M" Street downtown. WPRFC gets ass kicked by pretty much everyone in the "B" division. | |
| Ferns deteriorate badly. WPRFC forced to look for new, cheaper bar. | |
| WPRFC finds one, a real dump in the bottom of an office building in Bailey's Crossroads. Bad food, ugly barmaids and low-life patrons alienate even WPRFC. | |
| WPRFC approaches new "new owner" of Irish Bar (now called Snuggery). Owner indicates he had trouble with a rugby team a long time ago, but is assured by Rich McNamara that "we're not like THOSE guys." | |
| 1991 | Waitress comes upstairs during elections and sees "Life in the Fat Lane" featuring 3 women totaling 1450 lbs engaging in "questionable activities" on TV. WPRFC looks for new bar and officers. |
| WPRFC resumes drinking at "Fins" on Columbia Pike. Forced to leave when Treasurer Stan F. writes 3 successive bad checks to management. WPRFC looks for new bar and Treasurer. | |
| WPRFC schedules (another) trip to Bahamas. Travel agent forces move to cheaper, rattier hotel at last minute. New hotel has all night bar. WPRFC does not complain. | |
| WPRFC wins both scheduled games, Jerry H. thrown out of same bar three nights in a row for jumping naked into pool. | |
| 1992-1994 | Dreary succession of uninteresting establishments wherein WPRFC competes with wimpy soccer players, **** and - God help us, softballers, for a place to drink. |
| WPRFC moves to "My Brother's Place", also Washington Irish's Bar | |
| 1994 | WPRFC drinks Washington Irish's beer. Washington Irish recruits WPRFC players. WPRFC moves next door to "Upper Chamber." |
| 1995 | Upper Chamber changes name to "Sully's Tavern on the Hill." Sully joins the team. WPRFC finds a home. |
| 1995-2000 | WPRFC history under review for litigous matter. |
| 2000 | WPRFC celebrates New Year's Eve at the Outter Banks, NC with a massive fireworks show. Nobody gets arrested or thrown out of bars, there are no injuries (except during a game of pick up basketball), no one dies and everyone has fun. Old Boys complain team has changed for the worse. |
| "Sully's Tavern on the Hill" becomes respectable. Renovated, expanded and renamed to "Sullivan's Emerald Isle." WPRFC starts to worry. | |
| March 4, 2000 | Awards Banquet for the 1999 Season |
| March 18-19 | St. Patrick's Day Tournament |
| March 25 | James River match |
| April 1 | VA Beach |
| April 8 | North Bay |
| April 15 | Quantico |
| April 22 | Western Suburbs |
| April 29 | Pax River |
| May 6 | Rocky Gorge |
| May 13 | Harrisburg |
| May 20-21 | Old Gaelic Tourney, Carlisle PA. |
| June 11 | West Potomac volunteers at the 2000 Alexandria Red Cross Waterfront Festival |
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