Baltimore-Chesapeake Rugby Football Club Player Profile
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Full Name: William Paul Knipscher
Nickname: Knip, Lil' Knip, Skinny, Golden Boy, Bin Laden, Sleepy Will, Weepy Will, Seepy Will
Birthplace: Baldwin, NY (Strong Island)
Birthdate: 7/31/1979
Occupation: Teacher / Adolescent Day Care
Marital status: Engaged (you should all be jealous, Brandi is the greatest, way better than all of your girlfriends or wives)
College: Lehigh University
Years playing: 10 efficient years
Positions: Fullback, Wing, (All 7 in 7's)
Previous clubs: Lehigh University, Lehigh Valley, Atlantis
Why you started playing: My freshman roommate wanted to play, so I tagged along. He quit after day 2, 10 years later, here I am, in Mobtown...
Favorite International team: Life University
Favorite players: Anyone who passes me the ball
Biggest influence on rugby: Please rephrase this question. I think it means "in" rugby. "In" rugby, Joe "Jomo" Morrison...taught me more about rugby than anyone else. I travel all the way to Philly in the summer just to be coached by him and Emil Signes
Best memory in rugby: First being self-elected Mayor of Try City, Making to Nationals in 7's, Atlantis trip to Benidorm, topping BC rugby in scoring Fall 2008
Biggest disappointment in rugby: Spring 2008 season / loss to White Plains, not winning a single game at 7's Nationals (2 years in a row!)
Favorite post-match ritual: Chug water, stuff my face, hang out for an hour pounding beers, sneak out early, and go to sleep. On away games, wet the air mattress
Favorite Baltimore Bar: Flip's at Clipper Mill...walking distance. Otherwise, MaHaffey's in Canton
Other sports: Golf, frisbee golf, bad basketball, football (AMERICAN STYLE...with flags), I am the world's greatest all-around athlete. Average Joe contestant in 5 years...
Significant books: I have never read a book without being forced to in school. So, I guess the answer is The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
Favorite films: Lord of the Rings Trilogy, It's a Wonderful Life, Back to the Future
Favorite quotes: "Should we play best out of 5 instead of first to 3?" ~Swingline
"'Well, if you had a test today, why'd you get so drunk last night?' "I couldn't help it man, I was drinking beers!"" ~College friend
"Run straight to pass!" ~Jomo...he has countless others.
"Simple as that...boop!" ~Matias Iriarte
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