Note of June 14, 2013: This
was a "pre-Atlantis" team that was inspired by the request of
Gary Lambert and other members of the inaugural ERU team of
February 1985 ("let's play together more"), that finished
second in the first-ever ITT Sevens. Atlantis player
numbers begin with the 1986 Harvard Sevens, and players that
played for Atlantis are given those numbers for this
tournament. The two that never played for an official
Atlantis team, Shawn Hoffert and Rick Avate, were given
numbers -1 (negative one) and zero, respectively. July 12, 2013. I found some documentation for this
tournament and the 4 Atlantis tournaments of 1986; this new
information is listed below following the roster. Emil
The squad (eventual Atlantis numbers given; Rickie and Shawn, who
never played for Atlantis, were given the numbers -1 and 0.
Positions follow (based on notes
found 7/12/13).
0 Rick Avate, Bethlehem; FH (4)
18 Dave Contompasis, Buffalo Old Boys; SH, P
11 Frank DiFelice, Bethlehem; SH
-1 Shawn Hoffert, Bethlehem; C (3)
29 Gary Lambert, Life College; P (3)
14 Jerry Mirro, OMEX; H, W
7 Pete Peluso, Bethlehem; W
24 Steve Siano, Philadelphia-Whitemarsh; FH, C
68 Mike Sutila, OMEX; P
15 Joe Taranto, Union County; P, H
Pool Games
W: Defeated MOB 10-6; DNP Lambert, Hoffert, Contompasis
W: Defeated UVA score unknown; DNP Lambert, 2 others
W: 3rd game - unknown win
W: Quarterfinal: Defeated Sudamericano
L: Semifinal: Lost to Baader Meinhof (a sevens team), 10-14;
DNP Siano, Sutila, Peluso