Lafayette Warriors Rugby

Farris El Nasser is a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who resides in Superior and presently runs a Middle East consulting company, Lion Archer LLC. Farris began playing at the Air Force Academy in 1989 and has been active in the sport ever since for over a dozen teams across the US and the Middle East. Most notably, he was a long time member of the All-Air Force team through much of his military career and has coached youth Rugby with the Muscat Oman Pirates, with the Superior Eagles, the Monarch High School Coyotes, and most recently he founded the Lafayette Warriors Rugby Football Club. In the 9 years he coached rugby and in the 17 years he played, he has discovered just how powerful this sport is as a platform to mentor and develop young people. He believes that with the right support from the community, the Lafayette Warriors can be a powerful tool to help bridge the opportunity gap for underserved youth in our community. 

Rachel Keatley lives in Denver and works as a civil engineer focusing on water and wastewater pipeline design. She played a variety of sports growing up, but didn't get introduced to rugby until college when some friends convinced her to try it out. Rachel ended up loving it, playing forward at Colorado School of Mines for four years. During her last season there the team made it to the Women's D2 Quarterfinals in Illinois and has continued to be a powerhouse team since. She is looking forward to coaching this season and helping to grow the sport! 

Rami El Nasser is a Colorado State University student pursuing a career as an Army officer. He his rugby career in 2010 in Muscat, Oman and continued playing in Superior Colorado with both the Superior Eagles youth program and the Monarch High School team to include the 2017 state championship team. He served as the captain of the team his Senior year. He continued playing at Colorado State University, a top 20 team in the nation. He enjoys sharing his knowledge of the game with young boys and girls in his community the same way many coaches have done for him. Most importantly though, rugby has been a significant contributor to his character development and he coaches in the hope of sharing that experience with other young players. 

Andrew Reimann is a Behavioral Health Specialist on the medical floor at Children’s Hospital Colorado. He recently graduated from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities with an honors degree in Psychology, as well as a minor in Child/Developmental Psychology. He currently resides in Superior where he played three years for Monarch High School, participating as part of the 2017 state championship team, both as a player and hard-working waterboy. Andrew also played abroad in Denmark with a local club while in college. In the summer of 2019, Andrew was an intern as part of USA Rugby’s Youth Development department. Andrew began coaching in the fall of 2021 with the Warriors and is a Level 200 certified coach. He enjoys sharing his passion for the game of rugby with others and wants to help create the supportive and fun environment that made his rugby experience so meaningful. In his free time, Andrew enjoys watching sports (especially rugby), hiking, traveling, and photography!

Jayce Neuse is a student at Colorado State University, expected to graduate in Spring of 2024.  He is majoring in Marketing and also pursuing a minor in Sports Management. Jayce started his rugby career in 2018, where he played for the Monarch High School team. He is currently playing for CSU men’s rugby team while living in Fort Collins, CO. Jayce started coaching last year for the Warriors to spread his passion for the game.

Tyler Randall lives in Westminster and is taking some time away from college to focus on health, happiness and determine what is next in life. Ty started playing rugby at 7 years old and then returned to the sport to play for the Monarch High School team as a Hooker before the Covid pandemic ended his high school career too early. Coach Farris was a coach and mentor to Tyler while at Monarch HS so when he asked Ty to come coach with the Warriors he jumped at the opportunity in 2022. Ty is excited to continue that journey in 2023 and continue to share his love and passion for rugby.

Nicholas Soza McPherson is a board member and coach for Warriors RFC and currently serves as the treasurer of the club. He resides Boulder, Colorado, where he actively works to grow the sport of rugby in the community.

Nicholas is a current student at the University of Colorado Boulder's Leeds School of Business, where he focuses on business operations and international markets. He has been playing rugby at a high level for several years and is a D1 rugby player for CU Boulder. He also played one year for the Chilean national team, gaining valuable international experience. In addition to his playing career, Nicholas is passionate about the financial and operational aspects of rugby, working to support the sport’s long-term growth both on and off the field.

He coaches because he loves teaching rugby and believes in expanding the sport in the U.S. by developing new players and growing the game through coaching. Through Warriors RFC, he hopes to share his passion for the game and help players improve their skills and understanding of rugby.

Beyond rugby, Nicholas is an entrepreneur currently launching his own business in the title insurance space. His goal is to build a company that improves efficiency and accessibility in the industry.

Will Cassidy is a student at the University of Colorado Boulder where he serves as the manager for the CU Rugby team. Will played rugby from elementary school through high school at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora. Will has also refereed in the Try Rugby league for many years. Will loves spreading the culture of rugby, keeping good sportsmanship at the center of the game, and using rugby to develop good character.

Dan Schlesinger is a retired St. Vrain Valley School District teacher. He began playing Rugby at Colorado State University and continued for many years at the Boulder Men’s Club. He previously coached at Superior Youth Rugby and Monarch High School where he coached many of our Warrior coaches along the way like Rami and Jayce and won a state championship in 2017. Dan is eager to help our young Warriors learn the fundamentals and values of this fun sport.