Frank Palmieri - Boys Head Coach

Gene Salimbeni – Boys Assistant Coach

Joe Capp - Girls Head Coach

Milan Mitrovich- Middle School Boys Coach

Mike Capp and Curt Walter will assist with boys and girls

Frank Palmieri - Boys Head Coach

Greetings - My name is Frank Palmieri and I am the head coach for the boys Knightmares RFC. I am a teacher at William Penn HS in York City. I have been teaching History there for 6 years. I have played rugby with the Lancaster/York Roses for 7 yrs. I am looking forward to coaching the Knightmares in their inaugural season, it will be a great time. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at frankjpalmieri@yahoo.com

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Gene Salimbeni – Boys Assistant Coach

Graduate of Penn Manor High School playing football and running track. Joined the Lancaster Rugby Football Club in 1981. Played all back positions in his 9 years with the Club. Was part of LRFC first “seven’s” team.  Owner of a portrait photography studio  and resident of West Hempfield.

 Looking forward to coaching another year with the knightmare rugby club and keeping the great rugby tradition alive and well at the high school level.

 Joe Capp - Girls Head Coach

Personal Bio:

Lancaster native. Graduated Lancaster Catholic High School, playing basketball, track and cross-country. Graduated from the Lancaster Institute of Drafting. Attended Millersville University. Employed as a Cadd Designer for a Structural Engineering firm in Lancaster. Resides in Manheim Township with wife Tere, daughter Angelina, and one dog, Blue.

Rugby Bio:

Joined Lancaster Rugby in the spring of 1975; previously served as captain, field chairman, and tournament committee member; played all positions except front row. Played for the EPRU select side in 1981, 1982. Member of winning Keystone State Games Rugby Championship teams in 1983, 1984. Currently enrolled in the USA Rugby Introducing Rugby workshop. I am excited about the opportunity to work with the Hempfield Knightmares Rugby club, and look forward to the first practice. Feel free to contact me at drdaitcapp@comcast.net

David Woerner - Girls Assistant coach  

I started playing rugby at the age of 15 for the Lancaster Rugby club. I played for 10 years, before taking time off to raise my family and support them as they played other sports. I helped coach the Warwick Girls Team for the past 2 years. Now I look forward to joining the Hempfield Knightmares Girls Team.

Milan Mitrovich - Middle Boys Coach

I graduated from Quaker Valley High School in Sewickley, Pa and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. I started playing rugby in the second week of my freshman year of college and I've been involved with the sport as a player, coach, and administrator ever since. I joined the York White Rose in 1998 and played a significant role in the founding of the York & Lancaster Roses RFC in 2000. For the Roses, I was selected as an MVP in 2000 and 2001, and I served as captain in 2001-2002. From 2003-2006 I was the club's Forwards Coach, a period which included winning the 2005 MARFU Division 2 championship and finishing 4th in the national Division

2 semi-finals. Administratively, I have served the Roses as President, Vice President, Webmaster, and Tour Manager. My goal as Under-15 head coach is for our team members to have fun while learning the fundamental skills of the game, including safe tackling and intelligent support play. Please feel free to contact me with any questions at mrmitrovi ch@comcast.net

Curt Walter - Boys and Girls Assistant

Lancaster County native.  Graduated from Conestoga Valley HS Played Basketball, Soccer & Tennis.  Graduated from West Virginia University. One of the founders of the WVU Men’s Rugby Club and the Hempfield Rugby Club.   Played soccer for Lancaster United SC.  Played Fullback for Lancaster RFC for twenty years. Coached Football Kicking and Punting at Conestoga Valley HS & currently at McCaskey.

Commercial Account Manager for Tomlinson Bomberger Lawncare & Landscape.  Married to Chris who is a teacher for IU13 and coaches cheerleading at Hempfield.  Two children, Zach & Monica.

"Red" Hynes - Consulting Coach.

Head rugby coach at Millersville University.

Collegiate playing experience:  Millersville University 1991-1992, and University of Maryland 1992-1996. Men's club playing experience:  Maryland Exiles, Tokyo Crusaders, and Lancaster-York Roses. Assistant coaching experience:  Potomac Rugby Union U-19, Warwick HS, and Sano HS (Japan).

Coach Hynes teaches at HHS where he serves as a liaison between the club and the school.  He also works as a consultant to the HRFC coaches/ club administrators and occasionally  assists during practice.