Maddog Alumni to Appear in Martin Scorsese Film
Sunday, July 17, 2005
By Ross Shepard
BOSTON, MA - On July 11, eight former Maddogs took part in the filming of a rugby scene for the upcoming film The Departed, slated for release in 2006.
Directed by Martin Scorsese, the film deals with a police officer (Leonardo DiCaprio) and a gangster (Matt Damon) who are able to infiltrate the respective organizations of their adversary. The sequence, filmed Monday on the Boston Common, is a match between the trainees of the Boston Fire Department and the Boston Police Department.
The Maddog alumni who participated, along with 24 other members of the Boston Rugby Football Club, were able to mix it up with Damon and fellow actor James Badge Dale (24). The Maddogs look forward to seeing a few of their own on the silver screen.
Present at the filming were the following alumni:
Tom Armington - Flanker,
Boston Fire Dept.
Nino Balducci - Winger, Boston Police Dept.
Phil Ciccarelli - Hooker, Boston Police Dept.
Eric Graham - Fly Half, Coach, Boston Police Dept.
Dean Hoegler - Prop, Boston Police Dept.
Chris Lofgren - Tackler of Matt Damon, Boston Fire Dept.
Jim Rodgers - Defense, Boston Fire Dept.
Jason Trenouth - Scrum Half, Boston Police Dept.
In other Alumni news, please check out the newly added photos from the Alumni Game. Also included in the Media section are photos of Maddog clubs past. Thanks to Alumni President Eric Graham for these. Old Boys, if you'd like your team's picture posted, feel free to email me.