Coaches

Dave Farmer

Dave started playing rugby at Dartmouth College the year the value of a Try moved from 3 points to 4 and twenty years before it moved to the current value of 5′.  Or for those who don’t have quite that clear a view of rugby history and perspective, you could just simply say ‘He played in the first rugby game he ever saw, back in 1971.  It was love at first sight ! ’  Dave has played rugby from New Hampshire to Oakland, from Texas to Montana, and Ireland to Australia. He is the recipient of the US Olympic Committee’s National Volunteer Coach of the Year award,  and has been involved in high school and youth rugby in Denver for over 20 years.

David White | Operations

Aurora native,with Saracens 17 years. 30 years of rugby, previous Clubs; Western State, QCRFC, Luton, RFC, Luton, England ’83, Boulder RFC, Denver Highlanders.  ERRFU Select Side ’79-’84.  ERRFU Hall of Fame Inductee 2002. Dedicated to helping pass on the great tradition and spirit of the game.

Scott Bredehoeft | Head Coach

While not born in Colorado, Scott has lived here since he was 2 years old.  He obtained his bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State University and played high school, college, and men’s club rugby for over 20 years and has played Select Side Rugby for Colorado and the Western select side teams.  He has been coaching with the Saracens for 8 years, the Colorado All State Team for 6 years, and is a USA Level 300 Certified Coach.

Forwards Coaches

Backs Coaches

Amie Kern

Coming from playing Division 1 sports, Amie was looking for a new challenge and found the game of rugby.  Now over 5 years into playing for Denver Black Ice, working as part of the core medical staff for the USA women’s 15s team and now working with the University of Denver men’s rugby team, she turned to coaching with the Saracens in 2016 as a new adventure.  She loves giving back to the sport that has given her community and support while helping high school athletes become well rounded individuals and look forward to them carrying on life lessons from the ultimate team sport in the next phases of their lives.

Chris McPhillips

Chris up in England and Hong Kong and has been playing rugby for a very long time.  Played representative rugby for Hong Kong School Boys and played for men’s club teams based in Hong Kong, England and the US.  He was player/coach of the Denver Highlanders men’s side for three years and has been assisting with Colorado All State Team for the last two years.  He has also helped out occasionally with the Saracens on specialized drills over the years.

Tony Mangus

Denver native who played high school, college, and club level rugby for 20 years. I graduated from Loyola Marymount University and have been in the services industry for years. I played scrumhalf my whole career and find it to be the best position in sports. It is great to be back in a great sport and great club. I am going into my third year as Saracen assistant coach.