During the first years, the original group of players recruited some USMC officers also taking courses in International Diplomacy and various SAIS students to the team.

During this time, West Potomac continued to compete in the Mid-Atlantic region as well as participating in international rugby tours to Barbados, South Africa, Ireland, France, and the Bahamas.

The club was featured in Rugby Magazine the following year as well, this time as the "Tullamore Dew Team of the Month" for May 2002.

[2] Since then, the club has been featured in articles appearing in The Washington Post [3][4] and Voice of the Hill,[5] as well as additional Rugby Magazine stories.

After losing only one match during 2006 PRU regular season competition, West Potomac went undefeated in Fall 2007 to once again win the DIII men's championship and secure a berth in the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union playoffs for the third time in the past four years.