Top 30 At All American Camp Named

Top 30 At All American Camp Named

USA Rugby Men's College All American head coach James Willocks has named his top 30.

Aug 14, 2018 by Alex Goff
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USA Rugby Men's Collegiate All American head Coach James Willocks and his staff have selected 30 student-athletes to continue to the next phase of the All American assembly - as this group will remain in camp to prepare to play the Glendale Raptors.

After a day's rest, camp will resume with seven additional collegiate players joining from Club 7s National Championships, as all athletes prepare for a full match against the Glendale Raptors on Friday, Aug. 17. The game is free to the public with kickoff set for 7 PM MT at Infinity Park.

Following two rigorous days of testing and training, along with two trial games, Coach Willocks and his staff conducted thorough evaluations to arrive at final selections from the original group of candidates.

"The staff and I are very thankful for the effort and attitude from all the players involved over the last few days," said Willocks. "Having to select only 30 from a very talented group was an incredibly difficult task. The standard of play over the course of the weekend bodes very well for the future of the collegiate game and USA Rugby."

Overall, the camp has served as an invaluable opportunity for some of the nation's top men's student-athletes to showcase their talent in an effort to earn All-American honors -- some of whom will likely continue their careers at the national team level.

The 2018 Men's Collegiate All-American Selection Camp will conclude this Friday, Aug. 17 with the match against the Glendale Raptors, free to the public. Following the game, USA Rugby will announce 1st Team All-Americans.

2018 TOP 30 MEN'S COLLEGIATE ALL-AMERICANS

PLAYER NAME

POSITION

SCHOOL

Berrisford, Jamie

Lock

Life University

Dabulas, Mike

Flyhalf

Penn State University

Day, Jackson

Prop

Western Michigan University

De Waal, Michael

Flanker

Lindenwood University

Engelhart, Oliver

Scrumhalf

Dartmouth College

Harmon, Matthew

Prop

Life University

Hunkin-Clark, Tommy

Lock

American International College

Irimescu, Rob

Hooker

Penn State University

Koroi, Maciu

No. 8

Life University

Maree, Tabo

Flanker

Arkansas State University

Mascolo, Santiago

No. 8

Iona College

Matarazzo, Michael

Lock

University of Notre Dame

Maughan, Alex

Prop

Life University

May, Malcolm

Lock

Penn State University

McNerney, Connor

No 8

United States Naval Academy

Mteto, Anelisa

Center/ Wing

Iowa Central Community College

Muntanga, Brian

Hooker

Life University

Phelan, George

Fullback

Life University

Rees, Ryan

Scrumhalf

Life University

Rogers, Kyle

Fullback

University of Arizona

Scarcella, Michael

Center

Iona College

Sullivan, Kevin

Prop

University of California, Berkeley

Trotter, Kevin

Fullback

Penn State University

Van Schalkwyk, Duncan

Flyhalf

Life University

Wenglewski, Chance

Prop

Lindenwood University

White, Wesley

No. 8

Lindenwood University

Wilcox, Tosh

Flanker

Brigham Young University (BYU)

Wilson, Mitchell

Center

Life University

Yacoubian, Sean

Scrumhalf

Saint Mary's College of California

Young, Zachary

Center

Arkansas State University

MEN'S COLLEGIATE ALL-AMERICANS JOINING CAMP

PLAYER NAME

POSITION

SCHOOL

Mikesell, Deion

Wing

Lindenwood University

Wheeler, Harley

Wing

Life University

Feakes, Nicholas

Flyhalf/Fullback

Lindenwood University

Matthews, Aaron

Center/ Fullback

Saint Mary's College of California

Tupuola, Marcus

Fullback/ Wing

Notre Dame College

Rodriguez, Christian

Flyhalf/Fullback

Lindenwood University

2018 MEN'S COLLEGIATE ALL-AMERICAN STAFF

Head Coach | James Willocks

Assistant Coach | Tui Osborne

Assistant Coach | Paul Emerick

Assistant Coach | Blake Bradford

Strength & Conditioning Coach | Tom Kindley

Performance Analyst | James Harrison

Team Manager | Kevin McCorry