EIRA U17s Picked for BC Trip
EIRA U17s Picked for BC Trip
The Eagle Impact Rugby Academy U17s have been named for their tour of British Columbia.
The U17s will face the British Columbia U17s on the campus of the University of British Columbia on Wednesday, July 13, and then against on Saturday, July 16.
Sixteen of the players who swept the BC U16s in 2015 return to this lineup. Two of the players, Bailey Wilson of United in Utah and Joshua Schnell of Katy in Texas played for the HS All Americans in Ontario last week. Boys HS Rugby National Champion club team Granite Bay sends four players to BC on this team. Among the players to watch is Royal Irish flyhalf David Hannon, who emerged as a talented pivot for the Indianapolis club this season.
Watch out also for lock Blake Richards-Smith of the Coastal Dragons, who had a high-impact season for his club and also for Torrey Pines HS.
| 1st Name | Last | Position | Rugby Club Name | State |
| Jake | Burns | Flanker | Chuckanut Bay | Wash. |
| Asa | Carter | Lock | Union Rugby Club | Okla. |
| Xavier | Doering | Prop | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kan. |
| Alexander | Evans | Flanker | Granite Bay Rugby | Calif. |
| David | Hannon | Flyhalf | Royal Irish | Ind. |
| Garrett | Kay | Flanker | Jesuit High School | Calif. |
| Gabriel | Mahuinga | Hooker | Herriman | Utah |
| Jack | Manzo | Prop | Xavier High School | NY |
| Conor | McManus | Scrumhalf | Fort Hunt | Va. |
| Ethan | McVeigh | Scrumhalf | OMBAC Wallabies | Calif. |
| Doug | Mitchell | Prop | Granite Bay | Calif. |
| Christian | Newby | Wing | Southern Pines | NC |
| Quinn | Perry | Center | Santa Monica | Calif. |
| Justin | Petersen | Flyhalf | Coastal Dragons | Calif. |
| Alexander | Rayton | Flanker | The Woodlands | Texas |
| Blake | Richards-Smith | Lock | Coastal Dragons | Calif. |
| Joshua | Schnell | Lock | Katy Rugby Club | Texas |
| Chase | Schor Haskin | No. 8 | West Pines | Fla. |
| Desi | Streater | Wing | Granite Bay Rugby | Calif. |
| Andrew | Turner | Center | Granite Bay rugby | Calif. |
| Kyle | van Tonder | Fullback | Rocky Mountain | Idaho |
| Max | Walding | Prop | OMBAC Wallabies | Calif. |
| John | Wendling | Center | Chuckanut Rugby Club | Wash. |
| Bailey | Wilson | No. 8 | United Rugby Club | Utah |
| Nick | Zimmer | Hooker | San Diego Mustangs | Calif. |
Head Coach - Brendan Keane, Charlotte, NC
Assistants - Sean Duffy (Arizona), Brent Bueno (Granite Bay) Jason McVeigh (OMBAC)
Manager - Darrell Knowlton (Culver Academy)
Trainer - Janie Kluempers (Missouri)
