Tennessee Looks to South RCT

Rugby Tennessee rolls into the expanded South Regional Cup Tournament at the RAC in Charlotte, NC looking to make an impact.

In addition to a strong Girls Varsity team, the Tennessee Tri-Stars will take a Boys Varsity, JV, and Middle School team to Charlotte.

“The Middle School program is important,” said Head Coach Mark Williams. “We have several players  who started playing select side in middle school.”

Leading the way for Tennessee is captain Jeffrey Rein out of Ravenwood. The back is a smart player, a dependable tackler, and central to the organization of the backline. He, like Ravenwood’s John Williams in the forwards, is a longtime Tri-Star player.

Father Ryan forward Matthew O’Connell is a formidable presence at 6-3. Several fairly green talents out of Memphis as well as Middle Tennessee are on the squad. But what Tennessee doesn’t have is any players from the East of the state, including state champs South Doyle. Sometimes, after a long season, said Williams, it’s tough to get players out for one more travel weekend. Had those players come out Williams might know a little bit more about the team’s bench. Depth will be key for this group.

The South RCT will feature six Boys Varsity teams. Each team plays three shortened games, so it’s not a round-robin. After the three games, teams will be seeded and funneled into a Cup, Plate, and Bowl final.

Here is the schedule and Tennessee’s rosters.

Saturday, June 20

9:00am

 USA Rugby Regional Cup Tournament

10:00am  Eastern NC Middle School vs. Tennessee Middle School

10:00am  Western NC Middle School vs. Georgia Middle School

11:00am  North Carolina JV Boys vs. Tennessee JV Boys

11:00am South Carolina JV Boys vs. Georgia JV Boys

12:00pm North Carolina HS Girls vs. G-Tenn HS Girls

12:00pm Tennessee HS Girls vs. South Carolina HS Girls

1:00pm Arkansas Varsity Boys vs. Tennessee Varsity Boys

1:00pm RBMA (Florida) Varsity Boys vs. North Carolina Varsity Boys

2:00pm Georgia Varsity Boys vs. South Carolina Varsity Boys

3:00pm Eastern NC Middle School vs. Georgia Middle School

3:00pm Western NC Middle School vs. Tennessee Middle School

4:00pm North Carolina JV Boys vs. South Carolina JV Boys

4:00pm Tennessee JV Boys vs. Georgia JV Boys

5:00pm G-Tenn HS Girls vs. Tennessee HS Girls

5:00pm North Carolina HS Girls vs. South Carolina HS Girls

6:00pm Arkansas Varsity Boys vs. South Carolina Varsity Boys

6:00pm RBMA (Florida) Varsity Boys vs. Georgia Varsity Boys

7:00pm North Carolina Varsity Boys vs. Tennessee Varsity Boys

Sunday, June 21

9:00am Eastern NC Middle School vs. Western NC Middle School

9:00am Georgia Middle School vs. Tennessee Middle School

10:00am North Carolina JV Boys vs. Georgia JV Boys

10:00am South Carolina JV Boys vs. Tennessee JV Boys

11:00am G-Tenn HS Girls vs. South Carolina HS Girls

11:00am North Carolina HS Girls vs. Tennessee HS Girls

12:00pm Georgia Varsity Boys vs. Tennessee Varsity Boys

12:00pm RBMA (Florida) Varsity Boys vs. Arkansas Varsity Boys

1:00pm North Carolina Varsity Boys vs. South Carolina Varsity Boys

2:00pm Middle School #1 vs Middle School #2 Cup Final

2:00pm Middle School #3 vs Middle School #4 Plate Final

3:00pm Junior Varsity Boys #1 vs Junior Varsity Boys #2 Cup Final

3:00pm Junior Varsity Boys #3 vs Junior Varsity Boys #4 Plate Final

4:00pm HS Girls #1 vs HS Girls #2 Cup Final

4:00pm HS Girls #3 vs HS Girls #4 Plate Final

5:00pm Varsity #3 vs Varsity #4 Plate Final

5:00pm Varsity #5 vs Varsity #6 Bowl Final

6:00pm Varsity #1 vs Varsity #2 Cup Final