Alexander Drury is a 17 year-old junior at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Conn. the 6-1, 205 center is captain of the Aspetuck Valley Rugby Club in Newtown, Conn.. He has also played for the White Plains men's club.
Drury played for and captained Atlantis in the 2024 Tropical 7s and National Youth 7s. He also played for the North American Lions on their 2024 Germany Tour and captained the 2025 Lions Team in Dubai.
He played for and captained the Eagle Impact Rugby Academy (EIRA) team on their tours of Ireland in both 2024 and 2025 and also on their tours of Netherlands and Italy in 2025. He also suited up for them in the Tropical 7s in 2025.
Drury also suited up for the USA at Global Youth 7s 2025 and was selected for and participated in the USA Rugby’s U18 2025 Winter Camp. A halfback and safety on his high school football team, Drury is the school’s club weightlifting leader and is an avid outdoorsman spending time hiking, biking, and doing photography.
Bennett Glock is a 17 year-old Junior at Saint Peter’s Preparatory School in Jersey City, NJ and is a 5-10, 195 center for the Union County Mudturtles in New Jersey. Glock also plays for the NJ Jesters Select Sevens team, the NJ All-Star Select Team, Atlantis Boys Academy, and the Ohio Aviators Boys Academy.
He regularly travels up to New York City to trains with the Old Blue RFC men’s club’s practice squad. Glock was also selected for and participated in the USA Rugby’s U18 2025 Winter Camp. An avid snow sports enthusiast, he is a Certified Snowboard Instructor at Gore Mountain in North Creek, NY.
Kolomona Kahanu is a 17 year-old Senior at Hilo High School in Hilo, Hawai'i. The 6-0, 190 scrumhalf for Poly United, Kahanu played for the Nelson College 2nd XV and the Cambridge XV in 2025.
Warmth in the Cold: Kolo Kahanu at Nelson College
Kahanu also played for the San Diego Legion U18 team on their Tour to Auckland, NZ and Sydney, Australia in 2025, and he also played with Pasifika Rugby Club, at the 2024 National 7s Youth Rugby Championships in Ohio, making the tournament Dream Team, and he played at the NAI 7s in 2024 for Gorilla Rugby Academy.
Like Drury and Glock, Kahanu attended the USA Rugby U18 Winter Camp. Fluent in Hawaiian, his first language, Kahanu is an active open-ocean outrigger canoe racer and has paddled for the Puna Canoe Club, winning the State Championship in 2022 and 2023.
Based on his performance on and off the field, Kahanu was offered a 50% scholarship by Nelson College to return. The USRF is providing a grant to cover the other 50%, allowing Kolo to return to Nelson College for a 2nd year in 2026.
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Nelson College and the Rugby Curriculum
Nelson College is an all-boys boarding school in Nelson City on the Northern shore of New Zealand’s South Island. Founded in 1856, Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school and the school where rugby in New Zealand was first played. Located on the shores of Tasman Bay, Nelson City is a small city with a vibrant and diverse culture. Known as the “sunshine capital” of New Zealand, the area is blessed with stunning natural landscapes. Of the 960 students enrolled at Nelson College, about 200 play rugby; and over 100 of these “pathways players” participate in the formal Rugby Curriculum courses by attending daily rugby classes based around the following six key pillars of player development: Technical; Tactical; Strength and Conditioning; Nutrition; Mental Skills; and Personal Development.
