South U19s Named for NACRA Championships
South U19s Named for NACRA Championships
USA Rugby South has named two teams to participate in the North American Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) U19 championships to be held July 11.
Both teams were named after a series of camps and tryouts through the spring. Only about four college players are on the squad, with the rest coming from high schools throughout the Southern states. Nine states are represented.
Several of the Blue Team played for the South U19s in Trinidad last year.
| Blue Team | Red Team | |||||
| Name | School/Team | State | Name | School/Team | State | |
| Dylan Boast | Arkansas State University | Ark. | Christopher Bagby | Phoenix HS | Ga. | |
| Caleb House | Memorial HS | Texas | Jason Blackwood | Andrews HS | NC | |
| Josh Inglis | Lassiter Trojans | Ga. | Nelson Broughton | Br. Martin | La. | |
| AJ Malone | Norsemen | Ga. | Daniel Castagna | West Creek | Ga. | |
| Andrew Pretorius | Roswell | Ga. | Steven Major | Siegel | Tenn. | |
| Andrew Rappe | Ravenwood | Tenn. | Daniel Mwaura | Birmingham | Ala. | |
| Jeffrey Rein | Ravenwood | Tenn. | Sean O'Driscoll | Mill Creek | Ga. | |
| Samuel Toliver | Memphis University | Tenn. | Jean Roberts | Mill Creek | Ga. | |
| Cameron Troxler | LSU | La. | Ivan Romero | Parkway United | Mo. | |
| Austin Willis | Phoenix Alpharetta | Ga. | Elijah Saulsberry | Siegel | Tenn. | |
| Hunter Breit | Bayou Hurricanes | La. | Dakota Wilkerson | Tri-Stars | Tenn. | |
| Christian Calvillo | Phoenix Alpharetta | Ga. | Tyler Blanchard | Roswell | Ga. | |
| Anthony Coello | Orlando | Fla. | Grant Broeder | Eureka | Mo. | |
| Michael Curren | Lassiter Trojans | Ga. | Neil Fontenot | Bayou Hurricanes | La. | |
| Brennan Falcon | LSU | La. | Kody Green | Little Rock | Ark. | |
| JT Kinch | St. Paul's | La. | Armon Kashanian | Brevard Youth | Fla. | |
| Judah Ogbuehi | Mill Creek | Ga. | Peter Kinsella | Phoenix Alpharetta | Ga. | |
| Mathew O'Connell | Father Ryan | Tenn. | Matthew Meehan | Lassiter Trojans | Ga. | |
| Cameron Tibbetts | Lassiter Trojans | Ga. | Albert Miller | Lake Area | La. | |
| John Williams | Ravenwood | Tenn. | Matthew Romano | Blackman | Tenn. | |
| Malik Williams | Phoenix Alpharetta | Ga. | Mark Spicer Jr. | St. Paul's | La. | |
| Calvin Gentry | PCA | Tenn. | Dariius Strimbu | Mill Creek | Ga. | |
| Joshua Zamudio | Little Rock | Ark. | ||||
The South is sending two team to the tournament in Orlando, Fla. in part to make sure the numbers are even. The Blue team faces Mexico on July 11 in the first quarterfinal of the 15s event. The Red will take on Bermuda on July 12.
Here are all of the games to be held at the Omini Resort in Orlando:
July 11
Mexico v USA South Blue
Turks & Caicos v Barbados
July 12
Bermuda v USA South Red
Trinidad & Tobago v Cayman Islands
July 14
Semifinals
July 15
Consolation Semis
July 17
7th/8th Match
5th/6th Match (Plate Final)
July 18
3rd/4th Match
Final
