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NECRC Names All-Conference Selections

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NECRC Names All-Conference Selections

Steve Palmieri of Coast Guard. Ed Peppin photo.

The New England Collegiate Rugby Conference has announced its All-Conference Team for the fall 2015 season.

The honors recognize 32 players, led by 10 players from conference champion University of Rhode Island, along with 7 from Vermont, 5 from New Hampshire, 4 players from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and 3 each from Boston University and Norwich University. The team consists of 15 seniors, 13 juniors, and 4 sophomores. 

The conference itself had a strong season, with Rhode Island and Coast Guard Academy both receiving bids to the Men’s Division II northeast regional playoffs. Coast Guard defeated Indiana University of Pennsylvania in the play-in round before losing to Towson in the round of 16, and Rhode Island defeated SUNY-Oswego in the round of 16 and challenging 2-time national runner-up Wisconsin-Whitewater in the regional final before falling, 31-21.  Rhode Island (#12), Coast Guard (#15), and Vermont (#23) were all ranked in Goff Rugby Report's DII rankings.

 

NECRC All-Conference Selections
Position Player(s) Year School
Loosehead prop Zack Zeytoonjian
Fernando Torres
Junior
Senior
Rhode Island
Boston University
Hooker Rob Salter
Connor Daly
Senior
Sophomore
Rhode Island
Vermont
Tighthead prop Darryl Brooks Junior Rhode Island
Locks John Hathaway
Kevin Almond
Junior
Junior
Vermont
Rhode Island
Blindside flanker Adam Feizeli
Bobby Evans
Nic Hutt
Senior
Sophomore
Senior
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Vermont
Openside flanker Julio Tavarez
Louis Depaolis
Patrick Meade
Junior
Senior
Senior
Rhode Island
Coast Guard Academy
New Hampshire
No. 8 Sean Richards
Eric Pierone
Andres Marin
Senior
Junior
Junior
Boston University
Norwich
Vermont
Scrumhalf Will Coris
Tom St Pierre
Josh Dyke
Junior
Sophomore
Senior
Rhode Island
Norwich
Vermont
Flyhalf Ben Kaufman
Steve Palmieri
Keegan Frick
Junior
Senior
Junior
Vermont
Coast Guard Academy
Norwich
Inside center Adam Nabb
Jakobi Bradford
Junior
Senior
Rhode Island
Coast Guard Academy
Outside center Kieran Sexton
Caleb Tvrdy
Senior
Junior
New Hampshire
Coast Guard Academy
Wing Alec Sabitoni
Sebastian Langlois
Aaron LaLacheur
Senior
Junior
Sophomore
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Hampshire
Fullback Tom Morini
Vinny Celeste
Jake Kelley
Senior
Senior
Senior
Rhode Island
Boston University
New Hampshire