USA U20s Camp Announced
USA U20s Camp Announced
"This weekend went well. We had 50 athletes in camp who did all that we asked of them and gave everything they had," says Head Coach Bracken, providing his overall thoughts on the camp which was hosted at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center from May 11-13. "We definitely found some 'Meat Eaters' in the group which we will need against a physical Canadian side."
The 50 athletes in training camp spent three days learning from Coaches and Staff who understand the rigors of international competition with a set of unique skills tailored to development at the U20s age group. All selected from USA Rugby's new coaching development program Project SOAR, Bracken and his staff will now face the difficult task of selecting a final roster from a tight pool of talent.
With the goal of integrating age-grade teams with the senior national team, Dave Hodges, General Manager of the Men's 15s Programs, was on hand to look-over the competition in camp.
"This was a valuable camp for the staff to see the players perform on and off the field first-hand," says Hodges. "The players acquitted themselves well through plenty of endeavor and grit. It's encouraging to know that some of these players will pull on an Eagle jersey in the near future".
Competition during all three days was fierce and incorporated a pool filled with talented and emerging athletes.
"Our main challenge out of camp will be finalizing the roster," says Bracken, further detailing the level of talent on display through the weekend. "In most positions, the separation between players is so slight, selections will be difficult; however, that is not a bad problem to have."
Final roster selections will be announced closer to date along with the locations of both matches. The two match qualification series against Canada's U20s will be hosted June 12th and June 16th in Houston, Texas, during the same week as the Senior Men's National Team's test match with No. 5 World Ranked Scotland at BBVA Compass Stadium, also on June 16th.
MEN'S JUNIOR ALL-AMERICAN CAMP ROSTER | 2018 WORLD RUGBY TROPHY QUALIFIER
| PLAYER | SCHOOL/CLUB |
| Albert, Emmanuel | Lindenwood University |
| Bagley, Daryl | American International College |
| Bradfield, John | University of Arizona |
| Brandt, John | Clemson University |
| Buckley, Connor | Iona College |
| Butler, Logan | University of Kentucky |
| Carter, Asa | Arkansas State University |
| Christy, Noah | Central Washington University |
| Curle, Brendon | Grand Canyon University |
| Dietenberger, Jonah | Lindenwood University |
| Farmer, Kieran | Houston SaberCats |
| Gallo, Tomas | London Scottish |
| Gerbino, Christopher | Santa Clara University |
| Hegarty, Kyle | Cal Poly State University - San Louis Obispo |
| Hundt, Owen | Mystic River Rugby Club |
| Iacovino, Dominick | Grand Canyon University |
| James, Ryan | Glendale Raptors |
| Johnstone, Campbell | Mount St. Mary's University |
| Jones, Chase | Saint Mary's College of California |
| Kaul, Eshaan | Santa Clara University |
| Leddy, Alec | Glendale Raptors |
| Madden, Patrick | Cal Poly State University - San Louis Obispo |
| Mascolo, Santiago | Iona College |
| Mcleish, Stephen | Lindenwood University |
| McVeigh, Ethan | Old Mission Beach Athletic Club - Wallabies |
| Miller, Jack | University of Colorado |
| Mitchell, Skyler | Lindenwood University |
| Monroe, Daniel | Saint Mary's College of California |
| Murphy, Ronan | Saint Mary's College of California |
| Nanai, Alexander | University of Connecticut |
| Niumataiwalu, Noah | Saint Joseph's University |
| Odeh, Karem | Life University |
| Perry, Quinn | Santa Monica Rugby |
| Roberts, Palema | Life University |
| Robinson, Campbell | Kennesaw State University |
| Robinson, Harry | Clemson University |
| Rusert-Cuddy, Joseph | Glendale Raptors |
| Schor-Haskin, Chase | Life University |
| Severance, Jason | Danville Oaks High School |
| Shotwell, Dillon | Sam Houston State University |
| Stella, Brian | Penn State University |
| Sustersic, Colin | St. Bonaventure University |
| Taylor, Nicholas | Lindenwood University |
| Telea, Payton | Saint Mary's College of California |
| Teles, Bronson | University of Arizona |
| Trump, Daniel | Colorado State University |
| Van Tonder, Kyle | Rocky Mountain High School |
| Waguespack, William | NOLA Gold Rugby |
| Wendling, John | Central Washington University |
| Wiles, Jack | St. Bonaventure University |
| Williamson, Jaret | St. Bonaventure University |
MEN'S JUNIOR ALL-AMERICAN STAFF | 2018 WORLD RUGBY TROPHY QUALIFIER
| POSITION | STAFF |
| Head Coach | Scott Bracken |
| Assistant Coach | Michael Englebrecht |
| Assistant Coach | Ray Egan |
| Assistant Coach | Brendan O'Meara |
| Assistant Coach | Scott Murray |
| Analyst | Jeremy Ognall |
| Athletic Trainer |
Catherine Donahue |
| Team Manager |
Kevin McCorry |
| Director of Rugby |
JD Stephenson |
