Solomon Williams Named Winner of the 2026 Rudy Scholz Award
Solomon Williams has been named as the 2026 Rudy Scholz Award winner as the best men’s collegiate rugby player in the United States.
Williams, the scrumhalf and one of the field generals of the two-time D1A champion Cal Bears, won the vote from a panel of seven coaches and media.
Finalists for 2026 Scholz Award Named
The finalists for the Rudy Scholz Award, given each year to the top collegiate rugby player in America, have been named.
With votes from a panel of coaches and media, along with votes from the American college rugby public, the 16 nominees have been whittled down to four finalists.
Those finalists are:
Vote for the Scholz Award Finalists
Help confirm the list of Scholz award finalists.
Fans and players and coaches can all vote in the link below for their finalist:
Nominees for 2026 Rudy Scholz Award Named
The Nominees for the 2026 Rudy Scholz Award have been named.
With nominations coming from all corners of the game and vetted through a panel of coaches, this list represents the top of the men's collegiate game in the USA.
Treacy, Tafuna Receive their Awards at 10th WAC Awards Event
Freda Tafuna and Oscar Treacy officially received their Washington Athletic Club College Player of the Year awards Saturday at a gala event in Seattle.
