USA Rugby South
USA Rugby South is an organisation that joins together a number of unions in the south-east of the USA for competition and representative honours.
Originally formed as Southern Eastern Rugby Union in 1976, this representative team played against the North Eastern Rugby Union, between 1976 and 1982.[1]
USA Rugby South organises inter-union competitions between champion teams from each geographical union, who go on to represent USA Rugby South at national competitions.
Since 2013, the USA Rugby South Panthers compete in the NACRA Rugby Championship, and were crowned champions in their first year, beating Trinidad and Tobago in the final.[2]
There are currently seven member organisations associated with USA Rugby South.
Squad
USA Rugby South squad at the 2015 NACRA Rugby Championship:[3]
| Players | Club |
|---|---|
| Lucas Baistrocchi | Boston |
| Tyler Bishop | Tallahassee |
| Zach Blalock | Birmingham |
| John Bryant | Charleston |
| Casey Davidson | U of Georgia |
| Cathal Doyle | Life |
| Austin Dozier | MTSU |
| Nathan Driggers | UGA |
| Amro Gouda | Charlotte |
| Matt Hughston | Charlotte |
| Charles Leadingham | U of Kentucky |
| Chris Milledge | Charlotte |
| Drew Moyes | U of Mississippi |
| Ben Paul | |
| Andrew Perkins | Birmingham |
| Matt Ryan | Fort Drum |
| Cole Schanilec | UNCW |
| Chris Sigmund | Charleston |
| Brendan Smith | Birmingham |
| Calvin Storey | Columbia |
| Thomas Van Petten | Life |
| Brandon Ward | Charlotte |
| Ben Winiarczyk | Tallahassee |
| David Winiarczyk | Old White |
References
- ↑ "Men's History". Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ Kevin Sunich (24 June 2013). "Calypso Ruggers go down to USA South". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ Gary Carbines (23 March 2015). "NACRA Caribbean Championship 2015". Retrieved 6 May 2015.