BOULDER, Colo. – Camp invitees for the USA Rugby AIG Men’s Junior All-Americans' and the Boys High School All-Americans’ winter camps were announced Friday.
Seventy-two young players will attempt to catch selectors’ eyes in Tempe, Ariz., Dec. 26-31, in hopes of making the MJAA squad for the 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy.
The MJAAs will be back in the JWRT following their unsuccessful IRB Junior World Championship campaign this year. The MJAAs lost all five of their matches in France, including a 109-0 loss to eventual champion England. As host country of the JWRT in 2012, the MJAAs captured the title of champions with a 37-33 win against Japan in the Final at Murray Rugby Park Stadium.
The large number of players in attendance will allow the MJAA coaching staff to test the candidates with game-type scenarios, during which rugby skill and rugby IQ will be on display as players are evaluated on technical proficiency, skill and performance.
More than 60% of the MJAA camp attendees have advanced through the HSAA program either as overseas tour members, domestic camp participants, or participants of the inaugural Stars and Stripes Camp in Greeley, Colo., in July.
“I’ve been overwhelmed by the quantity of coach recommendations and also by the interest and commitment from all candidate players as demonstrated by their declaration of availability, their promptness in turning in paper work, and organizing flights to and form camp,” MJAA Assistant Coach Michael Engelbrecht said. “A big ‘thank you’ to the coaches for the support of their athletes’ continued development and their support for the MJAA program.”
BHSAA Head Coach Salty Thompson will have the opportunity to see 113 high school players during his Winter Camp, including 15 players who helped the HSAAs at the RFU Wellington College International Rugby Festival in April. Almost all of the players invited to camp were identified through the USA Rugby Regional All-Star Tournaments.
The BHSAAs, sponsored by Aircraft Charter Solutions, were the busiest of the All-Americans in 2013, traveling to England for two tournaments and Argentina for a series against the national U18 side.
In 2014, the BHSAAs will participate in the Las Vegas Invitational Jan. 21-25 alongside the Men’s Eagles Sevens at USA Sevens before heading across the pond once again for the England School Sevens March 22-29. The Junior Varsity tour will provide a U17 level of competition with matches against Portugal and France in early April, while the Varsity team will travel to Argentina for two rematches against the U18 team in July.
The coaching staff for the Men’s Junior All-Americans will be announced prior to the Winter Camp.
For more updates on the USA Rugby All-American programs, follow @aarugby on Twitter.
USA Rugby AIG Men's Junior All-Americans | Winter Camp
| Name | Position | Height | Weight (lbs) | Current Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Adams | Inside Center | 5'10' | 215 | American Internaitonal College Rugby |
| Sondai Adjei | Fullback | 5'8″ | 190 | Davenport University |
| Alexander Augspurg | Strongside Wing | 5'11' | 190 | Lindenwood Men's Rugby |
| Cole Baker | Tighthead Prop | 5'11' | 225 | Middlebury College |
| Steffan Balan | Tighthead Prop | 5'11' | 237 | Marquette University Rugby Football Club |
| Isidoro Balistreri | Loose Prop | 6'1″ | 225 | Marquette University Rugby Football Club |
| Niall Barry | Outside Center | 5'11' | 178 | University of California Los Angeles |
| DeShon Bell | Outside Center | 5'11' | 178 | Washington State University Rugby |
| Aaron Blank | Strongside Flanker | 6'0″ | 205 | Arizona State University |
| Zach Bonte | Weakside Flanker | 6'2″ | 205 | University of California Los Angeles |
| Austin Bush | Strongside Flanker | 6'0″ | 208 | Arkansas State University |
| Bryce Campbell | Inside Center | 6'2″ | 215 | Indiana University |
| Luis Carpio | Loose Prop | 6'0″ | 235 | St. Bonaventure University |
| Sergio Chanampa | Weakside Flanker | 6'2″ | 195 | Naples Bears Rugby Club |
| Samuel Cowley | Fullback | 6'2″ | 170 | Life University |
| Scott Dean | Fullback | 5'11' | 185 | Central Washington University |
| Kevin Dear | Lock | 6'4″ | 215 | University of Central Missouri Rugby Club |
| Michael Delaney | Weakside Flanker | 6'0″ | 200 | Arizona Wildcats |
| Shane Dempsey | Inside Center | 5'9″ | 175 | Salve Regina RFC |
| Oliver Drew | Lock | 6'3″ | 220 | Bournemouth |
| Tyler Enfield | Lock | 6'3″ | 220 | Central Washington University Men's Rugby |
| Jake Feury | Outside Center | 6'0″ | 205 | Middlebury College |
| James Gannon | Loose Prop | 6'2″ | 225 | Spring Hill College |
| Brady Gent | Flyhalf | 5'10' | 190 | Davenport University |
| Connor Gleason | Lock | 6'6″ | 255 | American International College |
| Marshall Godfrey | Loose Prop | 6'0″ | 245 | Lindenwood University |
| Eric Hamilton | Hooker | 5'11' | 205 | Colorado State University |
| Louis Henson | Tighthead Prop | 6'2″ | 230 | Western Washington University |
| Michael Houston | Outside Center | 5'10' | 195 | Davenport University |
| Elijah Hyman | Loose Prop | 6'1″ | 230 | Cornell University |
| Andrew Iscaro | Hooker | 5'9″ | 208 | Maryland Exiles |
| Codi Jones | Hooker | 6'0″ | 225 | California Maritime Academy |
| Michael Kellett | No. Eight | 6'4″ | 230 | Lindenwood University |
| Joseph Kelly | Outside Center | 6'2″ | 215 | Penn State University Men's Rugby Club |
| Dylan Latham | Lock | 6'5″ | 225 | University of Central Missouri Rugby Club |
| Valdemar Lee-Lo | Tighthead Prop | 6'1″ | 250 | Sierra Rugby |
| Matthew Long | Weakside Wing | 5'9″ | 170 | Cal Poly |
| Isaiah Lopez | Flyhalf | 5'11' | 205 | Haupapu NZ |
| Kevin Lydon | Scrumhalf | 5'7″ | 185 | Davenport University |
| Peter Malcolm | Strongside Flanker | 6'1″ | 220 | Wheeling Jesuit Rugby |
| John Marti | Tighthead Prop | 6'1″ | 260 | Central Washington University |
| Reese Oberlin | No. Eight | 6'5″ | 210 | Davenport University |
| Christiaan Oosthuizen | Lock | 6'4″ | 215 | University of South Florida Rugby |
| Jake Pesci | No. Eight | 6'1″ | 215 | University of Connecticut |
| Ben Pinkelman | Weakside Flanker | 6'4″ | 205 | Colorado State University |
| Namie Qoro | Outside Center | 5'11' | 215 | Penn Green |
| Johnathan Raby | Strongside Flanker | 6'2″ | 185 | San Diego State University |
| Max Roberson | Lock | 6'5″ | 230 | Lindenwood University |
| Thomas Robles | Inside Center | 6'2″ | 195 | Santa Rosa Junior College |
| Kyle Rogers | Scrumhalf | 6'2″ | 180 | University of Arizona |
| Alexander Rollins | Strongside Wing | 5'11' | 190 | University of San Diego |
| Connor Rosenbaum | Scrumhalf | 5'11' | 190 | University of California Los Angeles |
| Gabriel Ruflin | Weakside Flanker | 6'4″ | 200 | University of Utah |
| Matthew Ruiters | Fullback | 5'11' | 170 | University of Virginia |
| James Saddler | Loose Prop | 6'2″ | 235 | Western Oregon University Men's Rugby Club |
| Allan Sakalia | Outside Center | 6'2″ | 250 | East Palo Alto |
| Andy Sandoval | Hooker | 5'11' | 230 | Belmont Shore |
| Hobart Sisk | Lock | 6'4″ | 260 | Metropolis |
| Colin Snyder | Strongside Flanker | 6'3″ | 220 | Ball State |
| Jerome Strother, Jr. | Lock | 6'4″ | 260 | Metropolis |
| James Tayson | Flyhalf | 5'10' | 180 | Metropolis |
| Danny Thomas | Scrumhalf | 5'9″ | 165 | University of California Los Angeles |
| Erik Thompson | Scrumhalf | 5'9″ | 175 | University of California Los Angeles |
| David Todd | Inside Center | 5'9″ | 198 | Arizona State Rugby |
| James Vaifale | Weakside Wing | 6'0″ | 191 | Tempe Rugby Club |
| Tommy Wallace | Outside Center | 5'11' | 175 | Saint Mary's College |
| Kurtis Werner | Scrumhalf | 5'9″ | 175 | American International College |
| Joseph Whalen | Lock | 6'4″ | 220 | Saint Joseph's University Rugby |
| Dalton Wimmer | Outside Center | 6'1″ | 190 | San Diego State |
| James Wolfer | Flyhalf | 5'9″ | 170 | St. Joseph's University |
| Ian Wright | 5'11' | 170 | Strongside Wing | Central Washington University |
| Ky Young | Weakside Flanker | 6'0″ | 185 | New England College |
| Daniel Zupin | No. Eight | 6'0″ | 225 | WNEU Rugby Club |
Boys High School All-Americans | Winter Camp
| Name | Position | Height | Weight (lbs) | Current Club/School | Year/Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Allen | Lock | 6'10' | 250 | Portadown RFC | Senior/Varsity |
| Keanu Andrade | Scrumhalf | 5'7″ | 190 | Oaks and De La Salle | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Jesus Arias | Prop | 6'2″ | 220 | United | Senior/Varsity |
| Trenton Barnes | Center | 5'8″ | 185 | Buchanan Rugby Club | Senior/Varsity |
| Cian Barry | Fullback | 5'7″ | 140 | Reeds Weybridge | Senior/Varsity |
| Chase Bixby | Lock | 6'6″ | 195 | Granite Bay Grizzlies | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Sione Bloomfield | Center | 5'9″ | 200 | Herriman Rugby | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Steven Branham | Hooker | 5'11' | 220 | Fallbrook Rugby Club | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Will Brennan | Fullback | 6'1″ | 180 | Seattle Vikings | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Matt Brennan | Flanker | 5'10' | 190 | Seattle Vikings | Senior/Varsity |
| Justin Brown | Scurmhalf | 5'7″ | 185 | Westlake High School Rugby Club | Senior/Varsity |
| Finlay Bruce | Lock | 6'4″ | 185 | Seattle Vikings | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Bobby Butchofsky | Lock | 6'3″ | 185 | Westlake Rugby Club | Junior/Varsity |
| Jack Carroll | Prop | 6'3″ | 275 | Gonzaga | Junior/Varsity |
| Agustin Centurion | Flyhalf | 5'11' | 171 | Young Aztecs - San Diego CA | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Juan Cervantes | Prop | 6'2″ | 206 | Peninsula Green Rugby Club | Junior/Varsity |
| Sergio Chanampa | Lock | 6'2″ | 195 | Naples Bears Rugby Club | Senior/Varsity |
| Benjamin Cima | Flyhalf | 6'1″ | 185 | Gonzaga College High School | Senior/Varsity |
| Evan Clark | Scrumhalf | 5'10' | 165 | Santa Monica Rugby Club | Junior/Varsity |
| Liam Coll | Flyhalf | 6'2″ | 185 | Needham Rugby | Senior/Varsity |
| Erik Cortinas | Scrumhalf | 5'7″ | 145 | Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Ian Crilly | Flanker | 6'2″ | 185 | Fallbrook Boys High School Rugby | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Connor Cudeback | Prop | 6'1″ | 230 | Belmont Shore | Senior/Varsity |
| Henry Dean | Flyhalf | 6'1″ | 166 | Middleton Rugby Club | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Gavin Devine | No. Eight | 6'3″ | 225 | Muskego Rugby Club | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Michael Doquilo | Fullback | 5'11' | 180 | Seattle Vikings | Senior/Varsity |
| Sean Dowling | Prop | 6'3″ | 265 | Fort Hunt | Freshman/Junior Varsity |
| Nicolaos Econome | Prop | 6'3″ | 250 | Jesuit High School | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Jonah Eldridge | Scrumhalf | 6'0″ | 168 | McClatchy Lions | Senior/Varsity |
| Aidan Flynn | Flyhalf | 5'11' | 185 | Lions | Senior/Varsity |
| Ryan Foster | Center | 6'0″ | 205 | Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| George Fotu | Flanker | 6'5″ | 220 | Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Andrew Fraczek | Flanker | 5'11' | 190 | Neuqua Rugby Football Club | Senior/Varsity |
| Joey Freeman | Center | 5'11' | 190 | Gonzaga | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Jacobus Germishuys | No. Eight | 6'2″ | 220 | West Side | Senior/Junior Varsity |
| Benny Gonda | Prop | 6'0″ | 211 | Santa Monica | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Zachary Haley | Hooker | 6'0″ | 200 | Hopkins Royals Rugby Football Club | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Seth Halliman | Center | 6'2″ | 195 | Glendale Rugby | Senior/Varsity |
| Brian Hannon | Scrumhalf | 5'10' | 180 | Royal Irish Rugby | Junior/Varsity |
| Ethan Harr | Flanker | 6'3″ | 200 | Chapin | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Travis Heer | Flanker | 5'11' | 195 | Back Bay | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Junior Helu | Scrumhalf | 5'11' | 211 | Danville Oaks | Senior/Varsity |
| Vili Helu | No. Eight | 6'3″ | 230 | Danville Oaks | Senior/Varsity |
| Reed Heynen | Flanker | 6'2″ | 197 | Belmont Shore Rugby Club | Senior/Varsity |
| Elijah Hyman | Prop | 6'1″ | 230 | West Carroll Marauders | Graduated/Varsity |
| Robert Irimescu | Flanker | 6'0″ | 195 | Xavier HS New York | Senior/Varsity |
| John Iscaro | Prop | 6'1″ | 245 | Gonzaga College High School | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Antonio Jablonski | Flanker | 5'10' | 185 | St. Thomas Aquinas Rugby Club | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Jon Jacobs | Lock | 6'3″ | 260 | Prince William Youth Rugby | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Liam Jimmon | Lock | 6'4″ | 225 | Back Bay Sharks | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Grayson Jones | Hooker | 5'11' | 225 | Jesuit High School | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Halapio Latu | Center | 6'0″ | 185 | Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Adam Leonard | Center | 5'10' | 194 | East High School Rugby Club | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Devin Lim | Center | 6'1″ | 180 | San Diego Young Aztecs | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Charlie Loudon | No. Eight | 6'2″ | 190 | De La Salle High School | Senior/Varsity |
| Conor Lydon | Lock | 6'2″ | 210 | Santa Monica Rugby Club | Senior/Varsity |
| Siaosi Mahoni | Lock | 6'7″ | 250 | Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Sim Mander | Wing | 6'1″ | 178 | London Wasps | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Jesse Mander | Wing | 5'10' | 175 | London Wasps | Senior/Varsity |
| Aaron Matthews | Wing | 5'9″ | 185 | Back Bay Sharks | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Malcolm May | Flanker | 6'1″ | 202 | Penn State Rugby Football Club | Graduated/Varsity |
| Patrick Medina | Scrumhalf | 6'2″ | 183 | Lake Travis | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Korbin Miller | Wing | 6'0″ | 165 | Charlotte Tigers | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Jack Miller | Flanker | 6'0″ | 170 | Brookline High School | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Seth Mischler | Flanker | 5'8″ | 189 | Union Rugby Club | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Kalisi Moli | Prop | 6'2″ | 251 | Herriman Rugby | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Olan Moon White | Fullback | 6'1″ | 175 | Santa Monica Rugby Club | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Conner Mooneyham | Flyhalf | 5'11' | 172 | The Woodlands Rugby Club | Senior/Varsity |
| Alex Morales | Fullback | 5'11' | 150 | Warsaw Area Rugby Football Club | Freshman/Junior Varsity |
| Luke Mueller | No. Eight | 6'3″ | 210 | Brother Rice | Senior/Varsity |
| Brandan Murphy | Flanker | 6'1″ | 195 | Kona Bulls | Senior/Varsity |
| Maxwell Naill | Hooker | 5'11' | 185 | Fort Hunt Rugby | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Yoh Nakayama | Flyhalf | 5'10' | 165 | Greenwich High School Rugby Football Club | Senior/Varsity |
| Brian Nault | No. Eight | 6'1″ | 210 | Shelton Savages | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Andrew Naylor | No. Eight | 6'6″ | 265 | Prince William Youth Rugby | Junior/Varsity |
| Max Ney | Lock | 6'0″ | 155 | Royal Irish Rugby - Cathedral High School | Freshman/Junior Varsity |
| Jacob Ney | No. Eight | 6'4″ | 215 | Royal Irish Rugby - Cathedral High School | Senior/Varsity |
| Matthew O'Connell | No. Eight | 6'3″ | 200 | Tennessee Tri Stars | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Osawaru Oghagbon | Prop | 6'3″ | 225 | Prince William County Rugby | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Wes Parker | No. Eight | 6'3″ | 210 | St. Xavier | Senior/Varsity |
| Corey Patton | Fullback | 5'6″ | 195 | Charlotte Rugby Club | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Benjamin Pendowski | Prop | 5'11' | 215 | Budd Bay Rugby Football Club | Senior/Varsity |
| Joseff Phillips | Wing | 5'10' | 160 | Cheshire Rugby Club | Senior/Varsity |
| Darien Pickett | Prop | 5'11' | 220 | Fort Hunt Warriors | Senior/Varsity |
| Jordan Place | Flanker | 6'1″ | 210 | Canberra Vikings, Australia | Graduated/Varsity |
| Suwaiter Poch, Jr. | Hooker | 6'0″ | 230 | Hilo Reign | Senior/Varsity |
| Darian Power | Flyhalf | 5'11' | 165 | United Rugby Club | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Matthys Pretorouis | Flyhalf | 5'11' | 185 | Warrenton Wolfpack | Senior/Varsity |
| Torran Raby | Center | 6'2″ | 185 | San Diego Mustangs | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Andres Ramirez | Flyhalf | 5'9″ | 178 | Jesuit High School Rugby Club | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Joshua Ransom | Center | 5'11' | 200 | Fort Hunt Rugby | Senior/Varsity |
| Cecil Rich | Prop | 6'1″ | 257 | Pride Rugby | Senior/Varsity |
| Ian Richards | Hooker | 5'11' | 230 | Penn Rugby | Senior/Varsity |
| Tommy Rippert | Hooker | 6'0″ | 205 | Gonzaga Rugby | Senior/Varsity |
| James Ronan | Scrumhalf | 5'8″ | 158 | Gonzaga | Senior/Varsity |
| Kyle Saalfeld | Flanker | 5'11' | 185 | Kent Crusaders | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Noah Schrader | Flanker | 5'11' | 195 | Royal Irish | Junior/Varsity |
| Kris Sheckels | Prop | 6'0″ | 230 | Fort Hunt Rugby | Senior/Varsity |
| Patrick Sheehy | Flyhalf | 5'8″ | 145 | Gonzaga | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Tyler Sousley | Fullback | 5'11' | 180 | Penn Rugby | Senior/Varsity |
| Bailey Stringer | Flanker | 5'10' | 165 | Las Vegas Rugby Academy | Senior/Varsity |
| Austin Taefu | Scrumhalf | 5'7″ | 156 | Tempe Rugby | Senior/Varsity |
| Jahlani Tavai | No. Eight | 6'4″ | 225 | LA Rugby Club | Senior/Varsity |
| Lorenzo Thomas | Center | 6'2″ | 220 | Union Rugby Club | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Joeli Tikoisuva | Wing | 5'11' | 176 | Sacramento Islanders Rugby | Senior/Varsity |
| Tomasi Unaloto Tonga | Center | 5'11' | 170 | Herriman Rugby | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Ethan Waller | Center | 6'0″ | 195 | Plano Rugby Club | Senior/Varsity |
| Alex Walsh | Flyhalf | 6'0″ | 193 | Santa Monica | Senior/Varsity |
| Evan Walty | Scrumhalf | 5'9″ | 158 | Belmont Shore | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Austin Warczakowski | Flanker | 5'11' | 176 | Poway Youth Rugby | Senior/Varsity |
| Joshua Warnock | Lock | 6'3″ | 215 | Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Nathan Watts | Lock | 6'1″ | 245 | Richardson Rugby Club | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Wyatt Weatherford | Prop | 6'0″ | 210 | Texas High Performance | Sophomore/Junior Varsity |
| Ben Webber | Center | 5'11' | 173 | United Rugby Club | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| John Weigold | No. Eight | 6'1″ | 205 | Greenwich High School Varsity Rugby | Junior/Junior Varsity |
| Jack White | No. Eight | 6'1″ | 195 | Penn Rugby | Freshman/Junior Varsity |
| Calvin Whiting | Center | 6'2″ | 198 | United Rugby Club | Senior/Varsity |
| Cale Williams | No. Eight | 5'6″ | 130 | New York Rugby Club | Junior/Junior Varsity |
