Tag Archives: College Rugby

Sedrick and Telea-Ilalio win top Collegiate awards

Alex Sedrick and Payton Telea-Ilalio have claimed the top collegiate rugby awards in the USA. Sedrick has won the MA Sorenson Award as the nation’s top women’s player at college level, with Telea-Ilalio taking home the men’s equivalent Rudy Scholz Award. Hailing from Herriman, Utah, Sedrick is a standout in …

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USA Rugby renames Development Teams

USA Rugby has announced a change to their naming standard for all development programs. The new format will apply to age grade and senior development sides, men’s and women’s, and both sevens and 15-a-side rugby. Age grade sides will now be strictly labeled according to their level of competition – …

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New coaching roles for Buydens, Baugh, and Mack

Three prominent Canadian internationals have accepted new coaching roles to begin in the new year. Hubert Buydens, Danny Baugh, and Phil Mack will take the next steps in their careers with new positions in Canada, Wales, and the USA respectively. Former Cardiff flanker Baugh will leave English Premiership club Wasps …

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ATL confirm three including RUNY No8 Ross Deacon

Rugby ATL have confirmed three more players for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. As expected, loose forwards Ross Deacon and Jason Damm will play for the expansion franchise, with St. Bonaventure scrumhalf Eamonn Matthews also signing up. All three have represented the USA at u20 level. Deacon is the …

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Utah confirm Seven Returnees and Two Recruits

After a barrage of new signings, the Utah Warriors have confirmed seven returning forwards for the 2020 Major League Rugby season and two additional recruits from the college ranks. USA internationals John Cullen and Matt Jensen headline the announcement, with dynamic flanker Lance Williams also set to continue at Zions …

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RUNY signs Golden Bears fullback Troy Lockyear

Rugby United New York have signed Cal Berkeley fullback Troy Lockyear for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old helped the Golden Bears to back-to-back D1A National Championship finals in 2018 and 2019 while studying philosophy. Lockyear is a native of Heversham in the north of England but attended …

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