July 9, 2016
Boys HS All-Americans In Vancouver to Play BC Rugby’s U18s
Photo: USA Rugby All-Americans
Doug Coil
The USA Rugby Boys High School All-Americans arrive in Vancouver on Sunday, July 10 and will play against the British Columbia’s Under 18 squad on July 13 and 16. BC Rugby Union will stream the first match at 5 p.m. PT on bcrugby.com/live.
Salty Thompson’s Boys High School All-Americans are coming off of a two-match, east coast sweep of Ontario Blues’ under-19 team, and have assembled a team made up mostly of young student-athletes selected from the Great Northwest Challenge and Rocky Mountain Rugby Challenge Regional Cup Tournaments, as well as All-American veterans like Sim Mander from St. Paul’s in England.
Thompson’s coaching staff includes Scott Bracken, who was with the team in Ontario, and AIG Men’s Junior All-Americans Head Coach JD Stephenson, who will benefit from working with potential MJAAs in a national team environment.
Boys High School All-Americans British Columbia Tour
| Name | Club | Position | Year | RCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ainu’u | Liberty | Prop | Junior | Northwest |
| Ben Broselle | Chuckanut | Center | Junior | Northwest |
| Brendan Curle | Union | Fly half | Senior | Northwest |
| Taylor Damron | Back Bay Sharks | Utility back | Senior | West |
| James Downey | San Diego Mustangs | Scrum half | Junior | West and North West |
| Owen Duvall | Cathedral Catholic | Prop | Senior | West |
| Carlos Gomez | Danville Oaks | Wing | Junior | Northwest |
| Benny Gonda | Santa Monica | Prop | Senior | West |
| Anton Grigoriou | Back Bay Sharks | Fly half | Senior | West |
| Ryan James | Young Aztecs | Wing | Junior | West |
| Justin Johnson | Mira Costa High School | Flanker | Senior | West and North West |
| Sean Lumkong | La Costa Canyon | Center | Junior | West and North West |
| Nafitalai Maafu | Tempe | Lock | Senior | West |
| Patrick Madden | Young Aztecs | Full back | Junior | West |
| Sosefo Mailangi-Ray | Back Bay Sharks | No. 8 | Senior | West |
| Sim Mander | St. Paul’s, London | Center | Senior | None |
| Lia Monis | Rainier Junior Highlanders | Lock | Senior | Northwest |
| Jeremy Ockomichalak | Santa Monica | Prop | Junior | West |
| Oscar Ockomichalek | Santa Monica | Hooker | Senior | West |
| Justin Oles | Granite Bay Grizzlies | Flanker | Senior | Northwest |
| Cutler Pons | Peninsula Green | Scrum half | Junior | Northwest |
| Kevin Saunders | Danville Oaks | Center | Junior | Northwest |
| Devin Short | Blackhawks | Lock | Senior | West |
| Elijah Tafao-Braganza | Danville Oaks | Flanker | Junior | Northwest |
| Halleluiah Tiauli | Rainier Junior Highlanders | Hooker | Senior | Northwest |
| Joshua Warnock | Peninsula Green | Lock | Senior | Northwest |
