USA Rugby South U19 Panthers

This is a USA Rugby South Panthers U19 team release by Dana Sommer Catron.

The USA Rugby South U19 Panthers begin their high school All-Star player camps and try-outs next weekend in Brentwood, TN for boys and Lexington, TN for girls. The goal of these camps is to select and pool players for participation in the invitational USA Sevens Rugby tournament in Las Vegas, NV next March, the prestigious North American High School 7’s championship series, which includes events in Philadelphia, PA in June and Salt Lake City, UT in August, and the Rugby Americas North Championships in July.
New players are welcome to try out for our All-Star squads by participating in the below-listed training camps with existing players. The more sessions attended the better chance of team selection.

Players must be current with USA Rugby CIPP Player Registration requirements and complete the USA Rugby South Player Form and submit a $35 registration fee via https://allstarrugby.sportngin.com/register/form/433460775

During camps, participants must wear a numbered jersey, rugby shorts, and cleats. They should also have a mouthpiece, their own tape and/or braces if needed, and plenty of water and snacks.

USA Rugby South Panthers U19, 2018 All-Star Camps, and Events

• December 9th – Boys – Tower Park – 920 Heritage Way, Brentwood, TN 37027 12:00 – 3:30.
• December 9th – Girls- Lexington Soccer Complex; 367 Natchez Trace Dr; Lexington, TN 38351 10 AM to 2 PM
• January 20th – Tower Park – 920 Heritage Park, Brentwood, TN 37027 12:00 – 3:30.
• January 21st – Polo Fields 3555 South Shore Boulevard, Wellington, FL 11:00 – 2:00.
• January 28th – Charlotte, NC Queens University 1:00-4:00
• February 3rd & 4th – Atlanta, GA – Two 2-day camp & scrimmages – Team selections finalized
• February 17th – TBD
• February 28th – Vegas Travel day
• March 1-3rd – LVI Las Vegas Invitational Tournament
• June 1-3rd – CRC in Philadelphia
• August 3-5th – NORTH AMERICAN INVITATIONAL 7s in Salt Lake City, UT

Las Vegas 7’s International

March 1-3, 2018, Las Vegas, NV

This will be our 6th year to compete in the Las Vegas Invitational tournament. Below is a list of the teams we plan to take to Vegas as part of the USA Rugby South U19 All-Star program.
• USA Rugby South Panthers – U 18 Boys Elite Division (NAHS7’s)
• USA Rugby South Panthers – U 18 Girls Elite Division (NAHS7’s)
• Tennessee Tri-Star Boys High School Open Division
• Tennessee Tri-Star Girls High School Open Division
• USA Rugby South Panthers Blue – Boys High School Open Division
• USA Rugby South Panthers Red – Boys High School Open Division
• USA Rugby South Panthers – U-16 Elite Boys Division (Must be at least 14, no older than 16 at the time of the LVI March 1, 2018)
• USA Rugby South Panthers – U-14 Elite Boys Division (7th & 8th Grade – Must be at least 12, no older than 14 at the time of the LVI March 1, 2018)
For more information on this highly anticipated tournament, please visit https://www.usasevens.com/las-vegas/.

North American High School Sevens

In 2017 the USA Rugby South Boys U18 finished 3rd in this elite Championship 7’s Series with international teams from USA, Canada, and across North America.

In addition to Las Vegas, other NAHs7’s events include the Collegiate Rugby Championships in Philadelphia on June 1-3rd and the North American Invitational 7s August 3-5th in Salt Lake City, UT.

For more information on this championship tournament series, please visit http://www.nahs7s.com/seriesstandings.

Rugby Americas North

The South Panthers won this tournament in 2016 and 2017. Rugby players interested in defending our title must be born January 1, 1999, or later. We are currently waiting on more information from World Rugby and RAN as to dates and schedules.

For the latest updates on the RAN tournament please visit www.rugbyamericasnorth.com.

U19 Panther Coaches

Boys U14 and High School 7s
Head Coach – Mark Williams pantheru19men@usarugbysouth.com
Assistant Coach/ Georgia – Daan Pretorius daan@pretoriusco.com
Florida – Mark Patterson john.m.patterson@medtronic.com
Florida U16 – Ron Vargo sherlock221b@bellsouth.net
Tennessee – Keith Burnett kburnetrgb@att.net
Missouri – John Watson missourirugbyallstate@gmail.com

Girls High School 7s
Head Coach – Richard Boone richard.boone@ascension.org
HS Girls – Dave Gozlan drgozlan@verizon.net
HS Girls – Toby Florek tflorek@farmersagent.com
HS Girls – Dan LaFond daniel.a.lafond@gmail.com

U19 Panther Administration

Management
Director of USA Rugby South – Kevin Kitto k.kitto@verizon.net
South U19 & Youth Program Director – Mark Williams mwilliams@rsucontractors.com
Management & Travel – Theresa Williams theresa@willtravelvacations.com
Marketing & Communications – Dana Catron xxrugby@gmail.com

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