The 2020 Texas Rattlesnakes have changed their tour plans and will now be touring Jamaica from May 29th-June 7th. Previously the team had planned to tour China. The Rattlesnakes will play the Jamaica National Men’s Team, as well as their National U23 Team. Head Coach Lachlan Ferguson has selected a squad of 30 players from nine different Texas Colleges following a two-day camp held in Huntsville, Texas hosted by Sam Houston State University.  Seven alternates have also been named as emergency reserves. The team’s captain is fly-half Cesar Escajeda, who is from Angelo State University. The vice-captain is blindside flanker…

Texas Rattlesnakes China 2020 Tour – Lachlan Ferguson The 2020 LoneStar Conference All-Stars Rugby Representative Team will be touring China from May 27th – June 6th, 2020. Games are being finalized against the Chinese Men’s National Team and the Beijing All-Stars Select XV. The Rattlesnakes have also been invited to compete in the Beijing 10s Rugby Tournament Sat May 30th and the Shanghai 10s Sat June 6th. A squad of 30 players will be selected and announced after the February 1-2 Selection Camp, hosted by Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Seventy players from fifteen different Texas colleges have…

Marian University Release INDIANAPOLIS – The Marian Athletic Department has announced that the school will introduce rugby as the school’s 27th sport, effective at the start of the 2020-21 school year. John Harley has been tabbed as the program’s first head coach. “Rugby is a fast-growing sport, especially in Indiana,” said Marian athletic director Steve Downing. “We’re excited to open up this opportunity for student-athletes to compete at a high level in the sport of rugby, while receiving an outstanding education at Marian University. John Harley has proven himself as a great coach and he is well-known throughout the Indianapolis area. We’re excited…

Belmont Abbey Release BELMONT, N.C. — Belmont Abbey College is adding Men’s Rugby as its 41st intercollegiate sports, Director of Athletics Stephen Miss announced today. In addition, Miss announced that Nick Whitrow, the head coach at Charlotte Catholic High School has been named as the program’s first head coach. “After having conducted extensive analysis and an extended search, we are excited to announce the addition of Men’s Rugby as a program and of Nick Whitrow as our Head Coach,” Miss said. “Ideally suited to mentor, teach, form, develop, and, thus, coach our students, Coach Whitrow’s persistent pursuit of our head coaching…

USA Rugby Release Mecklenburg County Sportsplex @ Matthews in Charlotte, NC to host 2019 Championship Weekend; December 7-8. Vassar College (NY), Scott Boulevard Fields (MO) & Furman College (SC) are set to host opening rounds of the fall regional playoffs; November 23-24 The Fall 2019 Men’s and Women’s Championship Series, along with the Men’s D2 National Championship, will commence December 7th-8th at The Mecklenburg County Sportsplex @ Matthews in Charlotte, NC. Not only is it a first-class facility and continuing to establish itself as the home of rugby in North Carolina, but has hosted the High School State Football Championships…

Queens University of Charlotte Athletics Release CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Queens University of Charlotte’s Director of Rugby and Head Women’s Rugby Coach Katie Wurst is pleased to announce the addition of Dana Meschisi to her staff as her new assistant coach for the 2019-20 season. Prior to joining the Royals family, Meschisi has been an athlete/strength and conditioning coach at Scion Rugby – Olympic Development Academy in Washington, D.C. since 2017. There she developed Scion’s strength and conditioning program for its last three seasons. She has also served in youth rugby coaching roles while traveling abroad with Scion, and also in…