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2017 SCRC All-Conference

Kentucky Sweeps Coach and Player of the Year

The Kentucky Wildcats lead the way with a total of 10 players selected as 2017 SCRC All-Conference. Kentucky’s Brendon Esson was selected as the 2017 Player of the Year and UK’s Gary Anderson received the well earned 2017 Coach of the Year. A total of 45 players were honored from 9 conference teams. 

2017 Player of the Year – Brendon Esson

Brendon Esson

Brendon attended High School at St Johns College in Harare, Zimbabwe before moving to Lexington in 2015.  Since joining the program Brendon has been a standout player and leader on and off the pitch, his leadership led him to be named team captain in 2017.  In this year’s SCRC Championship he scored twice including the go ahead score in the final minutes of the game.

2017 Coach of the Year – Gary Anderson

Coach Gary Anderson

Coach Anderson led the Kentucky Wildcats to their 1st ever SEC Championship going 12-0 on the season between the two sides. The key component to the wildcat’s success is the entirety of the coaching staff, Vince Gross, Scott Tungay, Jan DeBeer and Taylor Johnson. The staff does an outstanding job from recruiting quality talent to getting the student athletes to perform at their maximum level.

SCRC First Team

Front RowKeenan Kayser (UT)
Front RowTucker Donlon (UK)
Front RowShawn Dawley (UA)
LockIsaac Hamlin (UK)
LockNesto Rivas (UT)
Back RowCaleb Canter (UK)
Back RowDylan Craven (UT)
Back RowKerry Roberts (UT)
ScrumhalfTravis Vickers (UT)
FlyhalfBrendon Esson (UK)
Back  Shaq Suber (UK)
BackEli Warfield (UK)
BackChristian Harrell  (USC)
BackSean Barnes (USC)
BackIgnacio Guisasolo( UA)

SCRC Second Team

Front RowJames Campbell (UGA)
Front RowJosh Landon (UT)
Front RowJerome Bohuslavizki (AU)
LockBrandon Holmes (USC)
LockAshton Yates (MSU)
Back RowLogan Butler (UK)
Back RowMicah Stewart (USC)
Back RowTom Earl (UF)
ScrumhalfBrian Radcliff (UGA)
FlyhalfNicolae Toma (UM)
Back  Sam Hawkins (UT)
BackPorter Ramsey (UK)
Back Alex Schultz (MSU)
BackCaleb Strum (UA)
BackJohn Via (UT)

Honorable Mention

Rick Lafountain (UF)
Kolby O’Malley (UF)
Bobby Collins (UA)
Joel Larson (UGA)
Dom DiGeronimo (UK)
Kalon Gipson (UM)
Jacob Von Echenbach (AU)
Bobby Morgan (UA)
Chuck Deport (USC)
Mike Runion (UGA)
John Detamore (MSU)
Sameer Kahn (AU)
Josh Robertson (UM)
Michael Tomasin (MSU)
Dirk van den Berg (UK)

Wildcats Claim 2017 Title

Kentucky holds off Tennessee for well earned championship

The Kentucky Wildcats continued with an impressive display of rugby for the fall season and capped it off with the 2017 SCRC Championship.  The Wildcats defeated Alabama 40-22 in the semifinal and then topped Tennessee in the final 26-22.

Both teams now await the opportunity to compete in the USA D1AA National Championship Tournament which begins on November 18.

Kentucky

1. Prather
2. Van den Berg
3. Donlon
4. Diberonimo
5. Hamlin
6. Butler
7. Canter
8. Mencini
9. Broeder
10. Esson
11. Ra,seu
12. Suber
13. Warfield
14. Mare
15. Lewis
15. Yutio
17. Strasshofer
18. Roberts
19. Guigillia
20. Johnson
21. Binzer
22. Bryant
23. Eatheny

Scoring Summary

  1′ – UK TRY (Suber); Score: 5-0
  6′ – UT TRY (Roberts); Score: 5-5
26′ – UK TRY (Lewis) / CK (Esson); Score 12-5
34′ – UK TRY (Esson) / CK (Esson; Score 19-5
36′ – Yellow Card Kentucky (Butler)
37′ – UT TRY (Roberts) / CK (Davis); Score 19-12
44′ – Red Card Kentucky (Mencini)
66′ – Yellow Card Tennessee (McAfee)
67′ – UT TRY (Roberts); Score 19-17
68′ – Yellow Card Kentucky (Prather)
78′ – UK TRY (Esson) / CK (Esson); Score 26-17
80′ – UT TRY (Roberts); Score 26-22

Halftime: Kentucky 19, Tennessee 12
Full Time: Kentucky 26, Tennessee 22

Referee: Randall Johnson
Asst Referee: Ethan Rosenblum
Asst Referee: Brad Lokitz

Tennessee

1. Rivas
2. Couch               
3. Kayser
4. Janowick
5. Shaw
6. Landon
7. Craven
8. Roberts
9. Vickers
10. Hawkins
11. Leatherwood
12. Williams
13. John Via
14. Cook
15. Davis
16. McAfee
17. Montgomery
18. Beacom
19. Walter
20. Walker
21. Moseley
22. Griffin
23. Horak

2017 All-Tournament Team

Forwards
Keenan Kayser,  Tennessee
Tucker Donlon,  Kentucky
Shawn Dawley,  Alabama
Isaac Hamlin, Kentucky
Brandon Holmes,  South Carolina
Dylan Craven,  Tennessee
Caleb Canter,  Kentucky
Kerry Roberts,  Tennessee

Backs
Travis Vickers,  Tennessee
Brendon Esson,  Kentucky
Shaq Suber,  Kentucky
Ignacio Guisasola, Alabama
Christian Harrell,  South Carolina
Caleb Strum,  Alabama
Sean Barnes,  South Carolina

Honorable Mention
Josh Landon,  Tennessee
Pat Feimer,  Alabama
Dirk van den Berg,  Kentucky
Micah Stewart,  South Carolina
Bobby Morgan,  Alabama
Logan Butler,  Kentucky
Sam Hawkins,  Tennessee
Eli Warfield,  Kentucky
Jacob Powers,  South Carolina
Nick Lewis,  Kentucky
John Via,  Tennessee

Kentucky and Tennessee Advance to Final

Vols over the Gamecocks 27-17 and Wildcats over Crimson Tide 40-22

The 2017 Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference Championship opened in exciting fashion as Tennessee and South Carolina battled in the early game and Alabama gave Kentucky a good run in the second. The event was hosted at the Tennessee Rugby Park in Knoxville.

Tennessee Tops South Carolina
November 04, 2017 (Knoxville, TN) – The Volunteers used a heavy dose of forward play and the UT backs were able to contain the explosive USC backline to take a hard fought 27-17 victory.  
 

Kentucky Sprints past Alabama
November 04, 2017 (Knoxville, TN)
 – The Wildcats used an expansive attack and seized the slightest of openings to run across 6 tries in route to a 40-22 victory. the Crimson Tide had good attacking ball throughout the contest but just couldn’t keep pace in the scoreline.

Tennessee 27, South Carolina 17

Tennessee

1. Rivas
2. Couch               
3. Kayser
4. Janowick
5. Shaw
6. Ransom 
7. Craven
8. Roberts
9. Vickers
10. Hawkins
11. Leatherwood
12. Beacom
13. Via
14. Cook
15. Davis
16. McAfee
17. Landon
18. Walker
19. Williams
20. Montgomery
21. Walter
22. Fine
23. Horak
 

Scoring Summary

12′ – UT TRY / CK; Score 7 – 0
22′ – SC PK; Score: 7 – 3
27′ – UT TRY; Score 12 – 3
39′ – SC TRY/CK; Score 12 – 10
45′ – UT TRY; Score 17 – 10
61′ – UT TRY; Score 22 – 10
64′ – SC TRY / CK; Score 22 – 17
75′ – UT TRY; Score 27 – 17

Halftime: Tennessee 12, South Carolina 10
Full Time: Tennessee 27, South Carolina 17

Referee:  Rob Halcomb
Asst Referee: Matt Noss
Asst Referee: Ben Dickinson

South Carolina

1. Corr
2. Hason
3. Matthews
4. McDonald
5. Holmes
6. Martinez
7. Larex
8. Cecchi
9. Callaham
10. Stiles
11. Harrell
12. Skulley
13. Burnes
14. Arrula
15. Powers
16. Claruz
17. Stewart
18. Depont
19. Thacker
20. Boslex
21. Hoeten
22. Chicrovano
23. Harris
24. Reid
25. Birchrell

Kentucky 40, Alabama 22

Kentucky

1. Prather
2. Van Den Berg
3. Donlon
4. DiGeronino
5. Hamlin
6. Canter
7. Butler
8. Mencini
9. Broeder
10. Essom
11. Ramsey
12. Suber
13. Warfield
14. Mare
15. Lewis
16. Yoho
17. Andres
18. Johnson
19. Guangula
20. Strasshofer
21. Bryant
22. Roberts
23. Eastherly 

Scoring Summary

SCORING
10′ – UK TRY (12) / CK (10); 7-0
14′ – UA PK (12); 7-3
17′ – UK TRY (13) / CK (10);  14-3
36′ – UK TRY (2) / CK (10);  21-3
40′ – UA TRY (12) / CK (12);  21-10
44′ – UK TRY (13) / CK (10);  28-10
58′ – UK TRY (18);  33-10
63′ – UK TRY (13) / CK (10);  40-10
66′ – UA TRY (3);  40-15
78′ – UK Yellow Card (13)
80′ – UA TRY (7) / CK (12);  40-22

Halftime: Kentucky 21, Alabama 10
Full Time:  Kentucky 40, Alabama 22

Referee: Chris Gower
Asst Referee:  Ben Dickenson
Asst Referee: Ryan Miller

Alabama

1. Rogers
2. Feimer
3. Dawley
4. Abbatiello
5. Collins
6. Ray
7. Carpenter
8. Morgan
9. Dulgarian
10. Kallas
11. Strum
12. Guisasola
13. Watson
14. Lewis
15. Waring
16. Boohaker
17. Feimer
18. Connors
19. Stokes
20. Meehan
21. Trout
22. Gangwer