2017 St Pat’s Rugby Tournament

The inaugural SCRC All-Star team competed in the 2017 St Pat’s Rugby Tournament in Savannah, Georgia on March 11 and 12.  Playing in the Senior Men’s Division, the team camp together to play some outstanding rugby on the weekend.  While only holding one selection camp and no practices the all-stars posted a 3-0 record to claim the division championship.  

Coaches
Marty Bradley, Tennessee
Ken Simmons, Florida
Gary Kent, Kentucky
Dave Codevilla, Tennessee
Danny Depperschmidt, Alabama

Ross Depperschmidt, Center, Alabama
Bobby Morgan, Flanker, Alabama
Heath Ross, Flanker, Alabama
Iggy Guisasola, Flyhalf, Alabama
Bobby Collins, Lock, Alabama
Shawn Dawley, Prop, Alabama
James Puente, Scrumhalf, Alabama
Caleb Strum, Wing, Alabama

Roger Williams, Prop, Florida
Kyle Burnett, Scrumhalf, Florida
Jake Lackovic, Wing, Ole Miss
CJ Leadingham, Center, Kentucky
Kyle Peterson, Flanker, Kentucky
Logan Butler, Flanker, Kentucky
Shaq Suber, Fullback, Kentucky
Anthony Mencini, #8, Kentucky

Cameron Massengill, Center, MS State
Dentay Daniels, Fullback, MS State
Ashton Yates, Lock, MS State
Josh Landon, #8, Tennessee
Dylan Craven, Flanker, Tennessee
Kerry Roberts, Lock, Tennessee
Keenan Kayser, Prop, Tennessee
David Nuckolls, Wing, Tennessee

Game 1

SCRC 54
Detroit Tradesmen II 12

1. Kayser
2. Landon
3. Dawley
4. Collins
5. Roberts
6. Craven
7. Peterson
8. Mencini
9. Burnett
10. Guisasola
11. Nuckolls
12. Depperschmidt
13. Leadingham
14. Lackovic
15. Suber

Rolling subs for this game so most players saw action.

Game 2

SCRC 68
Cleveland II 05 

1. Kayser
2. Landon
3. Williams
4. Yates
5. Roberts
6. Ross
7. Morgan
8. Butler
9. Puente
10. Burnett
11. Strum
12. Depperschmidt
13. Massengill
14. Daniels
15. Suber

Rolling subs for this game so most players saw action

Championship

SCRC 38
Rochester Aardvarks 0

1. Kayser
2. Landon
3. Dawley / Williams
4. Collins / Yates
5. Roberts / Craven
6. Morgan / Butler
7. Peterson / Ross
8. Craven / Mencini
9. Puente
10. Burnett
11. Nuckolls / Daniels
12. Depperschmidt / Leadingham
13. Leadingham / Massengill
14. Lackovic / Strum
15. Suber / Guisasola

Tournament Scoring Summary

Trys
4 Kyle Burnett
3 Bobby Morgan
3 James Puente
2 Ross Depperschmidt
2 Dentay Daniels
1 Shawn Dawley
1 Kerry Roberts
1 Cameron Massengill
1 Keenan Kayser
1 Dylan Craven
1 Logan Butler
1 Shaq Suber
1 CJ Leadingham
1 Iggy Guisasola
1 David Nuckolls

Kicks
10/14 CJ Leadingham
9/10 Kyle Burnett

02/19/2017, 6:30pm ESTBy MTB

Selection camp held for inaugural SCRC All-stars

Over 30 players attended a selection camp on Saturday for the inaugural Southeastern Collegiate All-star team that will travel to Savannah in March for the 2017 St Pattys Day Rugby Tournament.

26 players representing six SCRC teams have been invited to play in Savannah.

Special thanks to Atlanta Old White Rugby Club for hosting the camp and providing the tremendous hospitality. Also thanks to the Atlanta Renegades for providing an opponent for the afternoon scrimmage.  

The team is coached and managed by:

Marty Bradley, Tennessee
Ken Simmons, Florida
Gary Anderson, Kentucky
Danny Depperschmidt, Alabama
Dave Codevilla, Tennessee

Hotel
Courtyard Savannah Midtown
6703 Abercorn Street
Savannah, GA

Ross Depperschmidt	Center	Alabama
Bobby Morgan	Flanker	Alabama
Heath Ross	Flanker	Alabama
Iggy Guisasola	Flyhalf	Alabama
Bobby Collins	Lock	Alabama
Shawn Dawley	Prop	Alabama
James Puente	Scrumhalf	Alabama
Caleb Strum	Wing	Alabama
Roger Williams	Prop	Florida
Kyle Burnett	Scrumhalf	Florida
CJ Leadingham	Center	Kentucky
Kyle Peterson	Flanker	Kentucky
Logan Butler	Flanker	Kentucky
Caleb Canter	Hooker	Kentucky
Shaq Suber	Fullback	Kentucky
Anthony Mencini	#8	Kentucky
Elijah Warfield	Wing	Kentucky
Cameron Massengill	Center	Mississippi State
Dentay Daniels	Fullback	Mississippi State
Ashton Yates	Lock	Mississippi State
Jake Lackovic	Wing	Ole Miss
Josh Landon	#8	Tennessee
Dylan Craven	Flanker	Tennessee
Kerry Roberts	Lock	Tennessee
Keenan Kayser	Prop	Tennessee
David Nuckolls	Wing	Tennessee

01/06/2017, 1:00pm ESTBy MTB

2 qualifying events and a championship tournament

The Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference has released details on the 2017 Olympic Rugby Championship.

In 2017 the championship will again feature 2 qualifying events and an 8 team championship.  

March 25, 2017
SCRC Qualifying Tournament
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Pay Entry Fee by March 24 to Reserve Your Spot>>

April 01, 2017
SCRC Qualifying Tournament
Columbia, South Carolina
Pay Entry Fee by March 17 to Reserve Your Spot>>

April 08, 2017
SCRC Championship Tournament
Knoxville, Tennessee

Additionally, each venue will be offering teams the opportunity to bring developmental 15s sides to play other conference teams on an adjacent field.

12/14/2016, 10:15am ESTBy MTB

For the first time, the best of the conference get a chance to play together

The Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference will put a playing all-star team on the field for the first time in the history of the conference.  

A selection camp will take place on February 18 in Atlanta where the team will be selected to compete in the 2017 St. Patrick’s Day Tournament in Savannah, Georgia on March 11/12 in the premier division.

Selection Camp Process
All 1st Team, 2nd Team and Honorable Mention All-Conference selections will be eligible and encouraged to attend the selection camp on February 18. Additionally, a current SCRC coach may recommend a player for the camp and the all-star coaching staff will extend invitations to players in the conference.

24 players will be selected at the camp after an evaluation session and scrimmage against Old White.   

Schedule

Selection Camp
February 18
Atlanta Old White Rugby Facility
1035 Fairburn Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331

 9:00 to 9:30       Player enrollment
 9:30 to 10:10     Player skill analysis
10:10 to 10:20    Break
10:20 to 11:00    Units
11:00 to 11:10    Break
11:10 to 12:00    Team 
12:00 to 1:00       Lunch
1:00 to 2:00         Pattern of Play
2:00 to TBD         Scrimmage

2017 St. Patrick’s Day Tournament
March 11/12
Savannah, GA

Coach Staff

Gary Anderson, Kentucky
Marty Bradley, Tennessee
Ken Simmons, Florida

12/05/2016, 11:30am ESTBy MTB

Coach of the Year is Kentucky’s Anderson

Alabama’s senior center and captain Ross Depperschmidt has been named 2016 SCRC Player of the Year as voted by coaches/delegates of conference teams. Depperschmidt was selected over other very worthy finalists Obum Imonugo of  Georgia (prop) and Max Dodds of Ole Miss (flyhalf).

Kentucky’s Gary Anderson was selected as the 2016 SCRC Coach of the Year after leading his team to their first ever SCRC playoff appearance.  

2016 Player of the Year

Ross Depperschmidt (Alabama)
Ross Depperschmidt led his team to a 5-1 regular season record and a dramatic come from behind win in the SCRC Semifinal.  In the 2016 SCRC Championship game, Ross capped off an impressive collegiate career by scoring a try and setting up the other that proved to be decisive in a win over Tennessee.

2016 Coach of Year

Gary Anderson (Kentucky)
Gary Anderson let the Kentucky Wildcats to a 5-1 conference record and their first ever appearance in the SCRC playoffs.  Under Anderson’s management influence, in a few short years, the Wildcats have gone from a struggling team to a roster of over 50 talented rugby players.  Under his leadership, Kentucky has installed a program structure and recruiting program that is the envy of conference rivals.

11/21/2016, 2:15pm ESTBy MTB

Possibly the most talented assembly of players in the history of SCRC

The Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference has selected the 2016 All-Conference team.  Each team was tasked with nominating players from their team plus also identifying players of their opponent during the regular season. Players were selected to First Team, Second Team and Honorable Mention.  Some positions were consolidated into categories for the purposes of listing the most deserving candidates.

Alabama and Tennessee led the way with 7 players each named as all-conference. Kentucky followed with 6 and South Carolina with 5.  Florida and Georgia each placed 4 on the list.  Mississippi State and Ole Miss had 3 each.  Vanderbilt and Auburn added two each to bring the total of recognized players to 43. 

SCRC Most Valuable Player and 15s Coach of the Year will be announced on November 28.  

Within the next two weeks full details of the SCRC All-star program will be announced.  This will be the first time for the top players in the SCRC to assemble and play as a team.

First Team

Front Row	Obum Imonugo (UGA)
Front Row	Shawn Dawley (UA)
Front Row	Keenan Kayser (UT)
Lock	Bobby Collins (UA)
Lock	Kerry Roberts (UT)
Back Row	Micah Stewart (USC)
Back Row	Caleb Canter (UK)
Back Row	Josh Landon (UT)
Scrumhalf	Kyle Burnett (UF)
Flyhalf	Brendon Esson (UK)
Back	Ross Depperschmidt (UA)
Back	CJ Leadingham (UK)
Back	Christian Harrell (USC)
Back	Sean Barnes (USC)
Back	Maxwell Dodds (UM)

Second Team

Front Row	Matt Hornback (UK)
Front Row	Roger Williams (UF)
Front Row	Tristan Corbin (AU)
Lock	Tanner Bryan (UM)
Lock	Ashton Yates (MSU)
Back Row	Kyle Peterson (UK)
Back Row	Bobby Morgan (UA)
Back Row	Justin Sanders (AU)
Scrumhalf	Travis Vickers (UT)
Flyhalf	Nick Duklewski (UT)
Back	Parker Baker (VU)
Back	Cameron Massengill (MSU)
Back	Justin Smith (UF)
Back	Josh Robinson (UM)
Back	Ethan Fromm (UGA)

Honorable Mention

Mike Mahon (USC)

Jack Donlon (UT)

Dylan Craven (UT)

Pat Bray (VU)

Heath Ross (UA)

Richard Gomez (UGA)

James Puente (UA)

John Detamore (MSU)

Iggy Guisasola (UA)

Alex King (UGA)

Daniel Nargi (UF)

Shaq Suber (UK)

Tim Hamil (USC)

11/14/2016, 3:30pm ESTBy MTB

Crimson Tide win with a late goal line stand

Alabama and Tennessee squared off on Saturday for the 2016 Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference Championship at Lupo Family Field at Life University in Marietta, Georgia.  

A game filled with tough defense and untimely miscues from both teams resulted in a low scoring affair that came down to the final moments. Alabama was able to turn back the Volunteers twice in the closing moments to earn their first 15’s conference title.  

The Crimson Tide advanced to the final with a 5-1 regular season record and a thrilling come from behind victory over Kentucky 34-33 in the conference semifinals.  The Volunteers advanced with a 6-0 record and a 41-26 victory over Florida in the other semifinal.

Alabama Line Up

1. Tyler  Pollock / TJ Patterson
2. Pat Feimer
3. Shawn Dawley
4. Bobby Collins
5. Jackson Moss / Ian McDonald
6. Heath Ross
7. Connor Ray
8. Christian Abbatiello
9. James Puente
10. Jgnacio Guisasola
11. Andres Kallas / Brett Walsh
12. Ross Depperschmidt (c)
13. Taylor Carpenter
14. Caleb Strum
15. Tyler Hsin

Scoring Summary

13:00 Try Tennessee (Rivas)  
   UA 0-5 UT
19:00 Yellow Tennessee (Kayser) 
26:00 Yellow Tennessee (Landon)
33:00 Try Alabama (Strum)
   UA 5-5 UT
33:00 CK  Alabama (Guisasola)
   UA 7-5 UT
46:00 Yellow Alabama (Abbatiello)
49:00 Try Alabama (Depperschmidt)
   UA 12-5 UT
59:00 PK Tennessee (Schwartz)
   UA 12-8 UT 

Halftime: Alabama 7, Tennessee 5
Full Time:  Alabama 12, Tennessee 8

Referee: Randall Johnson
Asst Referee: Rosenhammer
Asst Referee: Reimsnider

Tennessee Line Up

1. Keenan Kayser
2. Charlie Holman
3. Jordan Campbell / Creighton Couch
4. Kerry Roberts
5. Nesto Rivas / Duncan Bintrim
6. Hayden Ryan
7. Dylan Craven
8. Josh Landon
9. Travis Vickers
10. Nick Duklewski (c)
11. David Nuckolls / Michael Turner
12. William Holland
13. Ben Schwartz / Justin Ransom
14. Sam Hawkins
15. Cormac Barry

05/11/2016, 11:00am EDTBy MTB

Darnell named Coach of the Year / Keown named Player of the Year

The Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference has selected its Olympic Rugby All Conference team for 2106.  High Performance Director Mark Morris oversaw the selection process in which each conference coach had the opportunity to nominate and cast a ballot for players and coach of the year.

The final 1st and 2nd teams including 20 players from 9 different conference teams including 4 Gamecocks, 3 Volunteers and 3 Crimson Tide players. The fact that there are nine teams represented confirms that the level of play continues to improve and parity within the league is a growing reality. 

7’s Coach of the Year
Steve Darnell, South Carolina 

In his 3rd year coaching the South Carolina 7’s side, Darnell has established one of the premier sevens programs in the Southeast. Last spring, the Gamecocks finished with a 21-3 record, building upon their appearance at the Penn Mutual CRC‰’s in 2014 and their Shield Championship at the USA Rugby Nationals in 2013. With three SCRC 7‰’s series titles, South Carolina advanced to the Top-25 in all three national polls, aided by victories over 5 previous CRC participants. This season, the Gamecocks struck again, winning the first SCRC 7’s series event before claiming their first conference title. This summer, the Gamecocks will once again return to the Penn Mutual CRC‰’s and the USA Rugby 7’s Nationals. 

7’s Player of the Year
Brian Keown, South Carolina

A senior scrum half from Newton Square, PA, Keown is a Carolina Rugby Scholarship recipient majoring in Biological Science. In high school, Keown was 4 year varsity starter at St Joseph’s Prep, winning the PA State Championship, competing with the Eastern Pennsylvania All-Stars, and receiving Team Captain and MVP honors. While playing for South Carolina, Keown is a 3-time All-Conference 15’s Team recipient and a 2-time All-Conference 7’s Team recipient. 

1st Team

Kyle Bumette,  Florida
Thomas Coar,  South Carolina
Ross Depperschmidt,  Alabama
Ethan Fromm,  Georgia
Tim Hamill,  South Carolna
Brian Keown, South Carolina
Chris Leatherwood,  Tennessee
Matt Schick,  Alabama
Jordan Speight,  Mississippi State
Dylan Taunton,  Auburn

2nd Team

Caleb Canter,  Kentucky
Dana Cocoran,  South Carolina
Max Dodd,  Ole Miss
Jake Lackovic,  Ole Miss
Nick Mangella,  Auburn
Derrick Mitchell,  Mississippi State
James Puente,  Alabama
Porter Ramsey,  Kentucky
Andrew Sayers,  Tennessee
Travis Vickers,  Tennessee

Player of the Year

2016 SCRC Olympic Rugby Player of the Year

Brian Keown,  South Carolina

Coach of the Year

2016 SCRC Olympic Rugby Coach of the Year

Steve Darnell,  South Carolina

04/05/2016, 8:45am EDTBy MTB

Wildcats upend Alabama in final 32-19

The University of Kentucky won the 2nd SCRC Olympic Rugby Tournament on Saturday, April 09 in Knoxville, Tennessee at the Tennessee Rugby Park. The Wildcats used a good combination of power, possession and pace to outlast the Crimson Tide in the final. 

Pools

Pool A
South Carolina (1) 2-0
Georgia (7) 1-1
Tennessee II 0-2

Pool B
Alabama (2) 2-0
Florida (8) 0-1-1
South Carolina II 0-1-1

Pool C
Mississippi State (3) 2-0
Ole Miss (6) 1-1
Middle Tennessee St 0-2

Pool D
Auburn (4) 1-1
Tennessee (5) 1-1
Kentucky 1-1

Final Standings

1. Kentucky (15)
2. Alabama (14)
3. Tennessee (13)
4. Mississippi State (12)
5. Georgia (11)
6. Ole Miss (10)
7. South Carolina (8.5)
8. Florida (8.5)
9. Auburn (7)

Competition Rules

The teams are divided into pools based on Tuscaloosa finish with some adjustments so that teams aren’t in pools similar to the prior tournament. If a team had multiple entries in Tuscaloosa, only the highest finishing team counted towards rankings.

Teams play a round-robin within the pool. Points are awarded in each pool —3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss, 0 for a no-show. In case teams are tied after pool play, the tiebreakers are:

1. Head-to-head result between the tied teams.
2. Difference in points scored and allowed.
3. Difference in tries scored and allowed.
4. Points scored during pool play.
5. Coin toss.

Tournament Roster – Submit to tournament officials prior to your first match

Schedule

9:00	A1 – South Carolina 26	A2 – Georgia 10
9:20	B1 – Alabama 22	B2 – Florida 7
9:40	C1 – Mississippi St 15	C2 – Ole Miss 12
10:00	D1 – Auburn 19	D2 – Tennessee 17
10:40	A2 – Georgia 12	A3 – Tennessee II 5
11:00	B2 – Florida 12	B3 – South Carolina II 12
11:20	C2 – Ole Miss 36	C3 – MTSU 12
11:40	D1 – Auburn 7	D3  – Kentucky 29
12:00	A1 – South Carolina 24	A3 – Tennessee II 7
12:20	B1 – Alabama 22	B3 – South Carolina II 0
12:40	C1 – Mississippi St 36	C3 – MTSU 0
1:00	D1 – Tennessee 26	D3  – Kentucky 14
	Quarterfinal (1)	A#1 v D#2	South Carolina 20	Tennessee 24
	Quarterfinal (2)	B#1 v C#2	Alabama 17	Ole Miss 12
	Quarterfinal (3)	C#1 v B#2	Mississippi State 31	Florida 7
2:40	Consolation SF		Auburn 17	South Carolina II 14
	Quarterfinal (4)	D#1 v A#2	Kentucky  31	Georgia 7
3:00	Consolation SF		MTSU 27	Tennessee II 0
3:20	Bowl Semifinal	Loser QF 2 & 3	Ole Miss 36	Florida 7
3:40	Bowl Semifinal	Loser QF 1 & 4	South Carolina 14	Georgia 19
4:00	Cup Semifinal	Winner QF 2 & 3	Alabama 31	Mississippi State 7
4:20	Cup Semifinal	Winner QF 1 & 4	Tennessee 5	Kentucky 27
4:40	Consolation Final		Auburn	MTSU
5:00	Bowl Final	Winner SF	Georgia 31	Ole Miss 17
5:30	Cup Consolation	Loser SF	Tennessee 17	Mississippi State 14
6:00	Cup Final	Winner SF	Kentucky 32	Alabama 19

04/02/2016, 9:30am EDTBy MTB

Host Alabama finishes second

South Carolina claimed the first of two qualifying tournaments for the Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference on Saturday with a decisive 33-0 victory over Alabama in the final.  

Rankings going into the second tournament in Knoxville – 
1. South Carolina
2. Alabama
3. Mississippi State
4. Auburn
5. Tennessee
6. Ole Miss
6. Georgia
8. Florida

Pools

Pool A
Alabama 2-0
Ole Miss 1-1
UAB 0-2

Pool B
Mississippi State 2-0
Auburn 1-1
Georgia II 0-2

Pool C
South Carolina 2-0
Florida 0-2
Tennessee II 1-1

Pool D
Tennessee 0-1-1
Georgia 0-1-1
South Carolina II 2-0

Tournament Roster

Competiton Rules

The teams are divided into pools based on 2015 finish, who play a round-robin within the pool. Points are awarded in each pool —3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss, 0 for a no-show. In case teams are tied after pool play, the tiebreakers are:

1. Head-to-head result between the tied teams.
2. Difference in points scored and allowed.
3. Difference in tries scored and allowed.
4. Points scored during pool play.
5. Coin toss.

Preliminary Round Schedule

9:00    A1 – Alabama 19   A2 – Ole Miss 05
9:20    B1 – Miss State 24   B2 – Auburn 14
9:40    C1 – South Carolina 38    C2 – Florida 0
10:00    D1 – Tennessee 12   D2 – Georgia 12
10:20    A2 – Ole Miss 24   A3 – UAB 12
10:40    B2 – Auburn 33   B3 – Georiga II 0
11:00    C2 – Florida 7   C3 – Tennessee II 27
11:20    D2 – Georgia 10   D3  – USC II 26
11:40    A1 – Alabama 33   A3 – UAB 5
12:00    B1 – Miss State 45   B3 – Georiga II 0
12:20    C1 – South Carolina 33   C3 – Tennessee II 0
12:40    D1 – Tennessee 0   D3  – USC II 19

Playoff Round Schedule

1    1:00    Consolation 1    UAB 0, Tennessee 33
2    1:20    Consolation 2    Georgia II 5, Florida 26
3    1:40    Quarterfinal    Alabama 41, Georgia 0
4    2:00    Quarterfinal    Miss State 12, Tennessee II 0
5    2:20    Quarterfinal    South Carolina 26, Auburn 7
6    2:40    Quarterfinal    South Carolina 19, Ole Miss 12
7    3:00    Consolation Final    Tennessee 38, Florida 0
8    3:20    Bowl Semifinal    Tennessee II 29, Georgia 7
9    3:40    Bowl Semifinal    Auburn 33, Ole Miss 19
10   4:00    Cup Semifinal   Alabama 24, South Carolina II 7
11   4:20    Cup Semifinal   South Carolina 33, Miss State 7
12   5:00    Bowl Final    Auburn 24, Tennessee II 5
13   5:30    Cup Consolation   USC II 19, MSU 15
14   6:00    Cup Final    South Carolina 33, Alabama 0