Select Sides from WI, IA, MN to Meet in Badger State
Select Sides from WI, IA, MN to Meet in Badger State
Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota will be meeting in the Green Bay area for a three-team Boys select-side series on July 16.
The mini tournament is a huge thing for Iowa as that state only plays 7s in their regular high school season. There has been a push within Iowa to promote 15s rugby in some form and the Iowa Selects is a key starting points. Coaches, led by Casey hansen, have had to work hard to bolster their tight five, but succeeded in getting a team on the field to play Minnesota this past weekend in a trial match.
In that trial match the Banshees Rugby Academy of Minnesota beat the Iowa Selects 45-31. But this was just the beginning for both teams as they tested players and built their rosters.
Iowa has about 40 players they are working through to confirm for this coming weekend, while Minnesota's Coach Chad Augeson has confirmed some of his roster:
Trajan Mussehl - Becker HS; Najee Davon Brown-Gray - Hopkins HSA; Charlie Whear - Edina HS; Sam Dodd - Minnetonka HS; Jason Boren - South River Rugby; Gage Curry - Edina HS; Seth Beil - Minnetonka HS; Alex Baccoli - Eagan HS; Kenneth Braman - Edina HS; Sam Weinhaus - Eagan HS; Jack Poston - Minnetonka HS; Liam McVety - South River Rugby; Joe Goth - Becker HS; Ryan Boecker - Becker HS; Noah Moss - Edina HS; Brendan Ketelson - South River Rugby; Roman West - South River Rugby; Jakob Brininger - Minnetonka HS; Riley Young - Minnetonka HS; Joey McBain - Minnetonka HS.
There will be U19 and U17 games in this tournament, and Wisconsin, under Green Bay Head Coach Fran Brunette, has named its U19 and U17 teams.
Wisconsin U17s (grade they are entering listed as well as club)
Griffin Van Lanen -10-Pulaski
Ben Barry-10-Pulaski
Andrew Thompson-10-Nicolet
Aaron Bayona-10-Chargers RFC
Caleb Parish-10-Fond du Lac
Jack Walker-10-De Pere
Jackson Foster-10-Chargers RFC
Remington Force-11-Oshkosh
Kam McKeefry-9-Pulaski
Aleckzander Dictus-10-Fox Cities
Carson Pultz-10-Fond du Lac
Martial Blanc-10-Fond du Lac
Derek Wallace-9-Winneconne
Payton Zoeller-11-De Pere
Tyrone Prince-10-De Pere
Lucas Swanson-10-Fond du lac
Alex Laskowski-9-Pulaski
Tyler Nowak-9-Pulaski
Trevor Dietzler-10-Green Bay Leprechauns
Harvey Gritt-9-Pulaski
Moises Martinez-10-Green Bay Leprechauns
Ian Mcdougal-9-Pulaski
Mason Ferfecki-9-Pulaski
Wisconsin U19s (grade they are entering listed as well as club)
Charlie Muniz-12-Fox Cities
Jonah Kapalin-12-Green Bay Leprechauns
Burke Gustafson-Just Graduated-Oregon
Brandon Bonnett -Just Graduated-Chargers
Troy Dietzler-12-Green Bay Leprechauns
Jacob Kleist-12-Elkhorn
Mason Buteyn-12-Chargers
Matt Bimmel-11-Chargers
Jacob Shaver-11-Chargers
James Rose-11-Green Bay Leprechauns
Karter Knapp-12-Chargers
Jonah Goetsch-12-Green Bay Leprechauns
Jack Nielsen-Just Graduated-Green Bay Leprechauns
DJ Vanlanen-Just Graduated-Green Bay Leprechauns
Jack Madigan-12-Middleton
Patrick July Jr-Just Graduated-De Pere
Braden Zoellner-12-Elkhorn
Austin Skrundz-12-Elkhorn
Preston Miller-Just Graduated-Chargers
Scott Ciamarichello-Just Graduated-De Pere
Aiden Miller-11-Chargers
Carter Holmes -11-Grafton
Alex Coniff-Just Graduated-De Pere
