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Less than two months remain for the Nelson College scholarship and the three players there are nicely settled in.
For Kolomona Kahanu, this has been a special trip. As the first Polynesian player to be part of the US Rugby Foundation-funded scholarship program, Kahanu, who is from Hawai'i and now lives and plays in Provo, Utah, has found a special experience.
USA Men's U18s Head Coach Dominic Wareing has named his squad to tour South America in July.
The team will actually leave for Argentina on June 30 and will stay through June 13.
The roster for the USA U23 men to tour South Africa has been confirmed.
The lineup of players includes four from D1A champs Cal and five from D1A runners-up Life University. Anthem RC Academy also contributes four players.
USA Rugby and the New England Free Jacks are holding a women's U23 tournament icing off tomorrow, Friday, in Quincy, Mass.
This is a buildup toward, hopefully, the selection of a USA U23 team, but is notable for a few other reasons, too.
Fairfield University hosted a three-state high school select-side tournament last week with Met-New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey playing each other.
Met-NY defeated New Jersey 28-0 and Connecticut then beat New Jersey 41-0 to set up, for the fourth year in a row, a championship clash between these two teams.