High School Boys
Chuck Gehl had already accepted that he wouldn’t get the Nelson College scholarship.
The Missoula, Montana front-rower had been told he would not be going to New Zealand. But then, suddenly, it all changed. The US Rugby Foundation found funding for a third scholarship recipient, and Geh got the call.
The largest HS select side tournament is set for this coming weekend in Montana.
Bozeman will host the Great Northwest Challenge with four brackets involving at least 33 teams.
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.
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.
Three American student-athletes are at Nelson College in New Zealand on the US Rugby Foundation-supported scholarship program.