USA Rugby South

USA Rugby South is an organization that combines a number of unions in the south-east of the USA for competition and representative honours. Their representative team is known as the Panthers.

USA Rugby South
South Panthers
SportRugby union
Founded1976 (Southern Eastern R.U.) (1976 (Southern Eastern R.U.))
USAR affiliation1976–1982

Originally formed as Southern Eastern Rugby Union in 1976, this representative team played against the North Eastern Rugby Union between 1976 and 1982.[1]

USA Rugby South organizes inter-union competitions between champion teams from each geographical union, who go on to represent USA Rugby South at national competitions.

Since 2013, the USA Rugby South Panthers have competed in the NACRA Rugby Championship and were crowned champions in their first year, beating Trinidad and Tobago in the final.[2]

There are currently seven member organisations associated with USA Rugby South.

Squad

USA Rugby South squad for an exhibition game against Old Glory DC[3] in June 2019.

PlayersClub
Alex TurnerMTSU
Anton MooreSavannah Shamrocks RFC
Blessing MotaungUSA Rugby South
Calvin StoreyRaleigh RFC
Cameron TompkinsNasville RFC
Colby PearlMTSU
David CaswellUSA Rugby South
Ernesto SilvaAugusta RFC
German JalilMiami Tridents
Irving CarcamoHouston Sabercats
James SheridanOld Blue
Jeffrey HerronTampa Bay Krewe
Matt FontanaAtlanta Renegades
Michael MartinezNasville RFC
Patrick AudinoNOVA
Reid WatkinsBirmingham Vulcans
Ross DepperschmidtNew Orleans Gold
Sam TrammelAtlanta Renegades
Scott WeberPittsburgh Harlequins
Stephen CappelloNew Haven Old Black RFC
Steven MendezPensacola Aviators
Tom HartyLong Island RFC
William WaguespackNew Orleans Gold
Zach BlalockBirmingham Vulcans
Zach JessellPittsburgh Harlequins
Zach MillerSouthern Pines RFC

References
  1. "Men's History". Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. Kevin Sunich (24 June 2013). "Calypso Ruggers go down to USA South". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  3. "USA Rugby South Facebook squad announcement". 29 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
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