Written by Alex Goff    Wednesday, 25 May 2011 00:37    PDF Print Write e-mail
RUGBYMag.com All-Collegiate Teams
Colleges - College DI-A

Derek Asbun of Cal and Shaun Davies of BYU, both RUGBYMag.com All-Collegiate selections. Dobson ImagesRUGBYMag.com is proud to announce its full slate of Men’s Collegiate All American teams.

The RUGBYMag staff chose to name an All-Collegiate team of 30 players, which includes American college students attending school overseas, and players from all divisions in US college rugby.

In addition, RUGBYMag.com named an All-CPD All American Team, as well as All American teams from DI and DII (which we already announced, but are listed again here).

“There are several exceptionally talented players attending college overseas,” said RUGBYMag.com Editor-in-Chief Alex Goff. “In the end we chose only one for the All-Collegiate Team, but there’s a very good chance we will be picking more in the coming years.”

National CPD Champions Cal lead all selections for the All-Collegiate team with ten, including their entire back row.

Four non-CPD players make the All-Collegiate team: Davenport University flyhalf JP Eloff, Georgia wing Will Farrell, Temple center Gareth Jones (who spent most of the year studying abroad and playing for Young Munster), and Trinity College Dublin flanker Scott LaValla, who is also the only full 15s Eagle on among the selections.

“We made the selections based on recommendations, scouting reports, statistics, video, and personal observations,” said Goff. “We didn’t look to spread the selections out geographically. We picked who we felt were the best players. If a player missed a large part of the season due to injury, that hurt his chances, which is a shame. But the competition was enormously fierce. I am sure someone could come up with another selection of 15 players who would be almost as strong. Still, congratulations to all those selected.”


RUGBYMag.com All-Colllegiate Team Alphabetically
Derek Asbun   California   Flanker
James Bailes   California   Flyhalf
Danny Barrett   California   No. 8
Neil Barrett   California   Hooker
James Besser   California   Prop
Mark Bonham   BYU   Lock
Chase Burge   Navy   Lock
Joe Cowley   Life University   Fullback
Shaun Davies   BYU   Scrumhalf
Cameron Dolan   Life University   Flanker
JP Eloff   Davenport University   Flyhalf
Will Farrell   Georgia   Wing
Charlie Grant   Dartmouth   Prop
Ryan Hodson   California   Lock
Will Holder   Army   Fullback
Gareth Jones   Temple   Center
Seamus Kelly   California   Center
Scott LaValla   Trinity College Dublin   Flanker
Tim Maupin   St. Mary's   Center
Dustin Muhn   California   Wing
Thretton Palamo   Utah   Center
Chris Parker   Texas A&M   Lock
Don Pati   Utah   Scrumhalf
Tom Rooke   California   Flanker
Ryan Roundy   BYU   No. 8
Blaine Scully   California   Wing
Mikey Su'a   BYU   Prop
Peter Tiberio   Arizona   Wing
Nick Wallace   St. Mary's   Prop
Nardus Wessells   Arkansas State   Hooker



RUGBYMag.com All-Collegiate Team by position (all 30 players are 1st team)
1   Nick Wallace   St. Mary's
2   Neil Barrett   California
3   James Besser   California
4   Chase Burge   Navy
5   Mark Bonham   BYU
6   Scott LaValla   Trinity College Dublin
7   Cameron Dolan   Life University
8   Ryan Roundy   BYU
9   Don Pati   Utah
10   JP Eloff   Davenport University
11   Blaine Scully   California
12   Thretton Palamo   Utah
13   Seamus Kelly   California
14   Dustin Muhn   California
15   Will Holder   Army
Charlie Grant   Dartmouth
Nardus Wessells   Arkansas State
Mikey Su'a   BYU
Chris Parker   Texas A&M
Ryan Hodson   California
Danny Barrett   California
Tom Rooke   California
Derek Asbun   California
Shaun Davies   BYU
James Bailes   California
Will Farrell   Georgia
Tim Maupin   St. Mary's
Gareth Jones   Temple
Peter Tiberio   Arizona
Joe Cowley   Life University


RUGBYMag.com CPD All Americans
1   Nick Wallace   St. Mary's    
2   Neil Barrett   California    
3   James Besser   California    
4   Chris Parker   Texas A&M    
5   Mark Bonham   BYU    
6   Cameron Dolan   Life University    
7   Tom Rooke   California    
8   Ryan Roundy   BYU    
9   Don Pati   Utah    
10   James Bailes   California    
11   Blaine Scully   California     
12   Thretton Palamo   Utah    
13   Seamus Kelly   California    
14   Dustin Muhn   California    
15   Will Holder   Army



RUGBYMag.com DI All Americans
1   Darryl Meckley (Florida)    
2   Zack Heath (Oregon State)  
3   Zack Fenoglio (Loyola Marymount)  
4   Demecus Beach (Davenport)  
5   Tim O’Hara (Santa Clara)    
6   Alex Lee (North Carolina)   
7   Ryan Hargraves (Davenport)  
8   Rob Polk (Stanford)    
9   James Burroughs (UCSB)    
10   Nick Viviani (Bowling Green)
11   Rocco Mauer (Bowling Green) 
12   Will Farrell (Georgia) 
13   JP Eloff (Davenport)  
14   John Gallo (UCSB)
15   Marcus Henderson (Stanford)
RUGBYMag.com DII All Americans
1   Emery Pressman (Salisbury)
2   Brandon Lugar (Sierra)  
3   Joe Epping (UW-Whitewater)  
4   Justin Hill (South Florida)  
5   Dan Kloeckner (Missouri)  
6   Rufus Walker (Cal Maritime)  
7   Chris Marshall (Middlebury) 
8   Chuck Koehler (UW-Whitewater)  
9   Brian Sirkia (Middlebury)    
10   Nick Kuhl (Salisbury)   
11   Brian Weddle (Sierra)  
12   Matt Houston (ECU)  
13   Matt Strohm (SLU)  
14   Kevin Hawke (Cal Maritime)  
15   Adam Umstead (Michigan State)