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2025-26 Men's Rugby Roster

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  • Director of Men's Rugby

    Blake Bradford

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  • Assistant Head Coach – Men’s Rugby

    Benny Mateialona

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Men's Rugby Support Staff

  • Assistant Athletic Trainer (MCRG, MRG)

    Tyler Mitchell

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2025-26 Men's Rugby Roster
Name Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School
Taarik Alikhan 6-5 240 England /
Bautista Araujo 5-7 177 Punta del Este, Uruguay / Woodside HS
Logan Ballinger 6-0 210 Delray Beach, FL / Boca HS
Trace Barrack 5-10 155 British Columbia, Canada /
Zander Basson 5-7 160 Paarl, South Africa /
Aden Beatty 6-3 235 Knoxville, Tenn. /
Jameson Beatty 5-10 195 Charlotte, N.C. /
Leon Best 6-2 252 Houston, Texas / Paarl Boy's HS
Philip Bottomley 6-4 265 Cincinnati, Ohio /
Adam Chadwick 5-10 242 Lymington, United Kingdom / Hartpury University
Christopher Cloete 5-11 225 Durban, South Africa /
Kade Cunningham 6-1 190 San Antonio, TX /
Bryce Engelbecht 6-1 195 Raleigh, North Carolina /
Aaron Faison 6-1 185 Jacksonville, Fla. / Mandarin HS
Mart Gerritse 6-0 230 Tilburg/Rodenborch College /
Dominic Gigliotti 6-2 220 Dublin, Ohio /
Soma Hall 5-9 215 Peachtree City, Ga /
Asaru Holloway 6-1 190 Atlanta, Ga. / Sandy Creek HS
Tristan Hübsch 6-4 233 Pretoria, South Africa / Pretoria Boys HS
Nikolai Kehrer 6-4 280 Ludington, Michigan /
Seth Kros 5-11 226 Bellville, South Africa /
Jonty Lee 5-11 160 Hawkes Bay, New Zealand / Leeds Beckett University
Felix Lowe 6-4 280 London, England /
Theodore Mag 6-3 205 Cambridge, New Zealand /
Sione Mamata 6-2 200 Salt Lake City, Utah /
Garrett Manning-Mortimer 5-10 185 Denver, CO. /
Shaun Matthysen 6-1 264 Tzaneen,Limpopo /
Evan Moolman 6-1 207 Westville, Durban, South Africa /
Ignacio Munoz 6-0 200 Buenos Aires, Argentina / Buenos Aires School
Tom Nodes 5-7 160 Stirling, Scotland /
Dominic Oliveira 6-5 240 Denver, Colorado /
Kristian Poux 5-11 205 Davie, Fla. /
Jayden Ramsey 5-8 217 Xenia, Ohio. /
Marco Roos 6-2 243 Pretoria, South Africa /
James Rose 6-1 188 Suamico, Wisconsin /
Patrick Rushe 5-9 160 Jacksonville, Fla. /
Jacob Sanders 6-1 275 Richmond, Texas. /
Sederik Saxon 6-4 210 Charlotte, NC /
Eli Smith 6-2 230 Greer, S.C. /
Joshua Spence 5-10 164 Johannesburg, South Africa / St. Albans College
Aidan Stewart 6-0 225 Fall City, Washington /
Maddox Tinker 6-4 250 Roswell, Ga. /
Sawyer Troupe 6-1 220 Kalispell, Montana /
Meli Tueli 5-10 190 Santa Rosa /
Alaipulotu Uaisele 6-1 211 Charlotte, N.C. /
Gustaf Unga 5-10 180 San Mateo, California / College of San Mateo
Jordan Vassel 5-10 212 Coconut Creek, Fl. /
Leo Venables 5-11 200 Carmel, NY /
Douw Wessels 6-3 200 Paarl, South Africa /
Nahuel Wingord 6-2 207 Durham, N.C. / Wakefield HS

Men's Rugby Coaching Staff

Men's Rugby - Coaching Staff
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bradfordblake Blake Bradford Director of Men's Rugby
Benny Mateialona Head Coach Benny Mateialona Assistant Head Coach – Men’s Rugby

Men's Rugby Support Staff

Men's Rugby - Support Staff
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Mitchell_Tyler2024 Tyler Mitchell Assistant Athletic Trainer (MCRG, MRG)

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