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Six From NYS Rugby Named ARN All-Americans - May 7, 2008
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Six From NYS Rugby Named ARN All-Americans

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Six players from NYS Rugby Conference-member clubs have been named to the American Rugby News Down Under Rugby All-America Team. The team was selected by a panel of coaches from each conference in the United States.

Rob Mercurio (Buffalo), Sam Meterko (Brockport), Mike McGuire (Buffalo), Steven Patch (Syracuse) and Scott Swamback (Buffalo) were named as forwards, while Damian Flint (Brockport) was selected as a back.

All told, American Rugby News named 39 forwards and 40 backs to the squad. One member of the All-America team has the opportunity to take part in an Australian-based rugby experience, partially sponsored by Down Under Rugby.

2008 Down Under Rugby All-American Team
Forwards
Matt Abernathy (Tennessee)
Phil Albanese (Boston College)
Matt Alkaitas (Dartmouth)
Teddy Baron (Harvard)
Chris Biller (California)
Cory Collins (Kutztown)
Eric Deuchle (Air Force)
Kyle DiMeola (Tennessee)
Roland Evans (Arkansas State)
Roan Farr (Arkansas State)
Jim Fitzgerald (Kutztown)
Mike Fitzgerald (Clemson)
Joe Fontana (San Diego State)
Eric Fry (California)
Jacob Grubbs (Arkansas State)
Rich Hines (Bowling Green)
Alex Hunt (Boston College)
David Knab (Ohio State)
Alex Lee (North Carolina)
Sam Masio (Minnesota)
Rob Mercurio (Buffalo)
Sam Meterko (Brockport)
Mike McGuire (Buffalo)
Alex Murchison (Cal Poly)
Tommy Pasque (Colorado)
Steven Patch (Syracuse)
Neiry Poirras (Harvard)
Rikus Pretorious (California)
Josh Ring (Dartmouth)
Dirk Scheepers (Kutztown)
Derek Smith (BYU)
Louis Stanfill (California)
Steve St Pierre (BYU)
Scott Swamback (Buffalo)
Brandon Vedder (St Mary’s)
Sean Walbridge (Yale)
Joe Welch (California)
Ian Wilson (Dartmouth)
DJ Wolf (Delaware)
Bill Wynne (Arizona State)

Backs
Marco Barnard (Kutztown)
Beau Brodtman (Michigan)
Tommy Brothers (Dartmouth)
Rob Campbell (Harvard)
Marco Cardillo (Kutztown)
Chad Clark (St Mary’s)
Brice Collier (Air Force)
Luke Council (Cal Poly)
Maximo DeAchaval (Colorado)
Kevin Dewey (Navy)
Adam Ducoing (LSU)
Nate Ebner (Ohio State)
Damian Flint (Brockport)
Ian Gagnon (Bowling Green)
Gary Golding (California)
Nic Grala (Penn State)
Harry Guinness (Penn State)
Kevin Hartley (Tennessee)
Colin Hawley (California)
Julien Howsepian (UC Davis)
Seth Jones (Tennessee)
Duncan Kelm (San Diego State)
Jordan Kohn (Arizona)
Justin Lotter (Penn State)
Mike McNallen (Kutztown)
Dustin Muhn (California)
Dan Murphy (Colorado)
Conlan O’Leary (Dartmouth)
Nick Regas (Claremont)
Luke Roberts (Penn State)
Zach Scott (Dartmouth)
Blain Scully (UCLA)
Gordon Silvera (Dartmouth)
Kevin Swiryn (St Mary’s)
Ryan Taylor (California)
Lucas Thiem (Minnesota)
Jeff Tyrrell (Wyoming)
Jeff Van Meter (Cal Poly)
Nick Viviani (Bowling Green)
Cliff Whittler (Arkansas State)

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