The camp will play a significant part in the player development pathway for these prospective high performance rugby players hoping to one day represent the USA Eagles.

“The upcoming year will be an exciting time for all involved in age grade rugby with the first U-20 World Cup in Wales and the other age grades working with their players on developmental tours or in the international environment,” Under-18 Head Coach Stuart Low said. “Some of the future stars of USA Rugby will hopefully be developing their skills at this December camp.”

Players selected to attend the Arizona camp include: Josh Alden (Woodlands), Samuel Anderson (Central High RFC), Kyle Augustine (Penn H.S.), Wayne Ayers (Brighton), Johnson Bademosi (Gonzaga), Loren Baker (Woodlands), Tim Barford (Atlanta), Louis Baugier (Fairfield Prep), Patrick Blair (Tacoma), Michael Bordes (Louisiana), Jared Braun (Peninsula Green), Taylor Briscoe (Budd Bay), Kyle Caravelli (Fairfield Prep), Curtis Chaffin (Katy), Beau Charter (Jesuit), Sean Conger (St. John’s Prepatory), Dominic Corsaro (Cathedral H.S.), Dustin Croy (Eastern Rockies), Casey Cummings (Kansas City), Gabriel Cunningham (Gonzaga), Matthew Daniels (Highlanders), Ryan De Anda (Jesuit), Andres Diaz (St. Thomas), Nick Evans (Brighton), Lee Farrell (Blue Jay Rugby), Devan Firozzi, Mike Fredin (Cobham RFC), Jacob Gogan (EERFU), Brendan Gray (Trojans, Florida), Chris Halcsik (Pulaski Roos), Tyler Haney (Katy), Brad Harrington (San Diego Mustangs), John Harris (Albuquerque), Tanner Heaphy (Jesuit), Josh Heckman (Iowa), Adam Howland (Westside), Taylor Hunter (Woodland RC), Brian Hussey (Trojans), Daniel Ibarra (Hong Kong), Lukas Jacobson (Woodland RC), William Just  (Blue Jay Rugby), Cormac Kenan (Fallbrook H.S.), Kevin Kimble ( New Rochelle H.S.), Jeffrey Levasseur (Charlotte Catholic), Jordan Maitland (Gonzaga), Keikiokalani Miskepia, Drew Myers (SOC Gators – SoCal), Mick Newkumet (Gonzaga), C.J. Oakley (Penn Rugby), Colin O’Toole (Penn H.S.), Andrew Reckmeyer (Great Plains), Wade Reynolds (Tacoma), Scott Reynolds (Tacoma), Nick Roach (Katy), Hunter Simmons (LA Cougars), Andy Spassov (Fullerton), Andrew Stevick (Midwest), JP Swanepoel (Olathe), Michael Thompson (North Bay), Brett Thompson (Arizona), Pat Van Horn (Blackhearts), William Walmsley (Scottsdale) and Colin Yip (Middlesex).

The U-18 staff includes Head Coach Stuart Low, Assistant Forwards Coach Coilin Jones, Assistant Backs Coach Mike Diamantopoulos and Manager Bruno Artero, with additional support from shadow coaches Mike Tolkin, Mike Hodgins, and Jason Lett.

For more information on the U-18 National Team and its 2008 schedule, please visit www.usarugby.org/goto/Boys_U18 or contact National Teams Administrator John Broker at jbroker(at)usarugby.org.