Santa Clara Men’s Rugby

Pictured: Tim and his teammate making new friends in London.

The USA U-20s team takes on Samoa tomorrow at Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia. SCUTs member Tim O’Hara will be coming off the bench as a reserve, playing #18 for the U-20 squad. Kickoff is at 2:00 p.m. local time (3:00 a.m. PT on Tuesday morning). This is the first of four matches for the USA All-Americans in the Junior World Rugby Trophy. The game will be streamed online from the following site:

http://www.irb.com/jwrt/news/newsid=2042634.html#twelve+jwrt+2011+matches+streamed+live+irb

Information from Tim about his trip coming soon!

SCU Athletic Director Dan Connan wished Tim O’Hara the best of luck and safe travels as he gets ready to leave with the international team this weekend!  Be sure to check for Tim’s updates as he travels with the USA U-20.

(from left to right) - Andy Schatzman, President of BBF ; Ryan Falvey, President of Men’s Rugby ; Tim O’Hara, Freshman rugby player ; Dan Coonan, SCU Athletic Director; Rusty Weekes, Assistant Athletic Director

On Friday afternoon, members of the SCU Athletic Department met with Ryan Falvey, Tim O’Hara, and Chris Kron to discuss this past season and the upcoming year.  The SCUTS were excited to discuss their upcoming goals and expectations with the members of the administration, and are eager for what next season will bring!

Freshman Tim O’hara made a tremendous impact on the SCUTS this season proving to be an invaluable member to the team both on and off the field.  His hard work and efforts have been noticed and rewarded, as he was recently named to the USA U-20 team that will leave this Friday and travel internationally in the coming weeks.  The SCUTS are proud of Tim for his accomplishments and wish him the best as he represents the SCUTS and his country internationally.  Tim will be blogging about his experience with the team, playing against some of the best young talent in the world, and what he feels it will mean for his remaining years as a SCUT.  See the link to the school paper which wrote an article about Tim and the SCUTS.  Best of luck Tim!  Make us all proud!

http://www.thesantaclara.com/sports/o-hara-selected-for-national-rugby-team-1.2187474

Next year’s schedule coming soon!  We’d like to thank all parents, friends, prospective players, and fans of the SCUTS for the support this past year, and we look forward to seeing everyone at our games next season!