Atlantis Rugby is back in Florida for the Tropical 7s tournament taking place this weekend. This year we are bringing 9 teams to the event – U18 Girls Elite, U16 Girls Elite, U14 Girls Open, U18 Boys Elite, U18 Boys Open, U16 Boys Elite, U16 Boys Open X2, U14 Boys Open – which is nice growth from the 6 sides we brought to the event in 2023.
Last year 3 of those 6 sides – U18 Boys Elite, U14 Boys, and U16 Girls – made their way onto the podium with top 3 finishes and U16 Boys Elite finished 4th to give us four top 4 finishes. Our overall record on the weekend was 24-12.
This year looks to be another great event and we have provided Friday schedules (Saturday schedules won’t be available until we have Friday results) and rosters for each of the sides.
Good luck to everyone participating in Tropical 7s this weekend, and good luck to Atlantis Rugby!
U18 Girls Elite
March 29
9:00 AM vs USA Rugby South Panther Academy
11:00 AM vs The Rugby Advantage ‘Red’
2:20 PM vs Tsunami Toronto Reds (Canada)
3:40 PM vs All-Midwest Thunderbirds
Becca Balladeres – MD Marauders, MD
Luci Brady – Summit, CO
Caroline Cook – CLT Cardinals, NC
Nolah Flynn – Doylestown, PA
Annie Huettel – North Bay, MD
Reaghan King – Doylestown, PA
Alexa Kirschner – CLT Cardinals, NC
Sana’a Lunon – State College, PA
Lindsey Mulligan – SD Mustangs, CA
Aubrey Phillips – Owyhee, ID
Morgan Suniga – Wellington Wizards, FL
Regan Jackson – Summit, CO
Coaches:
Kate Flanagan
Karl Barth
U16 Girls Elite
March 29
2:40 PM vs NRU Thunder (Canada)
5:20 PM vs Hawkeyes
7:00 PM vs BC Bears 7s (Canada)
Sienna Accardi – Doylestown, PA
Teagan Barth – Summit, CO
Syndey Haddon – Doylestown, PA
Maggie Hoffman-Long – Cumberland Valley, PA
Lauren Huang – Greenwich, CT
Madison Morrell – Torrey Pines, CA
Nakato Myers – Raleigh, NC
Zoe Nelson – Summit, CO
Sierra Reil – Summit, CO
Noelle Robinson – Doylestown, PA
Hailey Russer – Summit, CO
Kanani Watts – Owyhee, ID
Coaches:
Lauren Shissler
Elijah Seay
U14 Girls Open
March 29
9:40 AM vs Woodlands Youth Rugby
11:20 AM vs Tsunami Canada Misfits (Canada)
1:00 PM vs Hawkeyes Rugby
Ava Brady – Summit, CO
Lauren Cartner – Summit, CO
Leah Cipollo – Doylestown, PA
Maeve Flaherty – Morris, NJ
Mackenzie Harriet-Clay – Union, NJ
Ashley Kelly – Doylestown, PA
Kyle McBride – Blackthorn, PA
Kayla Robinson – Doylestown, PA
Avery Russer – Summit, CO
Melanie Wilhoit – Wellington Wizards, FL
Joey Sabo – Doylestown, PA
Coaches:
Stacy Mancuso
Saher Hamdan
U18 Boys Elite
March 29
10:00 AM vs Rebel Rugby Academy Black
11:20 AM vs Oakville Crusaders (Canada)
1:20 PM vs Future Elite Sports (England)
Oliver Acuna-Casey – Morris, NJ
Cade Aivazian – Doylestown, PA
Alejandro Andujar – Dallas Jesuit, TX
Chase Brown – Dallas Jesuit, TX
Felipe Elizathe – Boca Bucs, FL
Joshua Rademacher – Shofar Academy, ID
Rocco Gurmendo – Monarch, CO
Lex Lang – Gregory the Great, PA
Jackson Pavlish – Cardinal Gibbons, FL
Leo Venables – Carmel, NY
PJ Degnan – St. Augustine, NJ
Kyran Rautenbach – North Pitt, PA
Coaches:
Mike Williams
Greg Schor
Paul Hughes
Dan Whetzel – General Manager
U18 Boys Open
March 29
9:00 AM vs TTO Moka Lions (Trinidad & Tobago)
10:40 AM vs EORU ‘Elias’ (Canada)
12:20 PM vs Detroit RFC
Daniel Francis – St. Augustine, NJ
Blake Doyon – Loveland, CO
Austin Hughes – Sonoma Valley, CA
Justin Kaplan – Elizabethtown Blues, PA
Jerry Karcewski – Downingtown, PA
Aaron Kelly – Doylestown, PA
Kai Laszakovits – Elizabethtown Blues, PA
Dominic Pepe – Lancaster Knightmares, PA
Dylan George – Union County Mudturtles, NJ
Sean Taylor – Atlanta Aliens, GA
Christian Rebimbas – Central Monmouth, NJ
Isaac Russell – Downingtown, PA
Coaches:
Connor Hohman
Tyler Miles
U16 Boys Elite
March 29
9:00 AM vs USA Rugby South Panther Academy
10:40 AM vs Oakville Crusaders (Canada)
12:20 PM vs Gorilla Rugby Pink
Amari Barron – Centreville, VA
Domenic Botto – St. Augustine, NJ
Francis Burke – Elizabethtown, PA
Joey Craig – Doylestown, PA
Netane Fakahafua – Timpanogos, UT
Liam Gray – Wellington Wizards, FL
Liam Ishizaki – Seminole Ride, FL
Liam McGettigan – Elizabethtown, PA
Jack Olivo – St. Augustine, NJ
Devin Estes – Denver East, CO
Trevor Vach – Rocky Mountain, ID
Samuel Wilson – Arapahoe, CO
Coaches:
Lou Raymond
Tim Jaques
Riley Scrogham
U16 Boys Open – Atlantis U15
March 29
10:40 AM vs Woodlands
12:20 PM vs MacDowell Rugby (Canada)
2:00 PM vs EORU Nhanala (Canada)
3:40 PM vs Charlotte Cardinals Blue
Louis Cipollo – Doylestown, PA
Alexander Drury – Millbrook, NY
Gavin Graham – Doylestown, PA
Mason Darrows – Doylestown, PA
Benjamin Kix – Doylestown, PA
Sacha Meunier – Fairview, CO
Sebastian Meyers – Kent Denver, CO
Cayden Ohler – St. Joe’s, PA
Deacon Pesce – Wilmington Colts, DE
Jackson Reilly, Doylestown, PA
Alex Stukis, Doylestown, PA
Jamie Weir, Doylestown, PA
Coaches:
Mark Weir
Kevin Reilly
U16 Boys Open – “Black”
March 29
10:40 AM vs USA West
12:20 PM vs Salish Sea Warriors (Canada)
2:00 PM vs Oshawa Vikings (Canda)
3:40 PM vs Loudoun County Rugby
Gaven Andre – St. Augustine, NJ
Brendan Bieker – Doylestown, PA
Nathan Bourassa – Berks County, PA
Kaiden Boyer – Doylestown, PA
Cole Doyon – Loveland, CO
Michael Henin – Berks County, PA
Liam Hoey – Doylestown, PA
Nicholas Miletto – Doylestown, PA
Davis Parisi – Doylestown, PA
Dominick Pecora – Conestoga, PA
Stephen Louis Surmiller – Jesuit, TX
Brendon Zimmerman – Doylestown, PA
Coaches:
Pat Henin
Finn Tuite
U14 Boys Open
March 29
10:40 AM vs USA Rugby South Panther Academy ‘RED’
12:20 PM vs Sarasota Rugby Club
2:00 PM vs Loudoun County Rugby
3:40 PM vs Assassins Academy
James Burke – Elizabethtown, PA
Hamilton Carter – Culpepper, VA
Robert Ferris – Saint Joan of Arc, PA
Grant Croce – Coventry, PA
Nick Koch – Berks County, PA
Trey Olivetti – Elizabethtown, PA
Ty Patton – Floyd T. Bins, VA
David Michael Pfaff – Rooster Youth Rugby, MD
Hunter Pulford – Doylestown, PA
Bryce Strenkoski – Coventry, PA
Jack Sugalski – Blackthorn, PA
Jayden Wrigley – Culpepper, VA
Coaches:
Blake Andrew
Kenny Burke