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| Union | USA Rugby | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Boys High School All-Americans | ||
| Coach(es) | Salty Thompson | ||
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The United States Boys High School All-American Team is the United States' U-19 rugby team at the national level. The Boys' High School All-Americans, sponsored by Aircraft Charter Solutions, are the best Junior Varsity (U17) and Varsity (U19) male rugby players from across the country, and compete as both 15s and Sevens squads. [1]
The following table shows the results of the U.S. Boys High School All-American Team in official matches during the previous 24 months, as well as upcoming fixtures.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Event | Top U.S. Scorer |
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| 2017-04-07 | Portugal under-19 |  QUIMPER - CREAC'H GWEN, France | 2017 U18 Rugby Europe Championship | ||
| 2016-07-16 | BC under-19 | W (54-3) [2] |  British Columbia, Canada | 2016 British Columbia Tour | |
| 2016-07-13 | BC under-19 | W (48-0) | British Columbia, Canada | 2016 British Columbia Tour | |
| 2016-07-02 | Ontario Blues under-19 | W (38-5) [3] [4] | Oakville, Canada | 2016 Ontario Tour | Reid Brandt |
| 2016-06-30 | Ontario Blues under-19 | W (27-14) [5] | Oakville, Canada | 2016 Ontario Tour | Ruben de Haas |
The following is the Roster for the 2016 Ontario Tour and the 2016 BC Tour. [6]
| Name | Position | HS Year | Rugby Club | RCT | Tour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Baldado | Centre | Senior | St. Ignacious | South | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Steven Benson | Lock | Junior | Little Rock Junior Stormers | South | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Luke Bienstock | Wing | Senior | Greenwich High School | Northeast | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Zachary Biggs | Hooker | Senior | Penn Boys Rugby | South | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Brandon Boon | Fly half | Senior | Unionville Rugby Club | Northeast | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| John Bradfield | Full back | Junior | St Edward High School | South | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Reid Brandt | Lock | Junior | Charlotte Catholic School | South | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Grant Broeder | Full back | Senior | Eureka Rugby | West | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Satchel Carnine | Prop | Senior | Penn High School | South | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Ruben de Haas | Scrum half | Junior | Little Rock Junior Stormers | South | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Jayden Demmy | Centre | Senior | West Shore United | Northeast | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Isaac Good | Centre | Junior | Brownsburg Rugby Club | West | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Jake Hedge | Hooker | Senior | Shore School, Sydney | - | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Zach Heisterkamp | Flanker | Senior | St Edward Rugby | Northeast | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Mike Jennings | Centre | Junior | Staples | Northeast | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Jack Miller | Flanker | Senior | Brookline | Northeast | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Eric Naposki-Abdalah | Wing | Junior | Fairfield Pegasi | Northeast | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Karem Odeh | Prop | Senior | Brunswick | Northeast | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Luke Persanis | Scrum half | Junior | Pelham High School | Northeast | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Jonas Petrakopoulos | Prop | Junior | Royal Irish | West | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Joe Rusert-Cuddy | Flanker | Junior | Palmer Terrors | West | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Joshua Schnell | Lock | Junior | Katy Rugby Club | West | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Bronson Teles | Eight | Senior | Katy Rugby Club | West | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Nathan Watts | Prop | Senior | Dallas Harlequin Colts | West | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Bailey Wilson | Eight | Sophomore | United Varsity Rugby (UT) | West | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| Marcos Young | Fly half | Junior | Key Biscayne | South | 2016 Ontario Tour |
| David Ainu'u | Prop | Junior | Liberty | Northwest | 2016 BC Tour |
| Ben Broselle | Centre | Junior | Chuckanut | Northwest | 2016 BC Tour |
| Brendon Curle | Flyhalf | Senior | Union | Northwest | 2016 BC Tour |
| Taylor Damron | Utility back | Senior | Back Bay Sharks | West | 2016 BC Tour |
| James Downey | Scrum half | Junior | San Diego Mustangs | West and NW | 2016 BC Tour |
| Owen Duvall | Prop | Senior | Cathedral Catholic | West | 2016 BC Tour |
| Carlos Gomez | Wing | Junior | Danville Oaks | Northwest | 2016 BC Tour |
| Benny Gonda | Prop | Senior | Santa Monica | West | 2016 BC Tour |
| Anton Grigoriou | Flyhalf | Senior | Back Bay Sharks | West | 2016 BC Tour |
| Ryan James | Wing | Junior | Young Aztecs | West | 2016 BC Tour |
| Justin Johnson | Flanker | Senior | Mira Costa High School | West and NW | 2016 BC Tour |
| Sean Lumkong | Centre | Junior | La Costa Canyon | West and NW | 2016 BC Tour |
| Nafitalai Maafu | Lock | Senior | Tempe | West | 2016 BC Tour |
| Patrick Madden | Full back | Junior | Young Aztecs | West | 2016 BC Tour |
| Sosefo Mailangi-Ray | Eight | Senior | Back Bay Sharks | West | 2016 BC Tour |
| Sim Mander | Centre | Senior | St. Paul's, London | - | 2016 BC Tour |
| Lia Monis | Lock | Senior | Rainier Junior Highlanders | Northwest | 2016 BC Tour |
| Jeremy Ockomichalak | Prop | Junior | Santa Monica | West | 2016 BC Tour |
| Oscar Ockomichalek | Hooker | Senior | Santa Monica | West | 2016 BC Tour |
| Justin Oles | Flanker | Senior | Granite Bay Grizzlies | Northwest | 2016 BC Tour |
| Cutler Pons | Scrum half | Junior | Peninsula Green | Northwest | 2016 BC Tour |
| Kevin Saunders | Centre | Junior | Danville Oaks | Northwest | 2016 BC Tour |
| Devin Short | Lock | Senior | Blackhawks | West | 2016 BC Tour |
| Elijah Tafao-Braganza | Flanker | Junior | Danville Oaks | Northwest | 2016 BC Tour |
| Halleluiah Tiauli | Hooker | Senior | Rainier Junior Highlanders | Northwest | 2016 BC Tour |
| Joshua Warnock | Lock | Senior | Peninsula Green | Northwest | 2016 BC Tour |
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