
Four from Men's Rugby named to NCR All-Star series
ATLANTA, Georgia - National Collegiate Rugby will host the 2025 Collegiate Rugby All-Stars Men's National Shield Challenge on January 18-19 at Silverbacks Park in Atlanta, Georgia.
Four members of the American International College men's rugby team will participate, playing for the New England Independents Red squad.
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AIC's four entrants are Kahanu Koi, Filimone Manu, Afa Sanft, and Dalvin Paki.
The quartet of players all played key roles in AIC's 7-1 regular season and appearance in the NCR National Championship, where AIC reached the Quarterfinals and finished ranked seventh nationally in NCR Division I.
AIC's four will play three pool-play matches on Saturday, January 18 opening at 10:15 a.m. against the Southeast Bears, followed by a 12:15 p.m. battle with the Pac-Coast Grizzlies, and closing with a 3:00 p.m. contest with the Midwest Barbarians.
Based on the results of pool play, the team will play a quarterfinal contest at either 9:00 or 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 19; semifinal contests will be at 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m., with a third-place contest at 3:00 p.m. and the championship game at 4:00 p.m.