The France-USA Rugby Centennial, in partnership with National Collegiate Rugby (NCR), announced a collegiate tour scheduled for the summer of 2024. The tour celebrates the Franco-U.S. relationship honoring both the 80th Anniversary of D-Day and the 100th Anniversary of the last Olympic rugby match.

This tour represents National Collegiate Rugby's commitment to providing high-performance opportunities for men’s and women’s student athletes and strengthening the talent pipeline for the 2031 men’s and 2033 women’s World Cups in the U.S.

Match Schedule:

June 23
NCR All Americans vs. U23 Belgium National Team
Stadium du Littoral
Dunkirk, France (Grande-Synthe, France)

June 27
NCR All Americans vs. French Gendarmerie Nationale Select Team
Stade Henry Jeanne
Bayeux, France

July 4
NCR All Americans vs. French Universities' XV
Stade Jean Moulin
Paris, France (Suresnes, France)
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The 2024 France Tour will be funded separately from membership fees and other operating revenue. The tour staff are actively raising independent funds to support the team’s preparation and travel. If you would like to make a donation or learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please email Steven Hiatt at hiatt@ncr.rugby.

Team Roster

Players were selected based on the NCR All-Star competition, Player Identification Team, Head Coach and Director of Rugby. All players must meet eligibility requirements for NCR and be dual-registered with USA Rugby.

Player Name	Position	School
James Aitken	Prop	St. Bonaventure
Ben Austin	Back Row	BYU
Rupert Bronkhorst	Hooker	Siena
Jack Byszio	Wing	Babson
Matt Conroy	Hooker	St. Bonaventure
Ollie Corbett	Second Row	Brown
Alex Cortessis	Back Row	UCLA
Keelin Coyle	Center	St. Bonaventure
Ivan Delgado	Prop	Western Michigan
JD Farrell	Back Row	Marian
Oliver Fussell	Flyhalf	Belmont Abbey
Chris Giunta	Fullback	Fairfield
Mohamed Haddar	Wing	Wheeling
Patrick Beattie	Prop	CSU Long Beach
Joseph Iye	Center	Wheeling
Aaron Juma	Back Row	Wheeling
Tom Kendall	Scrumhalf	Alabama
Mate Kvirikashvili	Center	Kutztown
Fraser Leslie	Second Row	Notre Dame College
Ami Manu	Fullback	AIC
Tshepo Moselane	Wing	Thomas More
Wyatt Parry	Flyhalf	BYU
Benedict Quinn	Center	Kutztown
Trevion Reed	Prop	Queens University of Charlotte
Tanner Smith	Prop	Notre Dame College
Kevin Swanton	Back Row	Kutztown
Tavius Sykora-Matthess	Second Row	Iowa Central
Remy Thomson	Scrumhalf	Notre Dame College
Koen Webb	Flyhalf	Iowa Central
Sennen Grove	Flanker	Siena
Aidan Smith	Scrumhalf	Kutztown
Mosh Young	Lock	St. Bonaventure
Cale White	Scrumhalf	Mary Washington

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Position	Name	Organization	Email
Director of Operations	Steve Hiatt	NCR	hiatt@ncr.rugby
Director of Rugby	Edward Tubridy	Northeastern	edward.tubridy@gmail.com
Director of Tour Operations	Brad Burns	Catholic	bjbmoglo@gmail.com
Team Manager	John Solomon	Catholic	johnwsolomon@gmail.com
Head Coach	Thomas Clark	NCR	tc@ncr.rugby
Attack Coach	Thomas Clark	NCR	tc@ncr.rugby
Backs Coach	Taye Daniel	Fordham	taye.daniel.ayibiowu@gmail.com
Asst. Backs Coach	Jamie Frech	Michigan	jamiefrech@gmail.com
Forwards Coach	David Laflamme	Brown	david_laflamme@brown.edu
Asst. Forwards Coach	Joe Lippert	Iowa Central	lippert@iowacentral.edu
Set Piece Coach	Kyle Sumsion	Dartmouth	kyle.r.sumsion@dartmouth.edu
Defense Coach	Danny Neighbour	St. Bonaventure	dneighbo@sbu.edu
Analytics	‍Craig Wilson	Yale	craig.r.wilson@yale.edu
Strength & Conditioning	Shane Dempsey		dempseyshane4@gmail.com
Athletic Trainers	Kelly Teixeira \| Julie Tucker	Brown

Team Roster

Team Staff

Partners

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