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2013-14 Men's Rugby Roster

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  • Wing/Fly-Half Wing/Fly-Half 5'8" 195 lbs
    Fr. Chicago, Ill St. Rita
    Freshman Chicago, Ill St. Rita
  • Flanker Flanker 6'1" 200 lbs
    So. Louisville, Ky. Eastern
    Sophomore Louisville, Ky. Eastern
  • Center Center 6'0" 195 lbs
    Fr. Ada, Mich. Forest Hills Eastern
    Freshman Ada, Mich. Forest Hills Eastern
  • Wing/Center Wing/Center 6'3" 220 lbs
    Sr. Osceola, Ind. Penn
    Senior Osceola, Ind. Penn
  • Lock Lock 6'2" 235 lbs
    Jr. Decatur, Ill. Douglas MacArthur
    Junior Decatur, Ill. Douglas MacArthur
  • Lock Lock 6'2" 225 lbs
    Sr. Danville, Ohio Danville
    Senior Danville, Ohio Danville
  • Prop Prop 5'9" 230 lbs
    Jr. South Bend, Ind. Penn
    Junior South Bend, Ind. Penn
  • Flanker/Lock Flanker/Lock 6'0" 205 lbs
    Fr. Seattle, Wash O'dea
    Freshman Seattle, Wash O'dea
  • Fullback/Wing Fullback/Wing 6'0" 180 lbs
    So. South Bend, Ind. Penn
    Sophomore South Bend, Ind. Penn
  • Wing/Fullback Wing/Fullback 5'9" 185 lbs
    So. Grand Rapids, Mich. Catholic Central
    Sophomore Grand Rapids, Mich. Catholic Central
  • Fullback Fullback 5'9" 150 lbs
    Fr. Milwaukee, Wis. Nicolet High
    Freshman Milwaukee, Wis. Nicolet High
  • Lock Lock 6'3" 260 lbs
    So. North Branch, Mich. North Branch
    Sophomore North Branch, Mich. North Branch
  • Wing Wing 5'11" 200 lbs
    So. Wyoming, Mich. West Catholic
    Sophomore Wyoming, Mich. West Catholic
  • Prop Prop 5'10" 245 lbs
    So. Chicago, Ill. Mt. Carmel
    Sophomore Chicago, Ill. Mt. Carmel
  • Flanker/Lock Flanker/Lock 6'3" 215 lbs
    So. Arlington Hts., Ill. Rolling Meadows HS
    Sophomore Arlington Hts., Ill. Rolling Meadows HS
  • Fullback/Fly-Half Fullback/Fly-Half 5'10" 180 lbs
    Fr. Granger, Ind. Penn
    Freshman Granger, Ind. Penn
  • Lock Lock 6'3" 240 lbs
    Fr. West Chester, Ohio Moeller
    Freshman West Chester, Ohio Moeller
  • Fly-Half Fly-Half 5'10" 185 lbs
    Sr. Pretoria, South Africa HTS John Vorester
    Senior Pretoria, South Africa HTS John Vorester
  • Hooker/Flanker Hooker/Flanker 5'5" 165 lbs
    Fr. Ganger, Ind. Penn
    Freshman Ganger, Ind. Penn
  • Fly-Half Fly-Half 5'9" 190 lbs
    So. Rockford, Mich. Rockford
    Sophomore Rockford, Mich. Rockford
  • Fullback/Fly-Half Fullback/Fly-Half 5'10" 175 lbs
    Sr. Grafton, Wis. Grafton
    Senior Grafton, Wis. Grafton
  • Flanker Flanker 5'10" 193 lbs
    So. Zeeland, Mich. Zeeland East
    Sophomore Zeeland, Mich. Zeeland East
  • Prop Prop 5'11" 285 lbs
    Fr. Sparta, Mich. Sparta
    Freshman Sparta, Mich. Sparta
  • Center Center 5'10" 195 lbs
    So. Oak Lawn, Ill. Brother Rice
    Sophomore Oak Lawn, Ill. Brother Rice
  • Prop Prop 6'1" 230 lbs
    Sr. Chesaning, Mich. Chesaning
    Senior Chesaning, Mich. Chesaning
  • Center Center 5'11" 190 lbs
    Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. Grandville
    Senior Grand Rapids, Mich. Grandville
  • Wing/Scrumhalf Wing/Scrumhalf 5'7" 170 lbs
    Sr. Chicago, Ill. Mt. Carmel
    Senior Chicago, Ill. Mt. Carmel
  • Flanker Flanker 6'2" 200 lbs
    Fr. Grandville, Mich. Grandville
    Freshman Grandville, Mich. Grandville
  • Wing/Scrumhalf Wing/Scrumhalf 5'9" 145 lbs
    So. Bangkok, Thailand Trinity Luthern
    Sophomore Bangkok, Thailand Trinity Luthern
  • Scrumhalf Scrumhalf 5'7" 190 lbs
    So. Elk Grove, Ill. Conant
    Sophomore Elk Grove, Ill. Conant
  • Prop Prop 6'1" 245 lbs
    Sr. Traverse City, Mich. St. Francis
    Senior Traverse City, Mich. St. Francis
  • Center/Flanker Center/Flanker 5'10" 190 lbs
    So. Holland, Mich. West Ottawa
    Sophomore Holland, Mich. West Ottawa
  • Flanker/Center Flanker/Center 5'10" 190 lbs
    So. Holland, Mich. West Ottawa
    Sophomore Holland, Mich. West Ottawa
  • Hooker/Flanker Hooker/Flanker 5'8" 215 lbs
    So. Rockford, Mich. Rockford
    Sophomore Rockford, Mich. Rockford
  • Center Center 5'7" 170 lbs
    Sr. Grandville, Mich. Grandville
    Senior Grandville, Mich. Grandville
  • Scrumhalf Scrumhalf 5'8" 165 lbs
    Jr. Osceola, Ind. Penn
    Junior Osceola, Ind. Penn
  • #8 #8 6'5" 200 lbs
    Fr. Angola, Ind. Angola
    Freshman Angola, Ind. Angola
  • Flanker Flanker 5'11" 205 lbs
    Fr. New Rochelle, N.Y. New Rochelle
    Freshman New Rochelle, N.Y. New Rochelle
  • Flanker Flanker 5'10" 180 lbs
    Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. Ottawa Hills
    Freshman Grand Rapids, Mich. Ottawa Hills
  • Flanker/Lock Flanker/Lock 6'2" 210 lbs
    Gr. Rockford, Mich. Rockford
    Graduate Student Rockford, Mich. Rockford
  • Prop Prop 6'0" 210 lbs
    Fr. Rockford, Mich. Rockford
    Freshman Rockford, Mich. Rockford
  • Prop Prop 6'1" 225 lbs
    Fr. Rockford, Mich. Rockford
    Freshman Rockford, Mich. Rockford
  • Wing Wing 5'8" 175 lbs
    Fr. Wilmette, Ill. New Trier
    Freshman Wilmette, Ill. New Trier
  • Hooker Hooker 5'11" 205 lbs
    So. Holland, Mich. West Ottawa
    Sophomore Holland, Mich. West Ottawa
  • #8 #8 5'10" 210 lbs
    So. Chicago, Ill. Brother Rice
    Sophomore Chicago, Ill. Brother Rice
  • Hooker Hooker 5'7" 210 lbs
    Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. West Catholic
    Senior Grand Rapids, Mich. West Catholic
  • Flanker/Center Flanker/Center 5'6" 165 lbs
    Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. West Catholic
    Freshman Grand Rapids, Mich. West Catholic
  • Lock Lock 6'6" 221 lbs
    Fr. Granger, Ind. Penn
    Freshman Granger, Ind. Penn
  • Wing/Fullback Wing/Fullback 5'9" 175 lbs
    So. Holland, Mich. West Ottawa
    Sophomore Holland, Mich. West Ottawa
  • Hoooker Hooker 5'7" 170 lbs
    Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. Forest Hills Eastern
    Freshman Grand Rapids, Mich. Forest Hills Eastern
  • Wing Wing 6'0" 185 lbs
    So. Chicago, Ill. Mt. Carmel
    Sophomore Chicago, Ill. Mt. Carmel
  • Flanker Flanker 5'10" 185 lbs
    Fr. Grandville, Mich. Grandville
    Freshman Grandville, Mich. Grandville
  • Lock/#8 Lock/#8 6'0" 215 lbs
    Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. Catholic Central
    Junior Grand Rapids, Mich. Catholic Central
  • Scrumhalf Scrumhalf 5'8" 170 lbs
    Fr. Granger, Ind. Penn
    Freshman Granger, Ind. Penn
  • Wing Wing 6'3" 230 lbs
    Sr. East Kentwood, Mich. East Kentwood
    Senior East Kentwood, Mich. East Kentwood
  • Lock Lock 6'5" 250 lbs
    Sr. West Olive, Mich. West Ottawa
    Senior West Olive, Mich. West Ottawa
  • Lock Lock 6'3" 235 lbs
    Fr. Sparta, Mich. Sparta
    Freshman Sparta, Mich. Sparta
  • Prop Prop 5'7" 250 lbs
    Fr. Grass Lake, Mich. Grass Lake
    Freshman Grass Lake, Mich. Grass Lake
  • #8 #8 6'0" 190 lbs
    Jr. Grandville, Mich. Grandville
    Junior Grandville, Mich. Grandville
  • Flanker 5'10" 183 lbs
    Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. Caledonia
    Freshman Grand Rapids, Mich. Caledonia
  • Fly-Half Fly-Half 5'10" 160 lbs
    Fr. Grandville, Mich. Grandville
    Freshman Grandville, Mich. Grandville
  • Center Center 5'9" 215 lbs
    Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. Grandville
    Freshman Grand Rapids, Mich. Grandville

Staff Roster

Men's Rugby Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Kruger Van Biljon

  • Assistant Forward Coach

    Doug Powers

  • Strength and Conditioning/Backrow Coach

    James Wood

  • Assistant Skills and Backline Coach

    Thabu Eloff

  • Academic Coach

    Don Busch

2013-14 Men's Rugby Roster
Full Name Class Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown / High School
Sondai Adjei Fr. 5-8 195 Wing/Fly-Half Chicago, Ill / St. Rita
Dominique Bailey So. 6-1 200 Flanker Louisville, Ky. / Eastern
Drew Barron-Kraus Fr. 6-0 195 Center Ada, Mich. / Forest Hills Eastern
Mason Baum Sr. 6-3 220 Wing/Center Osceola, Ind. / Penn
Tristin Baum Jr. 6-2 235 Lock Decatur, Ill. / Douglas MacArthur
Brock Blubaugh Sr. 6-2 225 Lock Danville, Ohio / Danville
Brandon Bokhart Jr. 5-9 230 Prop South Bend, Ind. / Penn
MaClelland Brown Fr. 6-0 205 Flanker/Lock Seattle, Wash / O'dea
Vershawn Burke So. 6-0 180 Fullback/Wing South Bend, Ind. / Penn
Andre Cargill So. 5-9 185 Wing/Fullback Grand Rapids, Mich. / Catholic Central
Delton Clay Fr. 5-9 150 Fullback Milwaukee, Wis. / Nicolet High
Kyle Cline So. 6-3 260 Lock North Branch, Mich. / North Branch
Reece Czarnecki So. 5-11 200 Wing Wyoming, Mich. / West Catholic
William Dattulo So. 5-10 245 Prop Chicago, Ill. / Mt. Carmel
Thomas Devona So. 6-3 215 Flanker/Lock Arlington Hts., Ill. / Rolling Meadows HS
Alexander Dorrier Fr. 5-10 180 Fullback/Fly-Half Granger, Ind. / Penn
LJ Driscoll Fr. 6-3 240 Lock West Chester, Ohio / Moeller
Jean Pierre Eloff Sr. 5-10 185 Fly-Half Pretoria, South Africa / HTS John Vorester
Nick Farber Fr. 5-5 165 Hooker/Flanker Ganger, Ind. / Penn
Brady Gent So. 5-9 190 Fly-Half Rockford, Mich. / Rockford
Nick Glocke Sr. 5-10 175 Fullback/Fly-Half Grafton, Wis. / Grafton
Bryce Gruppen So. 5-10 193 Flanker Zeeland, Mich. / Zeeland East
Reece Hall Fr. 5-11 285 Prop Sparta, Mich. / Sparta
Michael Houston So. 5-10 195 Center Oak Lawn, Ill. / Brother Rice
Jason Ives Sr. 6-1 230 Prop Chesaning, Mich. / Chesaning
Travis Kamstra Sr. 5-11 190 Center Grand Rapids, Mich. / Grandville
Luke Kocinski Sr. 5-7 170 Wing/Scrumhalf Chicago, Ill. / Mt. Carmel
Mike Lau Fr. 6-2 200 Flanker Grandville, Mich. / Grandville
Latthaphon Lormongkol So. 5-9 145 Wing/Scrumhalf Bangkok, Thailand / Trinity Luthern
Kevin Lydon So. 5-7 190 Scrumhalf Elk Grove, Ill. / Conant
Angus MacLellan Sr. 6-1 245 Prop Traverse City, Mich. / St. Francis
Alek Mares So. 5-10 190 Center/Flanker Holland, Mich. / West Ottawa
Roman Mares So. 5-10 190 Flanker/Center Holland, Mich. / West Ottawa
Anthony Martinez So. 5-8 215 Hooker/Flanker Rockford, Mich. / Rockford
Casey Moag Sr. 5-7 170 Center Grandville, Mich. / Grandville
Knute O'Donnell Jr. 5-8 165 Scrumhalf Osceola, Ind. / Penn
Reese Oberlin Fr. 6-5 200 #8 Angola, Ind. / Angola
Onyeukwu Onwukanjo Fr. 5-11 205 Flanker New Rochelle, N.Y. / New Rochelle
Chris Pulley Fr. 5-10 180 Flanker Grand Rapids, Mich. / Ottawa Hills
Bryan Ray Gr. 6-2 210 Flanker/Lock Rockford, Mich. / Rockford
Andrejs Ruperts Fr. 6-0 210 Prop Rockford, Mich. / Rockford
Arnolds Ruperts Fr. 6-1 225 Prop Rockford, Mich. / Rockford
Nick Santos Fr. 5-8 175 Wing Wilmette, Ill. / New Trier
Conor Schilling So. 5-11 205 Hooker Holland, Mich. / West Ottawa
Carl Smith So. 5-10 210 #8 Chicago, Ill. / Brother Rice
Gabe Sochanek Sr. 5-7 210 Hooker Grand Rapids, Mich. / West Catholic
Jake Sochanek Fr. 5-6 165 Flanker/Center Grand Rapids, Mich. / West Catholic
Christian Sofhauser Fr. 6-6 221 Lock Granger, Ind. / Penn
Joey Sok So. 5-9 175 Wing/Fullback Holland, Mich. / West Ottawa
Daniel Specker Fr. 5-7 170 Hoooker Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Eastern
Kevin Stachler So. 6-0 185 Wing Chicago, Ill. / Mt. Carmel
Peter Terpstra Fr. 5-10 185 Flanker Grandville, Mich. / Grandville
Ben Tietema Jr. 6-0 215 Lock/#8 Grand Rapids, Mich. / Catholic Central
Troy Tirotta Fr. 5-8 170 Scrumhalf Granger, Ind. / Penn
Willy Urena Sr. 6-3 230 Wing East Kentwood, Mich. / East Kentwood
Collin Van Dyke Sr. 6-5 250 Lock West Olive, Mich. / West Ottawa
Donovan VanPatten Fr. 6-3 235 Lock Sparta, Mich. / Sparta
Zachary Wallace Fr. 5-7 250 Prop Grass Lake, Mich. / Grass Lake
Anthony Welmers Jr. 6-0 190 #8 Grandville, Mich. / Grandville
Andrew White Fr. 5-10 183 Grand Rapids, Mich. / Caledonia
Jacob Woltjer Fr. 5-10 160 Fly-Half Grandville, Mich. / Grandville
Noah Zomberg Fr. 5-9 215 Center Grand Rapids, Mich. / Grandville

Men's Rugby Coaching Staff

Men's Rugby - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Kruger VanBiljon Kruger Van Biljon Head Coach
Doug Powers Assistant Forward Coach
James Wood Strength and Conditioning/Backrow Coach
Thabu Eloff Assistant Skills and Backline Coach
Don Busch Don Busch Academic Coach

Staff Roster

Men's Rugby Coaching Staff