Following a three day training camp at HMS Temeraire last week, Head Coach of the UK Armed Forces Men’s Senior XV team – SSgt Lee Soper 7 (Para) RHA has announced the following squad to travel to Japan this autumn for the 2019 International Defence Rugby Competition;
Royal Air Force
SAC M Harris – Prop
Flt Lt S Philpott – Hooker
Sgt D Manning – Prop
Flt Lt R Bell – Back Row
SAC T Evans – Full Back
Royal Navy
LPt B Priddey – Hooker
AET S Makepeace – 2nd Row
LCpl E Pascoe – 2nd Row / Back Row
Mne R Vakalutukali – Back Row
AB G Rees – Scrum Half
Mne N Huntley – Fly Half
Mne S Raumakita – Centre
AET B Janes – Centre/Wing
LAET B Chambers – Wing
LPt E Myers – Wing
Mne C Duncan – Full Back / Wing
Army
Sgt K Dowding – Prop
LCpl G Smith – Prop
Sgt R Parkins – 2nd Row
Cpl R Heath – Back Row
Capt J Miller (C) – Back Row
Sgt M Dawson – Back Row
Capt S Cross – Back Row
Cpl M Evans – Scrum Half
LCpl J Dixon – Fly Half
LCpl D Tooth – Centre
LCpl R Fatiaki – Centre
LBdr C O’Reilly – Wing / Centre
TSG
Lt Cdr M Cox – Director of Rugby
Maj M Thomas MBE – Team Manager
SSgt L Soper – Head Coach
SSgt J Doig – Equipment Manager
LH S Buinimasi – Assistant Coach
Lt Col S McQueeney – Physio
Sqn Ldr E Wolny-Slungaard – Physio
Cdr M Shaw – Event Manager
Many congratulations to all those selected, we wish you well for the competition.
Updates from the UKAF’s progress in the competition will be posted on the ARU website and social media Twitter and Instagram throughout the autumn.
You can also keep up to date with all the latest news for the competition, including competing teams and scheduled fixtures via the IDRC 2019 website
