KNOXVILLE — A University of Tennessee rugby player was recently honored by the Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference.
Ben Schwartz has been named SCRC Player of the Year.
The UT rugby club announced that Schwartz picked up the honor on Twitter recently.
Ben Schwartz named UT Rugby Player of the Year. Earlier this year he was also named conference POY. #GBO #VFL #FSR @SCRCrugby pic.twitter.com/oSnQrnCYTY
— Tennessee Rugby (@Vol_Rugby) April 19, 2020
Schwartz, a mechanical engineering major, was also Tennessee’s Player of the Year.
The Vols’ rugby club, coached by Marty Bradley, was founded in 1970. Bradley serves not only as Tennessee’s head coach, but also as the Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference commissioner.
Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State, Kentucky, Memphis, Middle Tennessee State, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Tennessee all compete in the Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference.
Tennessee head coach Marty Bradley discusses Vols’ rugby program