For over two decades, UT Rugby has employed a pre-game ritual of gathering in a circle with the captain issuing last minute strategy and motivation. The real importance of this formation, however, is what it represents: the unbroken unit – a circle of brotherhood – that refuses to break and endures all. Looking around the circle each member of the team can see those who will take the field with them, who will support them and who they can count on to move the team forward.
In this spirit, the University of Tennessee Men’s Rugby Team hall of fame has been named the Tennessee Rugby Captains Circle. This award recognizes those who have stepped into that circle over and over again. Each inductee has a long history of supporting the team and leaving it better than when they found it.
As the highest honor that the Volunteer Rugby Foundation can bestow, the Captain’s Circle signifies that the contributions to UT Rugby are deemed invaluable and will forever remain foundational to the success of our history.
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Brett Jones, Chair
David Molesworth
John Pledger
Rob Farley
Keenan Kayser
2023 CLASS
The 2023 Class of the University of Tennessee Rugby Captain’s Circle has been selected, with onr Old Boy earning the right to join the elite club.
Michael Weldon
2022 CLASS
The 2022 Class of the University of Tennessee Rugby Captain’s Circle has been selected, with three Old Boys spanning three decades of UT Rugby earning the right to join the elite club.
Rob Halcomb | Mark Wenger | Ric Mellon
2019 CLASS
The 2019 Class of the University of Tennessee Rugby Captain’s Circle has been selected, with six Old Boys spanning three decades of UT Rugby earning the right to join the elite club.
Rob Farley | Kevin Hartley | Tyler Huskey Scott Jones | Mike McIntyre | John Shaw
2018 CLASS
The inaugural class of 2018 is made up of a group that are the pillars of the program. If not for the significant contributions from these men Tennessee Rugby would not be one of the preeminent collegiate rugby programs in the United States.
Jim Pyles | Richard Sexton | Butch Robertson | Danny Parris | Bob Hampstead | Marty Bradley
