HS Hot List: No. 8

HS Hot List: No. 8

FloRugby looks at the top No. 8s in boys high school rugby.

Jul 7, 2017 by Alex Goff
HS Hot List: No. 8
FloRugby's Hot List of top high school No. 8s breaks the rules.

We have been running 25 players per position, meaning if there are, say, two props on the field, we run a Hot List of 50 players, but there is only one hooker on the field at one time, so we list only 25. The No. 8 Hot List, therefore, should be a list of 25 players. But this position is kind of an anomaly, because it's a great position to put your most athletic big guy or your biggest good athlete. He gets the ball in his hands, and if he's tall and strong and mobile, he can get a lot done at No. 8.
 

Hot List Props

Hot List Hookers

Hot List Locks


Hot List Flankers


This is especially true with under-19 scrum rules, which limit a scrum shove to 1.5 meters. That means you can sacrifice a bit of push in the scrum (maybe) to have your game-changer loose at the back of the scrum. So, as a result, there are a lot of good No. 8s out there, and we expended this list to 50.


FloRugby Hot List No. 8
Player Team State
Adriaan Van Niekerk Ahwatukee AZ
Alex Kenda St. Pius X TX
Bailey Wilson United UT
Benjamin Austin Chapel Hill NC
Charlie Martel Bethesda MD
Chase Schor Haskin Thomas Aquinas FL
Christopher Tuliloa Kahuku HI
Cole Hardan San Pasqual CA
Colin Susternic Brunswick OH
Dakota Shelton Jupiter FL
Daniel Trump Fort Hunt VA
David Hull Granite Bay CA
Elijah Billups Play Rugby USA NY
Elijah Tafao Danville CA
Eloi Kwete Phoenix AZ
Emmanuel Albert Eagan MN
Gavin Cunningham Clayton NC
Gavin Nawahene Rocky Mountain ID
Grayson Slagle CyFair TX
Griffin Gildea BC High MA
Ian Pearson Greenwich CT
Ivan Pula Budd Bay WA
Jack Freixa Okapi Wanderers FL
Jack Manzo Xavier NY
Joe Schmidt Wando SC
Joey Backe Neuqua IL
Jonah Tavai Mira Costa CA
Jonathan Rubin Charlotte Tigers NC
Jordan Wander Dallas Harlequins Colts TX
Joshua Kauvesi Elsie Allen CA
Mason Tasset KC Jr Blues MO
Max Cordua Katy Barbarians TX
Max Laychak Monarch CO
Miles McCormick Cathedral Catholic CA
Nate Scanlon Tacoma WA
Reid Brandt Charlotte Catholic NC
Richard Fahiua De La Salle CA
Russell Lemaster Royal Irish IN
Ryan Briggs Good Counsel MD
Ryan Jurcziak St. Thomas Aquinas KS
Sekope Latu Kahuku HI
Skyler Mitchell Mother Lode CA
Steve Ramos Pelham NY
Steve Rohde Thomas Aquinas KS
Tau Mulipola Genesis UT
Tevita Taovao West Valley Warriors UT
Tre Stigall La Costa Canyon CA
Will Lyke Gonzaga DC
Will Vakalahi Penn HS IN
Zak Barker Herriman UT



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