The Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union (EPRU) Announces Award of First Ever College Scholarships

EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA RUGBY UNION
For Immediate Release

Emma Backe, Radnor High School, Payce Madden, Hempfield High School (Lancaster), Albert G. Metz, IV, Radnor High School and Daniel Callaghan, Bensalem High School Win Scholarship Awards

Exton, PA, September 8, 2009:

The EPRU is pleased to announce the award of its inaugural scholarship to four accomplished high school athletes. The scholarship was awarded to two young men, and two young women who will be entering college this fall and who have demonstrated excellence in their academics as well as dedication and leadership on the rugby pitch.

Representing the young women were Emma Backe from Radnor High School (Conestoga Girls Rugby Club) and Payce Madden from Hempfield High school in Lancaster (Hempfield Girls Rugby Club). Emma will be attending Vassar College in New York while Payce is off to Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina to study physics and studio art.

The young men are represented by Radnor High School’s Albert G. Metz IV (Second City Troop Boys Rugby Club) and Archbishop Ryan High School’s Daniel Callaghan (Northeast Raiders Boys Rugby Club). Both of these young men will be attending Kutztown University. Albert will be studying marketing/accounting, while Daniel will focus on digital media studies.

The EPRU would again like to congratulate these special and dedicated players for all of the effort that they have put into their school work, as well as their playing time. May their college years be as bright as their high school careers have been. The EPRU will again be offering scholarships in the spring of 2010 and encourage all college-bound players to apply.

Dana Bateman
Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union
426 Apple Drive
Exton, PA 19341
Phone: 610-524-7171
Fax: 610-695-0366