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2025-26 Men's Rugby Roster

Connor Bender

  • Class Freshman
  • Position Flanker
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 200
  • Hometown Avon Lake, Ohio
  • High School Saint Ignatius

Biography

High School
A 2025 graduate of Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio … Earned four varsity letters in rugby … Helped Saint Ignatius to two National High School Championships in 2022 and 2025 … Awarded the Nelson College Scholarship from the U.S. Rugby Foundation to play rugby in New Zealand for three months. 

Personal
Son of Teresa and Thomas Bender.