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2023-24 Men's Rugby Roster

Sean MacLaney

  • Class Senior
  • Position Scrum Half
  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 195
  • Hometown Rahway, N.J.
  • High School St. Peter's Prep

Biography

Career Honors
• 2023-24 Vice Captain
• Second-Team All-Rugby East (2023)

2023-24 // Senior Year
Fall Season: Started nine matches to help Navy post an 11-0 record during the fall and win its second-straight Rugby East Conference Championship … Scored four tries to finish the season with 20 points … Garnered Second-Team All-Rugby East accolades … Scored the go-ahead try against Life to help the Mids win the match, 20-14. 
Spring Season: Appeared in eight matches with six starts to help Navy reach the CRAA DI-A National Championship for the second-straight season.
 
2022-23 // Junior Year
Fall Season: Appeared in 10 matches with eight starts to help Navy post an 11-0 record during the fall and claim the Rugby East Conference Championship … Totaled 15 points on three tries … Scored a try in Navy’s, 71-0, win over Air Force and, 27-14, win over Army.
Spring Season: Started five matches to help Navy finish the season with an 18-0 record and win in its inaugural varsity season … Scored 20 points on four tries during the spring … Scored a try in Navy’s, 28-22, victory against California in the Division I-A National Championship and in its, 30-6, Division I-A Playoff Quarterfinal win over Army.
 
High School
A 2019 graduate of Saint Peter’s Preparatory School in Jersey City, N.J. … Earned four varsity letters in wrestling … Played rugby for the Union County Mudturtles … Helped the Mudturtles win three state championships and two national championships … Served as team captain of Mudturtles junior and senior year … Four-time all-state selection in rugby.
 
Personal
Son of Billy and Patty MacLaney … Attended James Madison University and Northwestern Preparatory School before joining the Naval Academy … Majoring in Naval architecture and Marine engineering … Has earned USNA academic honors in one semester.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Junior

    Scrum Half
    5'7" 195 lbs
  • 2023-24Senior

    Scrum Half
    5'7" 195 lbs