Rudy Scholz Award

Started in 2016, the Rudy Scholz Award honors the nation’s top men’s college rugby player as voted on by their peers and members of the college rugby community. The Rudy Scholz Award is named after Rudolph Scholz (1896-1981), who played for Santa Clara and as a halfback helped lead the USA to Olympic gold medals in rugby in 1920 and 1924. He served in both World Wars, volunteering to serve in World War II when he was in his 40s, and was decorated in both. A successful lawyer and lifelong rugby player, Rudy Scholz played his final rugby game when he was 83. The Washington Athletic Club sponsors the award, the selection process and holds an annual dinner at which the award is presented.