William and Mary’s club rugby players won both of their matches during the Fallen Ruggers Tournament held on campus on Feb. 25. Following the tournament, team members gathered together as a memorial was unveiled honoring former Tribe rugby players Alex Reyno (’03), who died in an accident in the Crim Dell, and Mark Ludvigsen (’91), who was killed during the terrorist attack against the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

The event and the memorial were funded with $2,000 raised by current and former William and Mary rugby players. The memorial, which sits on the College’s intramural field, consists of a three-ton granite boulder. Brass plaques, one naming both former players and one depicting Reyno’s number 14 jersey, will be attached. Attending the event were seven of Reyno’s graduating classmates, including Mike Castle, his roommate at the College.

Matthew Scranton (’06), who organized the tournament, said that when he joined the squad as a freshman, Reyno was a senior.

“Alex, at 145 to 150 pounds, was always one of the smallest guys on the field, but he never gave up,” Scranton said. “He would tackle guys three-times his size.”

Scranton wondered as he planned the tournament how Reyno would have reacted. “He would have been pleased that the team came together in both the planning and the fundraising,” Scranton said. “I think he would have been embarrassed by the memorial.”

Scranton hopes the tournament becomes an annual event at William and Mary.

Photo: Mike Castle prepares to lead a moment of silence while "ruggers" stand around the three-ton monument dedicated to Alex Reyno and Mike Ludvigsen.