DAKOTA SOUTHWORTH

Dakota Southworth. Iowa born and bred. Better yet, Corn and Bread. Loves to play rugby.

If we had the players write their own bio , Dakota would’ve stopped there. Men of action don’t need many words , and Dakota , is about action.

Hailing from the great plains of Iowa, he drove out to Denver with a partner in crime, Lane Pruisner, a fellow ICCC alumni. The two would share the master room at the RRS house and split a bunkbed strictly for the reason to have “so much more room for activities”.

Dakota came the for the rugby, and make no mistake , that’s what he did. While playing for the Barbos 7s, Dakota ran into some early obstacles dealing with injuries that held him on the sideline for the summer. But it allowed him to take time to get involved coaching the local high school program, North High School. Dakota led the team with fellow Barbo teammate Hunter Wade to their best fall record in years.

The man call “Chuck” found his way back to the pitch and made himself an irreplaceable starting flanker onto the Barbos XVs first side.

A key contributor in the rucks and a physical grafter in defense. Now back in Iowa, he’s found success a as a community leader building grass roots rugby. Now coaching for Iowa Central, Bremer County Bucks & the Iowa Selects, the fondly loved “Chuck” will be a central figure in Iowa rugby for many years to come.