Francesco Cima, an 18 yr old center/wing from the Marbella Rugby Club in Spain will enroll at Wake Forest in January and join the Demon Deacon rugby team. Cima, an accomplished soccer, rugby and track athlete who formerly held the U-17 Eurpoean record for the 100m, is the cousin of former High School All-American Matias Cima from Gonzaga. Matias is now the starting flyhalf for the University of Maryland, after choosing the Terps over Wake Forest last spring. "We were certainly disappointed when Matias chose not to come to Wake this fall, but I understand his reasons and why Maryland is a better fit for him right now," said Head Coach Patrick Kane. "But having his equally talented cousin now decide to come to Wake Forest certainly softens the blow of losing out on Matias. Francesco can play anywhere from 11-15 in the backline and he will be a tremendous addition to our team as we enter the first year of ACRL competition. But more importantly, the University is getting an incredibly smart and motivated young man who I can guarantee will be successful in the classroom."
Wake Forest's backline will be bolstered in the spring not only by the addition of Cima, but also by the return from injury of speedster wing Brandon Turner, who tore his ACL and meniscus playing for the North Carolina Rugby Union Collegiate All-Star team last November.
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