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Elite | 02.10.18
Four tries paced the Eagles to a 29-10 bonus-point win over Canada Saturday at Papa Murphy’s Park in Sacramento, Calif. in the second round of the Americas Rugby Championship. The win sees the USA improve to 4-0 all-time at Papa Murphy’s Park and extend its current unbeaten streaks, both against Canada and in the ARC, to eight.
Wing Ryan Matyas scored a brace, flanker Hanco Germishuys delivered a... Read More
Elite | 02.09.18
The Eagles try to extend three streaks Saturday when they face Canada at Papa Murphy’s Park in Sacramento, Calif. They’re also trying to move to 2-0 in the Americas Rugby Championship and defend a title.
Bonney Field, now Papa Murphy’s Park, was opened in 2014. Since then, the Eagles have played there three times, winning on all three occasions, beating Canada 38-35 in 2014, Japan 23-18 in 2015,... Read More
Elite | 02.08.18
USA Rugby confirmed the long-rumored match against Scotland set for BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas June 16th. It also confirmed the second half of the June tests would be held at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Denver June 9th, with the opponent to be named later.
Both stadiums have hosted USA Rugby tests before, with Dick's hosting the Eagles during the 2009 Churchill Cup. BBVA has hosted... Read More
Elite | 02.06.18
Great win. In nearly 30 years of playing the Argentines, the Pumas and versions of either the Jaguars or XV, American teams were winless, until the Eagles took down the Argentina XV Saturday at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. That’s a big deal to be celebrated.
It’s also notable it happened in the first match under new head coach Gary Gold, whose fingerprints were already in the win.
Two years... Read More
Elite | 02.03.18
The defending Americas Rugby Championship titleists rallied to beat Argentina XV 17-10 Saturday at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. in dramatic fashion. The win makes the Eagles 1-0 and delivers them their first-ever ARC victory over the Argentines. The first two years of the competition, they drew. The win also makes the team 1-0 under new head coach Gary Gold.
The Eagles made the game’s first... Read More
7s | 02.03.18
With Martin Iosefo lost to an injury suffered against Samoa, compounding the absence of Stephen Tomasin and Madison Hughes, the Eagles tied Kenya in the pool finale, 19-19. The result was a 1-1-1 Pool D record for the Eagles, pushing them into the bottom eight for day two.
Kenya raced out to a 19-0 advantage, and the Eagles stormed back to draw level, but ran out of time and steam to finish the... Read More
7s | 02.03.18
Team USA fell to Samoa, 14-10, Friday in Hamilton, NZ. The Eagles overcame a first-half shutout to claim a 10-7 lead, but Samoa would snatch the result at the death. The loss makes the Eagles 1-1 heading into the all-important pool finale against Kenya.
The first half was a defensive clinic. The United States managed to turn Samoa away five times, and Samoa turned the USA over seven times. Samoa’... Read More
7s | 02.02.18
The Eagles rallied from a 14-0 deficit to beat Canada 28-14 in the opening match of Hamilton 7s Friday. It took some exhausting work in the breakdown and four-consecutive tries to come all the way back, plus a record-breaking try from Perry Baker.
Canada got on the board first with a try from Nathan Hirayama. He got the ball on the wing but ran out of space and opted to kick up the touch line,... Read More
Elite | 02.02.18
LOS ANGELES, CA. - The Men's Eagles announce their match-day roster to begin the Americas Rugby Championship this Saturday (Feb. 3) at 5 PM PT against Argentina XV at StubHub Center. As defending champions, new Head Coach Gary Gold and the Eagles have spent the last week in a rigorous training regimen preparing to open the season against the 2017 runner-ups. Tickets for the match start at only $... Read More
Elite | 02.02.18
The Eagles begin their Americas Rugby Championship title defense Saturday against Argentina XV at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. If history is any indicator, the first game might as well be considered the championship game, as each of the competition’s first two years, these teams have finished first and second.
“Probably can’t win the title this weekend, but can probably go quite a long ways... Read More