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Elite | 02.18.17
In the third round of the Americas Rugby Championship, Canada hosted USA at Swangard Stadium Burnaby, British Columbia. The Eagles secured another bonus point win, 51-34.
The Eagles started well and scored two tries in the first six minutes. While Canada did have several strong passages, the Eagles never gave up the lead.
Mike Te’o handed Phil Mack’s first box kick cleanly, giving USA possession... Read More
Elite | 01.29.17
When the USA Eagles play Uruguay in San Antonio this weekend, it will be the start of year two for both John Mitchell and the Americas Rugby Championship. 2016 was not a great year for the Eagles. If the matches against the New Zealand Maori All Blacks and Argentina XV are included, they won three, lost six, and drew one.
Two important factors to how well the Eagles will do in the 2017 ARC and... Read More
7s | 01.27.17
Team USA went 1-1-1 on the opening day in Wellington, tying France, beating Samoa and losing to New Zealand. The performance wasn't good enough to see the Eagles through to the top eight, as they are relegated to the Challenge Trophy bracket. Awaiting them in the quarterfinals is Japan at 5:22 p.m. ET.
Against France, the Eagles got on the board first through Martin Iosefo in the third minute.... Read More
7s | 01.25.17
CHULA VISTA, Calif. - Four Olympians, including Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games captain Kelly Griffin, have been named to Richie Walker's Women's Eagles Sevens squad for HSBC Sydney7s, the second round of the 2016-17 HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.
Beantown Rugby's Sarah Buonopane is set to debut on the Series for the U.S., which is coming off of an 11th-place finish at Emirates Airline... Read More
7s | 12.03.16
With a 28-14 win over Samoa in their final match, USA finish the Dubai leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series in ninth place and as Trophy Winners.
The Eagles looked sharp in attack from the start of the match.
An early knock on gave USA a scrum in the first minute. That was won cleanly and Madison Hughes made a 50-meter break. Hughes was tackled high five meters short of the try line, and following... Read More
Elite | 11.01.16
Another November Tour means another patchwork assembly for the Eagles, as 38 players have been called upon to cover three matches – Nov. 4 against the Maori All Blacks in Chicago, Nov. 12 versus Romania in Bucharest and Nov. 19 opposite Tonga in San Sebastian, Spain.
Among the 38, 12 are seeking their first international 15s caps. Marcel Brache is a four-year Super Rugby veteran from South Africa... Read More
7s | 08.10.16
Team USA’s quest for a medal ended Wednesday with a 24-19 defeat at the hands of Fiji. The result dropped the Americans to 1-2 at the end of pool play with an insufficient point differential to advance. Coming into the match, the USA needed to win, tie or lose by three or less to move on. They fell two points short.
The United States got on the front foot early, but the drive was ended by a bad... Read More
National Teams | 06.27.16
On Saturday night, about 25 minutes into the USA v Russia match, my wife poked her head into the room and asked, “How are they doing?” I didn’t know what to say. They were winning. They clearly looked the better side. But they hadn’t scored any tries yet. Was that good or bad?
I didn’t know how to feel during the match, and I am not sure how to feel now. Was the win over Russia a “good” win?... Read More
7s | 05.22.16
Perry Baker’s four tries and a perfect six-for-six conversions from Madison Hughes saw the Eagles beat New Zealand 42-14 in the cup quarterfinals of London 7s Sunday. The win is the USA’s fourth over New Zealand ever, with the other three all coming earlier in the season. It’s also the Eagles’ largest margin of victory over the All Blacks.
Awaiting the USA in the semifinals is Scotland at 10:10 a... Read More
Elite | 04.29.16
USA Rugby announced Friday the broadcasting and timing details for the Eagles' summer tests against Italy and Russia June 18th and 25th, respectively. Therugbychannel.tv, an over-the-top subscription service created by USA Rugby's for-profit arm Rugby International Marketing, will stream the games exclusively.
The USA will open the summer against Italy at San Jose's Avaya Stadium at 9 p.m. ET,... Read More