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USA Rugby has confirmed that the Men’s Eagles match against the French Barbarians will take place at AVEVA Stadium in Houston on July 1. The non-test match will serve as a warm-up for the World Cup Qualifying series against Chile scheduled for July 9 in Santiago and July 16 in Denver.
This will be the first time the USA has faced the French Barbarians. Founded in 1979, they were briefly considered France’s ‘next senior’ select side from 2017-2020 but have since returned to their invitational roots. Players are selected from French clubs and similar to England’s Barbarian Rugby Club there are typically multiple nationalities included.
Two matches were discussed when the idea was initially proposed in the fall. A second match would have had to take place outside the test release window. Both the Top 14 and Major League Rugby finals are scheduled for the last weekend in June. It remains to be seen if players from participating teams will be considered for the match in Houston.
The match will be streamed live in FloRugby in the USA. Presale tickets are available now for USA Rugby members and SaberCats season ticket holders, with general public sale tickets available on Friday.
