The US Eagles and Argentina XV teams have been named for Saturday’s opening Americas Rugby Championship match at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas. Blaine Scully and Rodrigo Báez have been named respective captains of two inexperienced sides. The match will also be the first with new Eagles head coach …
Read More »World Rugby Approves All Blacks/Ireland in Chicago
Word of another visit to the United States by the All Blacks started to swirl in the Fall. In their first trip to the USA in 2014, the All Blacks sold out Soldier Field in Chicago giving a lopsided loss to the Eagles. This time around, the All Blacks will …
Read More »ARC Preview – USA
This coming weekend the USA Eagles launch their Americas Rugby Championship campaign in Houston against Argentina. The new competition is just the start of the next World Cup cycle and what is expected to be a season of change for the Eagles. First on the list is the debut of …
Read More »ARC Preview – Uruguay
It’s almost here, the groundbreaking new test rugby tournament begins this Saturday. The bringing together of Rugby World Cup regulars Argentina, Canada, and the USA along with the rapidly developing Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile gives the Americas a legitimate and highly promising platform for rugby to grow throughout the region. 2015 …
Read More »ARC Preview – Chile
Just one day to go! The groundbreaking new test rugby tournament begins on Saturday. The bringing together of Rugby World Cup regulars Argentina, Canada, and the USA along with the rapidly developing Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile gives the Americas a legitimate and highly promising platform for rugby to grow throughout …
Read More »All-Americans picked for u20 Qualifier
J.D. Stephenson has selected 26 players in his All-American squad to prepare for World Rugby u20 Trophy qualifier against Canada on February 13, to be played at Dell Diamond in Austin, Texas. Only four players return from last year’s squad – prop Nick Kwasniewski, flanker Hanco Germishuys, and starting halfbacks …
Read More »Gross named Head Coach for Sacramento PRO Team
Formed USA Eagle lock Luke Gross has been named as the Head Coach of the PRO Rugby North America Sacramento franchise. Gross was capped 62 times, the most for an Eagle lock, and was named to the USA World Cup roster in 1999, 2003, and 2007. Gross also had a …
Read More »ARC Preview – Canada
It’s almost here, the groundbreaking new test rugby tournament begins this Saturday. The bringing together of Rugby World Cup regulars Argentina, Canada, and the USA along with the rapidly developing Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile gives the Americas a legitimate and highly promising platform for rugby to grow throughout the region. 2015 …
Read More »ARC Preview – Brazil
It’s almost here, the groundbreaking new test rugby tournament begins this Saturday. The bringing together of Rugby World Cup regulars Argentina, Canada, and the USA along with the rapidly developing Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile gives the Americas a legitimate and highly promising platform for rugby to grow throughout the region. 2015 …
Read More »Team of the Week
It was a messy week and took a while to appraise some performances, but at last we’ve got our weekly XV picked. Some positions were less exceptional than others. Thankfully this weekend we have six international teams to choose from, with competition for each and every position! 1 – Marcos …
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