Cape Town Sevens The USA Rugby Men’s Eagles Sevens earned the silver medal at the HSBC World Sevens Series, Dubai Sevens last weekend. This weekend the team is in Cape Town, South Africa for the 2019 HSBC Cape Town Sevens. The USA will open in Pool B ranked second in the current standings. Head Coach Mike Friday has not made any changes to the match-day 13 from last week’s competition at Dubai Sevens 2018. Eagles Sevens’ Danny Barrett is someone to watch as he combines speed and power. Folau Niua is a playmaker, although he had three tries in Dubai.…

USA Rugby Men’s Eagles Sevens & 2018 Dubai Sevens USA Rugby Men’s Eagles Head Coach Mike Friday has announced his squad for the Dubai Sevens which begins Friday, November 30th ET. The team will face Spain at 12:00 AM ET, Wales at 3:22 am and New Zealand at 9:22 am on Friday. The 2018-2019 Sevens Series competition is important for another reason this year. The top four teams in the standings will qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020. The USA can’t afford to take any team or tournament lightly and will need to perform to their highest caliber…

USA Rugby Men’s Eagles Sevens Dubai Squad Mike Friday has selected a 14 man traveling squad for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at the Dubai Sevens, Nov. 30-Dec. 1. The team finished in sixth place at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2018 after beating Wales, and losing to England and forcing them out of title contention. The team then beat Scotland, before losing to Argentina in the 5th/6th place match. Despite the disappointment of not contending for the Cup, the team’s previous finish at a Rugby World Cup  Sevens was 13th. The 2018-2019 Sevens Series competition is important…

USA Men’s Eagles 7s The ninth stop of the 2017-18 HSBC World Sevens Series Series is in London on June 2-3. The Eagles 7s are in 5th place in the standings. They won their first and only championship in 2015, took the Bronze in 2016 and were 4th in 2017. Watch the tournament LIVE on ESPN+. Captain Madison Hughes rejoins the team after sustaining an injury at the Sydney Sevens. Folau Niua, who missed the Singapore Sevens, also returns. Niua has been a playmaker for the team and has 136 total points on the season. Perry Baker and Maka Unufe…

 Men’s Eagles Sevens & 2018 Singapore Sevens The eighth stop of the 2017-18 HSBC World Sevens Series at Singapore Sevens will be held on April 28-29 (EDT) and will be broadcast on ESPN3. The USA earned the silver at last year’s 2017 tournament, and with only three Series opportunities remaining, hope to challenge for a 4th place in the standings. Currently, they are in 6th place, 4 points behind Australia. Argentina is in 4th. The USA is in a difficult Pool D along with France, England, and Kenya. With Maka Unufe nursing an injury, Malon Al-Jiboori will join the starters with…

USA Rugby Men’s Eagles Sevens & Hong Kong Sevens The USA Rugby Men’s Eagles Sevens team won their Pool and entered day two of the tournament playing New Zealand in the Cup Quarterfinals. Sometimes it is difficult to sustain the momentum from the day before and that was the case in this match. The USA vs. New Zealand New Zealand jumped out to a 21-0 lead on the strength of three converted tries by Akuila Rokolisoa down the outside channel, Joe Ravouvou after a missed tackle, and Luke Masirewa after a turnover. Good teams continue to keep the pressure on…

Eagles Sevens & Hong Kong Sevens USA Men’s Sevens’ Head Coach Mike Friday announced his starters for the Hong Kong Sevens, the seventh stop of the 2017-18 HSBC World Series. The team traveled to Hong Kong with an extended roster to compensate for injuries. The team will face France, Wales, and Argentina in Pool D this Friday (Apr. 6), LIVE on ESPN3. Pat Blair and Cody Melphy, members of the extended squad, will need to watch the tournament, while Malon Al-Jiboori is the 13th man. Stephen Tomasin and Maka Unufe who return to the team after missing tournaments due to…