The USA Men’s Sevens squad head to the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens and HSBC Singapore Sevens next weekend. They will need medal performances if they want to achieve early qualification for the 2024 Olympics, where only 13 points separate the USA from that coveted top-four ranking. The USA has strong opponents in their Pool C matchups in Hong Kong with Australia, Japan, and Spain slated for Friday and Saturday. The team includes Lucas Lacamp, who rejoins the team following an injury in Cape Town last December. Pita Vi joins the USA traveling squad for the first time with an opportunity…

The HSBC World Sevens Series’ seventh stop, the Vancouver Sevens, takes place in Vancouver March 3-5 ab BC Place. The USA is within 10 points in the standings of qualifying for the Olympics. The top 4 teams at the end of the 12th tournament gain automatic entry into the Olympics. The team is in a difficult pool where they will face New Zealand, Samoa, and Spain,  the three teams the USA fell to in their home tournament last weekend. Cody Melphy will join the squad in Vancouver as Joe Schroeder returns home to recover from an injury sustained in Los…

The USA Rugby Men’s Sevens Team will travel to Hamilton, New Zealand, and Sydney, Australia for the HSBC Sevens Series, ranked fourth in the HSBC Sevens Series. They want to continue their performance en route to Olympic qualification for Paris 2024. The Hamilton Sevens kicks off at 4:16 p.m. ET on Friday, January 20 in a clash against Japan. All matches will be live on Peacock. Head coach Mike Friday’s traveling squad is led by Captain Kevon Williams and is similar to the last two stops in Dubai and Cape Town apart from Lacamp’s absence and Adam Channel joining the…

The USA Men’s Sevens have arrived in England for the eighth stop on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at Twickenham Stadium for London Sevens, May 28-29. The USA won their first ever World Series Cup Championship in 2015, and will be tasked with playing Fiji, Wales, and Spain in Pool A. London will be the second to last Men’s tournament on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, before an extended break from competition and preparation for the grand final at home in Los Angeles, August 27-28. Halfback Folau Niua will earn his 75th tournament cap this weekend. The entirety…

USA Rugby Release- Photo: Mike Lee/ KLC Fotos The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series returns next weekend in Toulouse, France where fourteen players have been named by Head Coach Mike Friday to the USA Men’s Sevens traveling squad. This week sees the healthy return of a few key players with Australia, New Zealand and Scotland slated to compete with the United States in Pool C. Match times have yet to be confirmed by World Rugby, however all games and the entirety of France and London Sevens will be streamed live on NBC’s Peacock. Roster Highlights Men’s Sevens see healthy returns…

Update: DMontae Noble, who will make his debut, replaced Stephen Tomasin, who is injured, ahead of the Singapore Sevens. Head Coach Mike Friday has selected his 13-player traveling squad for Singapore Sevens on April 9-10, and the Vancouver Sevens on April 16-17. Matches will be broadcast live on NBC’s streaming platform Peacock. Both Lucas Lacamp and Folau Niua return to the team after missing the Spain Sevens Series in Malaga and Seville in January. Malacchi Esdale and Ben Broselle return from injury and named to the squad for the first time this season. The USA advanced to the quarterfinals in…

USA Rugby Release The USA Men’s 7s National Team went 4-2, finishing sixth, at the first HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event of 2022. Ranked fourth overall this season, the group experienced highs and lows as a young squad continues to learn from the ruthlessness of the World Series. Head Coach Mike Friday said: “As expected, it has been a rollercoaster of a weekend where we have played some good stuff as well as some pretty poor stuff over the three days. “We were hugely disappointed with the last five minutes of the Australia game as well as the last…

USA Rugby Release: Aalina Tabani Head Coach Mike Friday has picked 14-players for the first World Series stops of 2022 in Malaga and Seville on January 21-23 and 28-30, respectively. Matches are broadcast on NBC’s streaming platform Peacock.  Roster Highlights Perry Baker will earn his 50th World Series cap  Chase Haskin will earn his first cap in the World Series and Aaron Cummings has the opportunity to make his debut if activated as a traveling reserve  Faitala Talapusi will play for the first time since Paris 2018  Olympian Maceo Brown returns for the first time since the Tokyo Games  Colorado…

USA Rugby Release The USA Men’s 7s National Team will begin a new season with a full slate of tournaments starting with two weekends in Dubai from November 26-27 and December 3-4. Matches are streamed LIVE on NBC’s family of networks with schedules and updates here and on @USARugby social media channels. Roster Highlights Utah Warriors’ Logan Tago and USA Under-23 Lucas Lacamp could make their senior national team debutCarlin Isles, Folau Niua, Stephen Tomasin and Perry Baker return after last competing at the Tokyo OlympicsFolau Niua will earn his 70th cap in the World Series while Baker and Martin…