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…

Eagles Sevens Travel to Hong Kong & Singapore Mike Friday has named an expanded traveling roster of 15 players to the seventh stop of the 2017-2018 HSBC World Sevens Series at the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens Tournament next week Apr. 6-8. The team is currently in the Top 5 of 8 statistical categories this season. In-spite of injuries, the United States has shown their resilience in continuing to rise in the standings to 6th place. Eagles Sevens Canada Sevens Recap The Eagles began pool A play at the Canada Sevens in Vancouver with a 45-0 shutout of Uruguay, a 28-21…

The USA Men’s Eagles Sevens are fresh off their second Cup final victory in the HSBC World Sevens Series, winning at the USA Sevens in Las Vegas. They are now in Vancouver for the Canada Sevens at BC Place Stadium and will try to continue their rise in the standing from 6th place. The Canada Sevens is being held March 10-11. Matches will be broadcast LIVE on ESPN3. The USA tops Pool A and will face Uruguay first, rival Canada next and then Australia to close out Pool play on Day One. The USA needed to replace Maka Unufue and…

Eagles Sevens Thrill Crowd, Win Pool & USA Sevens QFs The HSBC World Sevens Series in Las Vegas, Nevada is being held March 2-4, 2018. The Men’s Eagles Sevens have competed in the Bronze Final for the three consecutive years and hope to beat Fiji in the Cup Semi-finals to advance to the Finals this year. The Eagles Sevens team was on fire on day one, beating Samoa 26-7 and Australia 28-7. They then beat Spain 28-17 on day two, before winning 17-12 against England in the Cup quarterfinals. This sets up a match against Fiji at 1:12 pm PST…

It is time again for the HSBC World Sevens Series in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2-4. The Men’s Eagles Sevens completed in the Bronze Final during the past three years and currently are in 7th place in the Series. This year, the team hopes to be in the Cup Final and win for a second time, since their only win at the London Sevens. Tickets are available now by visiting usasevens.com with matches also broadcast LIVE on ESPN3. A month ago, the Eagles Sevens went 1-1-1 in Pool play and ended the Hamilton Sevens with the Challenge Trophy. In Pool…

Eagles 7s & HSBC Sevens Series – Hamilton 7s The Eagles 7s teams hope to take the momentum of their fourth-place finish at the Sydney 7s to the Hamilton 7s this weekend. Based on their finish last weekend, the team moved up in the HSBC Sevens Series standings to 7th place. The Eagles Sevens suffered a narrow loss to Australia, the Sydney 7s Champions, and rebounded to beat Scotland and Canada in Pool play. In the Cup quarterfinals, the team had a dominant win against Fiji. Ben Pinkelman assumed the captain’s role against Argentina and was selected to the tournament…