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USA Rugby Results Aug 31-Sep 6, 2015

By djcoilrugby on September 7, 2015 North America Rugby, World Rugby

September 7, 2015 USA Rugby Results Aug 31-Sep 6, 2015 Logo: USA Rugby Doug Coil International – USA Men’s Eagles 10-47 Australia Wallabies Men’s Club Metropolis 27-10 Chicago Griffins Boston Irish Wolfhounds 12-18 New England College Chicago Blaze 18-10 Fox Vally Maoris White Plains 45-5 Lansdowne Buffalo D2 31-17 U Buffalo Buffalo D3 48-5 U Buffalo B Buffalo D2 29-7 St Bonaventure Buffalo D3 29-0 St Bonaventure B Portland Pigs 54-31 Salem Chicago Blue 19-0 Chicago Frogs Men’s College D1A Wheeling Jesuit 67-5 West Virginia Iona 53-3 Rutgers Penn State 78-19 Robert Morris Indiana 71-0 U Southern Indiana Michigan 0-34…

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Eagles Gain Confidence in Loss to Australia

By djcoilrugby on September 7, 2015 USA/Canada National

September 7, 2015 Eagles Gain Confidence in Loss to Australia Photo: Getty Images Doug Coil The USA Rugby Eagles gathered at Solider Field in Chicago for an historic match against the Australia Wallabies. This was the last match for both and allowed both teams to work on a particular aspect of a game plan in preparation for the Rugby World Cup. The Eagles provided playing time for Blaine Scully at Fullback. Chris Wyles, who normally plays Fullback, played Wing in obtaining his 50th cap in an international test match. This change provides some insurance entering the Rugby World Cup. Australia…

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USA Rugby Eagles and Australia Wallabies Post Match Press Conferences

By djcoilrugby on September 6, 2015 USA/Canada National

September 6, 2015 USA Rugby Eagles and Australia Wallabies Post Match Press Conferences Doug Coil USA Rugby Eagles Post Australia Wallabies Press Conference with Mike Tolkin, Head Coach and Chris Wyles, Captain. Soldier Field, Chicago, IL., September 5, 2015. Australia Wallabies Post USA Rugby Eagles Press Conference with Michael Cheika, Head Coach and James Slipper, Captain, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL., September 5, 2015. http://djcoilrugby.com/

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USA Rugby Eagles Play Australia Wallabies: Squads

By djcoilrugby on September 4, 2015 USA/Canada National

September 4, 2015 USA Rugby Eagles Play Australia Wallabies: Squads Doug Coil Today is the calm before the storm as the Captain’s run and press conferences are over and the players can concentrate on the task at hand. Tomorrow is the big event. The USA Rugby Men’s Eagles play the Australia Wallabies at 6:30pm CT at Solider Field in Chicago. The match will be on national television on NBC Sports Network. The Eagles enter the match ranked 16th in the World, while the Wallabies are 2nd. This is the last match before both teams travel to England for the Rugby…

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USA Rugby Eagles and Harlequins Post Match Press Conferences

By djcoilrugby on August 31, 2015 USA/Canada National

August 31, 2015 USA Rugby Eagles and Harlequins Post Match Press Conferences Doug Coil The match between the USA Rugby Eagles and Harlequins was an exciting one. It helped to prepare the Eagles for the Rugby World Cup and the Harlequins for the beginning of their season. This venue also served to announce an agreement between the Harlequins and USA Rugby to help to grow the game. This press release was published yesterday, and may be viewed by clicking on agreement above. Spectators often don’t see what occurs after a match at press conferences. Both the Eagles and Harlequins press…

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USA Women’s Rugby 7s Tour To Alaska

By djcoilrugby on August 31, 2015 USA/Canada National

August 31, 2015 USA Women’s Rugby 7s Tour To Alaska Doug Coil The USA Women’s Rugby 7s National Team is soon traveling to Anchorage, Alaska and will visit Alaska Mountain Rugby Grounds September 5th. The trip is designed to promote rugby in the schools and will be funded by Alaska Rugby. Over the course of a week, the team will visit over 25 schools in an effort to grow the sport. A youth camp and a demo match by the team will also be held. Alaska Rugby takes pride in having two members of the team from Alaska. Lorrie Clifford…

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Harlequins Agrees Partnership With USA Rugby

By djcoilrugby on August 30, 2015 North America Rugby, Premiership Rugby

August 30, 2015 Harlequins Agrees Partnership With USA Rugby Doug Coil USA Rugby Press Release “Harlequins can today confirm that it has entered into a strategic partnership with USA Rugby to help grow the game in one of the sport’s fastest growing markets. David Ellis, Chief Executive of Harlequins commented: ‘This is a significant day for Harlequins as we announce our long term plans for our involvement with rugby in the United States. USA Rugby is developing rapidly, with well-founded ambitions to compete for the highest honours on the rugby world stage in the coming years. The bedrock of this…

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Eagles Narrowly Lose To Harlequins

By djcoilrugby on August 30, 2015 USA/Canada National

August 30, 2015 Eagles Narrowly Lose To Harlequins Doug Coil Brief recap of Eagles – Harlequins match It was only a minute into the match when the Harlequins did not release a tackler. This resulted in an AJ MacGinty penalty kick inside 22 meters for a 3-0 lead. He slotted another penalty kick from 50 meters to increase the lead to 6-0 after 4 minutes. Five minutes later, AJ MacGinty executed a pop kick and immediately tackled his opposite number, Nick Evans. Held after the tackle, he now had another penalty kick 35 meters out. His kick was wide, as…

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USA Rugby Eagles Squad Named For Harlequins Match

By djcoilrugby on August 29, 2015 Premiership Rugby, USA/Canada National

August 29, 2015 USA Rugby Eagles Squad Named For Harlequins Match Doug Coil The Eagles are now two matches away from leaving for the Rugby World Cup. The Eagles play against the Harlequins Sunday, one of Aviva Premiership Rugby teams at PPL Park in Chester, PA, and they will then play against the Wallabies, Australia’s National team, on September 5th at Soldier Field in Chicago. The Eagles 31 man squad for the Rugby World Cup will be announced on September 1st. For the Eagles-Harlequins match there will be an extended bench, as this is not considered a test match or…

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Harlequins Squad against USA Rugby Eagles

By djcoilrugby on August 29, 2015 Premiership Rugby, USA/Canada National

August 29, 2015 Harlequins Squad against USA Rugby Eagles Doug Coil The match between the USA Rugby Eagles and the Harlequins, a Aviva Premiership professional team, will kick off tomorrow, August 30th at PPL Park, Chester, PA. The excitement for this match has been building for some time. The USA Rugby Eagles have this last match as a tune up prior to submitting their 31 man roster for the Rugby World Cup. For the Harlequins, this is their first pre-season match. Under these conditions, the match will be played with an expanded roster, over the traditional 23 man one. The…

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Harlequins Support Philadelphia Rugby

By djcoilrugby on August 24, 2015 Premiership Rugby, USA/Canada National

August 24, 2015 Harlequins Support Philadelphia Rugby Doug Coil The Harlequins, are one of twelve members of Aviva Premiership Rugby, the English Professional League. They also play in the European Rugby Challenge Cup. Their visit to the United States is significant, as it is the first time the USA Eagles will be playing one of the Premiership teams. The Harlequins are setting the stage in helping the Eagles prepare for the Rugby World Cup, as well as, prepare for their own season. The August 30th match should be exciting. Kick off is at 3pm at PPL Park, Chester, PA. It…

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USA Rugby Eagles v Australia Wallabies

By djcoilrugby on August 13, 2015 USA/Canada National

Wednesday, August 12, 2015 More Info On The Eagles-Wallabies Match By Doug Coil The USA Rugby Eagles, currently ranked 16th in the world, play the Australia Wallabies, ranked 3rd, September 5th at 6:30pm CT. This is the first match v Australia in almost 40 years. The Eagles finished 5th in the recent Pacific Nations Cup and have three more test matches prior to leaving for the Rugby World Cup. On August 22nd they play Canada in Ottawa (4pm ET), the Harlequins August 30th at PPL Park, Chester, PA (3pm ET, Streamed ESPN3) and finally, Australia in Chicago September 5th. The…

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USA Rugby Eagles 7s Men & Women Look Toward Winning NACRA 7s & Qualifying for the Olympics

By djcoilrugby on August 5, 2015 Olympics, USA/Canada National

USA Rugby Eagles 7s Men & Women Look Toward Winning NACRA 7s & Qualifying for the Olympics Doug Coil June 9, 2015 The North American Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Sevens rugby tournament will be held this weekend, June 13-14th, at Wake Med Soccer Park in Cary, NC. The tournament serves as North American Regional Olympic Qualifier, one of 6 Regional qualifiers for teams that did not finish in the top 4 standings after the World Rugby Sevens Men’s- HSBC series or the Women’s series. At the end of the World Rugby Sevens Series, the Men’s top 4 teams were Fiji,…

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Pacific Northwest Rugby Football Union Men’s Club Division Changes for the 2015-2016 Season

By djcoilrugby on August 5, 2015 Club Rugby

Pacific Northwest Rugby Football Union Men’s Club Division Changes for the 2015-2016 Season Doug Coil June 4, 2015 Changes will be occurring for Men’s Club Rugby in the Pacific Northwest. At the Annual General Meeting this past weekend, “it was voted by the men’s members to split the men into 3 divisions, 6 D1, 8 D2 and 7 or remainder in D3.” Clubs were selected based on the final standings from the past season. The decision to move from 2 divisions to 3 divisions was made to help with the wide range of caliber of play within each division. The…

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