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The USA and Canada National Men’s and Women’s teams through all levels.

USA Rugby announced two additional test match events in the 2024 American Series this summer. USA Men’s Eagles will host Romania in Chicago on Friday, July 5, and Scotland in Washington DC on Friday, July 12. The matches will be produced in partnership with AEG Rugby and will join a pair of USA vs Canada fixtures with the Women (April 28th) and Men (August 31st) in Los Angeles at Dignity Health Sports Park, all rounding out the 2024 American Series. Tickets for the Romania and Scotland match will be available for presale to the USA Rugby Membership on Thursday, March…

USA Rugby Release by Calder Cahill Following extensive discussions and review with USA Rugby leadership, Scott Lawrence has officially been appointed Head Coach of the USA Men’s Eagles and General Manager of the USA Men’s XVs programs. Hired in an interim status last year ahead of the 2023 assembly and tours, Lawrence now assumes the role officially as the Men’s Eagles look ahead to a rejuvenated schedule and competition. During the past year, Lawrence delivered an all-encompassing approach to the Men’s XVs programs, with new team identity and values objectives alongside realignment with the developing Junior National Teams. Lawrence and…

USA Rugby Release by Calder Cahill World Rugby today confirmed the Pacific Four Series will return in 2024 between April 27 and May 25 across three host nations. With matches taking place in Australia, New Zealand and USA, the USA Women’s Eagles will excitingly return home for the opening match against Canada, the first test match on US soil since the Pacific Four Series in 2021. Host cities and locations are still in discussion, with tickets and confirmations soon to come. The first of two World Rugby hosted competitions planned for the Women’s 15s this year, the Pacific Four Series will be…

The USA Women’s Eagles will face Spain on Saturday, March 25 ahead of the 2023 World Rugby Pacific Four Series. Spain, 11th ranked, is the tournament host for the Series which has the USA facing Canada on April 1. This will be the first assembly for the USA Women’s Eagles since the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand last fall. Interim Head Coach, Rich Ashfield’s match day 23 has eight players who could earn their first Eagle Numbers on Saturday. Kate Zackary returns as the USA Captain. Jett Hayward, who trained in camp during the Rugby World Cup, has been…

Update: Hayden Hill is not with the squad. Major League Rugby and USA Rugby have collaborated for a series of exhibition matches against Super Rugby Americas clubs and other international development sides. The Hawks, a Men’s XVs developmental squad will compete in these matches beginning on March 4, 2023. The team has been training in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is a co-initiative of World Rugby, USA Rugby, and Major League Rugby. The Hawks will provide a residential full-time competition environment for up-and-coming domestic talent and future USA Men’s Eagles prospects. See the USA Rugby release. HAWKS 2023 MATCH SCHEDULE Date…

The World Rugby Pacific Four Series 2023 acts as one of the principal annual qualification routes for the top two tiers of WXV with the top three placed teams qualifying for WXV 1 and the fourth-placed team securing a place in WXV 2. The host locations for WXV will be announced next month. The Pacific Four Series provides annual international playing opportunities for Australia, the USA, Canada, and New Zealand. Interim Head Coach Rich Ashfield has announced the Women’s Eagles traveling roster of 30 for the first leg of the 2023 Pacific Four Series. Spain will play host to the…

USA Rugby’s Men’s National Team Interim Head Coach Scott Larence will be touring Major League Rugby facilities this season, as well as viewing team match videos, to scout potential national team players. I had the opportunity to talk to Scott at halftime of the Old Glory DC vs Chicago Hounds match at Seggra Field in Leesburg, Virginia yesterday. Listen to his interview below and the insight into the National team program. It is hoped that the interim title will be removed and the National team has a U.S. coach. Scott Lawrence Interview USA Rugby Men’s Interim National Team Head Coach…

USA Rugby Release For the first time since 2020, the USA Men’s Falcon’s Sevens will return to Sigatoka, Fiji for the Coral Coast Sevens, an international invitational the USA Men’s Sevens program has regularly sent pipeline prospects to for quality competition and growth experience. Led by Olympian and USA Eagle Alum, Ben Pinkelman and through the support of key donor Warren Spieker, 13 players will travel and compete from January 12-14, 2022. Per tournament organizers, overseas viewers can watch Coral Coast Sevens for $30 USD on the pay-per-view FBCPop channel via the Walesi App. Head Coach Ben Pinkelman noted on…

USA Rugby Release USA Rugby named USA Assistant Coaches, Scott Lawrence, and Richard Ashfield as interim Head Coach for the Men’s and Women’s Eagles, respectively. Lawrence has also been appointed interim General Manager of Men’s 15s High Performance, with Dan Payne stepping aside.  The USA Rugby Board of Directors has initiated a full review of USA Rugby High-Performance programs, and following the review, applications and recruitment for full-time head coaches of both programs will begin. Both Lawrence and Ashfield will be included in the process while remaining in interim roles through the first competitions of 2023. Those competitions are expected…

USA Rugby Release The year was centered around a second annual series of Talent ID Camps, with 14 camps spanning the United States over five months. In search of the next best Men’s and Women’s USA Eagles prospects, the camps were held in partnership with World Rugby, including a series of tests in a combine-style environment that creates opportunities for athletes from diverse sporting backgrounds to excel in rugby. With the annual ID tour meant to act as a marker for growing talent and opportunity for new names, USA Rugby pathways will soon confirm dates and locations for the 2023…

USA Rugby Release “USA Rugby announced today that Gary Gold will step away from his role as Men’s Eagles Head Coach with USA Rugby. At the same time, the USA Rugby Board of Directors has initiated a fully comprehensive High-Performance review process as the Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cup cycles reset, a review that will determine the next steps regarding coaching assignments and responsibilities. Gold will remain at hand in the short term and support the review.” Read more from USA Rugby CEO Ross Young about Gary’s departure. as well as  Gary’s comments. Gary Gold exits as the Eagles…

The second round of the World Rugby Final Qualification tournament for the final spot in the 2023 Rugby World Cup takes place on Saturday, November 12 at 9:30 AM ET live on The Rugby Network. The USA sits at the top of the tournament standings after a bonus point win and greater points differential after a 68-14 win against Kenya last Saturday in Dubai. Dylan Fawsitt was the Man of the Match for the USA and he and Christian Dyer both had hat tricks in the match. Portugal also gained a bonus point in beating Hong Kong 42-14. Portugal will…

Head Coach Shawn Pittman selected 26 Men’s Eagles prospects to travel and compete across two matches, the first against Uruguay XV on Thursday, October 13 and the second against Argentina XV on Tuesday, October 18. The tournament also acts as an extension of the development partnership between USA Rugby and Major League Rugby (MLR) as the large majority of those selected are currently competing or committed with MLR clubs for the upcoming 2023 season. Chris Bauman and Jason Damm will bring senior national team experience and leadership to the squad as capped USA Eagles, while Ethan McVeigh joins right after…

Gary Gold has selected a roster entirely comprised of Major League Rugby players for the USA Falcons match against the Toyota Cheetahs on Friday, October 14 at 12:00 PM ET, LIVE on FloRugby. The Toyota Challenge falls outside test match rugby, so 30 Men’s Eagles pool players traveled to South Africa with the intent of impressing and being included to next month’s Rugby World Cup Final Qualification Tournament in Dubai. USA MEN’S FALCONS vs TOYOTA CHEETAHS 1. Jack Iscaro Glory DC 2 Dylan Fawsitt Rugby New York 3 Paul Mullen Utah Warriors 4 Keni Nasoqeqe Houston SaberCats 5 Nick Civetta…

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