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USA Men’s National Team to Face French Barbarians

By djcoilrugby on April 27, 2022 USA/Canada National

The USA Men’s Eagles XVs will host the French Barbarians on July 1, 2022, at Aveva Stadium in Houston, Texas. This warmup match precedes the Rugby World Cup qualifying fixtures against Chile in the following weeks. Tickets will be available to the general public starting Friday, April 29 at 10 AM CDT through usa.rugby/tickets. Live stream coverage will be provided by FloRugby. The French Barbarians are an invitational side of rugby players assembled to celebrate an open and exciting style of rugby. The club first started in 1979, with its inaugural match against Scotland in May 1980, and most recently…

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USA Women’s Falcons Training Camp & WPL Exhibition

By djcoilrugby on March 16, 2022 USA/Canada National

USA Rugby Release Women’s Eagles Head Coach Rob Cain heads to Glendale, CO for second training assembly with USA based pool players.22 players will gather at Infinity Park for a three-day intensive camp culminating in an exhibition match against Women’s Premier League (WPL) Selects on March 26thWPL players and coaches eager to kick off the 2022 season with a unique challenge against the USA Falcons side. GLENDALE, CO (March 16, 2022) – 22 USA based Women’s Eagles pool players will gather in Colorado later this month for a second spring assembly under Head Coach Rob Cain. Following a successful camp…

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USA Rugby High Performance Pathways brings 97 men’s U18, U20 and U23 players to Winter Camp 2021

By djcoilrugby on December 22, 2021 USA/Canada National

USA Rugby Release For the first time since 2019, USA Rugby High Performance Pathways will host its annual Winter Camp, bringing 97 men’s players to the U.S. Olympic Training Site in Chula Vista, CA from December 27 to January 2. Winter Camp 2021 will invite some of the best U18, U20 and U23 male athletes to train and compete across the week under the guidance of a robust roster of high performance staff. The annual assembly typically serves as a primary touchpoint for players within the Junior National Team pipeline, increasing development and scouting opportunities for senior national teams going…

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Martin Iosefo and Matai Leuta Exit USA Sevens Residency

By djcoilrugby on December 13, 2021 USA/Canada National

USA Rugby Release Following two illustrious careers in sevens, Olympians Martin Iosefo and Matai Leuta have announced their departure from the USA Sevens Residency program. Both athletes spent the past seven years with the program, making their respective debuts in the 2014-15 season and going on to help the United States claim its most notorious and record-breaking achievements on the World Stage. While the duo has decided to leave their roles with USA Sevens, they also look ahead to the next chapter of their rugby careers. Leuta has already signed with the Houston SaberCats of Major League Rugby and Iosefo…

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Emilie Bydwell Named USA Women’s Rugby Sevens Head Coach

By djcoilrugby on November 23, 2021 Sevens, USA/Canada National

USA Rugby Release by Calder Cahill USA Rugby is proud to announce that Emilie Bydwell has been selected as Head Coach of the USA Women’s Sevens National Team, in a unanimous decision by a five-person selection panel. “It is the honor of my career to be selected for this position,” said Bydwell, “I have been working towards the dream of coaching this team and leading this program for over a decade. The USA Women’s Sevens team is more than a rugby team, it is a group of incredible women that have the power to inspire meaningful change in their communities…

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USA Men’s Rugby Sevens Camp Adds New Athletes

By djcoilrugby on November 8, 2021 USA/Canada National

USA Rugby Release The USA Men’s Sevens National Team have welcomed seven athletes to high performance training camp with just two weeks until the squad departs for the two opening rounds of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 in Dubai. Canada joins the group for a series of scrimmages this week, after which Coach Friday will review performances and make selections for the first two events of the new season. Athletes returning to camp are as follows: Aaron CummingsAki RaymondD’Montae NobleLucas LecampChase HaskinLogan Tago Athletes unavailable due to injury with a targeted return in 2022: Jack Wendling (January)Adam Channel…

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USA Women’s Rugby Squad Changes for Ireland & England

By djcoilrugby on November 8, 2021 USA/Canada National

The USA Women’s Rugby National XVs Team will face Ireland in Dublin this Friday, followed by England in Worcester on November 21. The USA began their two year hiatus from playing test rugby with two close losses to Canada in the Pacific Four Series. There are several roster changes with Gabby Cantorna and Joanna Kitlinski out of both tests due to injury. Kathryn Treder joined the team as an injury reserve. Ilona Maher and Alev Kelter return to USA Sevens residency for training ahead of the start of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Joanne Fa’avesi will not travel to…

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USA Women’s Rugby Open Pacific Four Series with Loss to Canada

By djcoilrugby on November 2, 2021 USA/Canada National

The USA Women’s National Rugby Team played their first test match in two years against rivals, Rugby Canada at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado, losing 15-9. The United States and Canada will face each other in a rematch on Friday, November 5 at Infinity Park with the kick-off set for 7:53 pm ET/4:53 pm PT. The match is available to view in the USA on World Rugby Facebook and in Canada on TSN.ca or through the TSN app. Play in this test was halted in the fourth minute when Canada’s blindside flanker Janna Slevinsky suffered a leg injury and was…

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Women’s Eagles Named to Face Canada

By djcoilrugby on October 30, 2021 USA/Canada National

USA Rugby Release Head Coach Rob Cain has named his match-day roster as the Women’s Eagles play Canada in their first test match in two years this Monday, November 1 at Infinity Park in Glendale, CO. The match takes place as part of World Rugby’s Pacific Four Regional Series and will be dedicated to the memory of former Captain and Head Coach Kathy Flores who passed away last week. The kick-off is set for 6:00 PM Mountain Time with a live stream on World Rugby’s Facebook and YouTube channels. Tickets are available at usarug.by/PACFOUR. Roster Highlights Kate Zackary will lead…

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Post Match Press Conferences USA Rugby vs New Zealand All Blacks

By djcoilrugby on October 24, 2021 Major League Rugby, USA/Canada National, World Rugby

The USA Rugby Men’s National Team lost to the New Zealand All Blacks 104-14 in the 1874 Cup on Saturday, October 23 at FedExField in Washington, D.C. Attendance for the match was 39,720. View the post-match press conferences with USA Rugby Men’s Head Coach Gary Gold and Captain Bryce Campbell and New Zealand All Blacks conference with Head Coach Ian Foster and Captain Sam Whitelock. Other Articles DJCoil Rugby articles are also available on Facebook. Other Social Media sites to follow or subscribe to include Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube for interviews.

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New Zealand All Blacks Rolls Over USA

By djcoilrugby on October 23, 2021 Major League Rugby, USA/Canada National, World Rugby

The USA Rugby Men’s National Team lost to the New Zealand All Blacks 104-14 in the 1874 Cup on Saturday, October 23 at FedExField in Washington, D.C. The match was broadcast on FloRugby.com. Attendance for the match was 39,720. The last match between the Eagles and the All Blacks was a sell-out in 2014 as 61,500 people packed Soldier Field in Chicago. Preceding the match Army West Point Rugby beat U.S.N.A Men’s Rugby (Navy) 24-17. Prior to the start of the Eagles XV’s match against the All Blacks, there was a moment of silence for the recently departed Kathy Flores.…

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USA Faces All Blacks at FedEx Field: Squads and More

By djcoilrugby on October 21, 2021 USA/Canada National

The USA Rugby Men’s National Team will face the New Zealand All Blacks in the fifth meeting of the teams this Saturday, October 23 at FedExField in Washington, D.C. Kick-off for the 1874 Cup is set for 3:30 PM ET. The match is being broadcast on FloRugby.com with tickets to attend the match available here. Preceding the match at 12:50 pm will be a match between two nationally ranked service academies. Army West Point Rugby enters the match with a 5-1 record, while U.S.N.A Men’s Rugby (Navy) is 5-0. The rivalry between these academies is epic and the match should…

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UNITED STATES LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO HOST MEN’S AND WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUPS

By djcoilrugby on October 20, 2021 USA/Canada National

USA Rugby Release WASHINGTON (Oct. 20, 2021) – Today marks the public launch of the United States’ bid to host the Men’s Rugby World Cup in 2027 or 2031 and the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2029. This is the first time a nation has bid on both the Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cups together and if the bid is successful, will mark the first time a Men’s Rugby World Cup has been held in North or South America. The team behind the bid has been hard at work since the United States announced it had been formally accepted…

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USA Selects XV Americas Pacific Challenge Squad

By djcoilrugby on October 13, 2021 USA/Canada National

USA Rugby Release by Aalina Tabani The USA Men’s Selects have assembled for the Americas Pacific Challenge 2021 taking place October 22, October 26, and October 30 at Estadio Charrua in Montevideo, Uruguay. Led by Mike Tolkin as Head Coach, the 29-player squad will face Argentina XV, Brazil A, and Chile A across the three dates. The broadcast will be confirmed in the coming week. Roster Highlights Alex Lopeti and Javon Camp-Vilalovos were selected from the USA Rugby Academy; Lopeti is the younger brother of recently capped Eagle Tavite Lopeti 9 players represent collegiate programs 18 players represent Major League…

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