USA Pushes France, But France Wins
France defeated the USA 33-9 in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and maybe when people look at this score well in the future they will think it was a relatively easy win for the French, but it wasn't.
At 65 minutes the score was 12-9. The Eagles were just as good as the USA. Both teams got out of scary scoring opportunities for the opposition with some desperate defense. IN the end, France was able to open the game up a little bit more to get those elusive tries, while the Eagles had to settle for three AJ MacGinty Penalties.
Despite the fact tha France committed more penalties, they were let of at least once with a warning for a professional foul on the goalline when they should have received a yellow card.
Eric Fry's Long Journey
Eric Fry was an All American at Cal as a flanker, and then when he was switched to prop, he was an All American again; that switch has sent him on a journey all over the world, and now, in Japan, he is going to be playing against the nation he has called home for the last three years—France.
"It's a very special game for me," said the USA prop forward. "I've been in France for the last three years, been immersed in the culture. It's very exciting to play against the country that I've been in. So going back [to Vannes] in three or four weeks, I want to be able to look those guys in the eyes and show them I gave everything and gave France a good run for their money."
Fry was part of the seemingly unceasing Jesuit-Cal-Eagles pipeline, playing on championship teams all the way through.
Hanco's Journey The World Cup
Representing your country in a World Cup is undoubtedly one of the greatest achievements in any athlete’s career — regardless of the sport, regardless of the outcome.
And when Hanco Germishuys first picked up a rugby ball as a baby in South Africa, little did he know his journey would bring him to the highest peak of American rugby.
“As a baby I’d always go to my dad’s rugby matches and since then, I’ve just played with bigger teams and joined his practices. After that, I was hooked playing since I was six years old,” he said. “When I turned 15 we moved to America and since then I’ve been playing rugby here.”
When Germishuys moved to the U.S., his passion for rugby moved with him. And even though he was no longer pursuing a well-known and highly recognized national sport, it didn’t change anything.
USA Names Lineup To Face France
USA Men's 15s Head Coach has named his squad to face Paris on Wednesday in Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium.
Gold has ben forced into a couple of changes with David Ainuu back in the USA with an ankle injury (Chance Wenglewski was flown out to replace him), Will Hooley held out despite positive news from the head injury tests at the hospital, Paul Lasike out with an ankle injury, and John Quill out for the remainder of Pool Play thanks to a red card.
USA Women Picked For Glendale 7s
The USA Women’s National Team 7s will open their Olympic season at home with the HSBC USA Women’s Sevens Glendale. As the opening round of the World Rugby Sevens Series 2019-20, the tournament takes place from Oct 5-6 with all matches broadcast LIVE on NBC Sports Gold. Tickets are available at usawomens7sglendale.com.
Head Coach Chris Brown has named an exciting group for the season opener in Glendale.
Fane Haungatau will debut in her first World Series event after spending the bulk of last season dedicated to development while also debuting with the Women’s Eagles in XVs. Haungatau was explosive against the Barbarians in April and went on to earn her first cap in XVs against England during the Super Series in June. Her physicality and game sense will be a compliment to the group in Colorado.
The USA RWC Squad: How They Got Here
The USA Men's National 15s team has selected its 31 players to go the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Those 31 are:
Pools Set For USA Women's 7s In Glendale
The pools and match schedule have been announced for the HSBC USA Women’s Sevens, the opening round of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series 2020.
Hosted at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado, from 5-6 October, the HSBC USA Women’s Sevens will mark the start of the Olympic season for rugby sevens as the sport prepares to make its second appearance on the Olympic Games program in Tokyo next summer.
The HSBC USA Women’s Sevens tournament was first introduced in 2018 and is now one of eight tournaments on the women’s series – a record number for the women’s competition – with six of those combined with men’s events.
Having earned promotion to the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in 2019, Brazil are welcomed as one of the 11 core teams that will kick off the season in Glendale, alongside invitational side Japan.
Girls HS All Americans Assemble In Two Camps
USA Rugby’s Girls High School All-American XVs will assemble today in Canada for West and East camps running August 7-12 at Brentwood College (West) and August 20-24 at Brock University (East). Players in both camps will train jointly with under-18 teams from Canada allowing both sides to maximize development with a taste of international competition.
From the summer assembly, Girls High School All-American staff will evaluate performances to select players for the December Winter Camp which includes full internationals against Canada’s U18s as part of the North American Four.
USA, Japan Set To Meet In PNC Decider
Japan and USA have maintained their unbeaten starts to the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2019 to set up a title decider in their final match in Suva next weekend.
AJ MacGinty starred for USA, kicking a last-minute penalty, and Rugby World Cup 2019 hosts Japan maintained their winning records with victories over Samoa and Tonga respectively. Fiji were the other winners in round two after overcoming Canada.
Japan and the USA will now face each other in a winner-takes-all meeting in Suva on 10 August to decide who will be Pacific Nations Cup 2019 champions.
The Eagles got round two underway with a slender 13-10 win over Samoa at ANZ Stadium in the Fijian capital as fly-half AJ MacGinty kicked his side to only their second ever win over the Pacific Island nation.
Women College All Americans Set For All Star Weekend
GREELEY, CO. - Women’s Collegiate All-American XVs Head Coach Katie Dowty has named her match day roster to face the WPL East All Stars tomorrow, KO 5 PM MT, at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.
The match is part of Women’s All Star Week, taking place August 1st and 3rd, which will bring together four teams including the All-Americans, Women’s Premier League East & West All Stars, as well as a D1/D2 All Star team.
Men College All Americans Named to Face Canadians
GLENDALE, CO. - Men’s Collegiate All-American XVs Head Coach James Willocks has named his match day roster to face All-Canadian University XVs in the conclusion for Selection Camp 2019 this Saturday, KO 3 PM MT, in Glendale, CO.
Pan-Am Games Rugby Starts Friday
The Pan-Am Games rugby competition kicks off Friday in Lima, Peru with both the women's and men's events logging one pool game on the first day.
The schedule is as follows:
Game times are local time (same as Central Time)
9:50AM: Colombia vs Argentina Women
10:15AM: USA vs Trinidad & Tobago Women
10:40AM: Brazil vs Peru Women
11:05AM: Canada vs Mexico Women
11:30AM: Brazil vs Chile Men
11:55AM: USA vs Guyana Men
12:20PM: Canada vs Uruguay Men
12:45PM: Argentina vs Jamaica Men
Saturday sees a full slate of games with everyone playing twice to finish out pool play.
On Sunday, the top two teams from each pool face off in the semis and then the medal matches. The bottom two teams from each pool play a semi and final for placement.
USA South Teams, Mexico Strong At RAN
Day Two of the Rugby Americas North U19 Championships was a good day for USA Rugby South.
The Women's 10-a-side team (that's the format used throughout RAN for women's U19s) beat St. Lucia 17-10, Curacao 62-0, and Trinidad & Tobago 45-0 to go 3-0. St. Lucia is perhaps the surprise of the tournament and went 2-1 on the day. Aside from USA South, no team was 3-0 on the day. Jamaica and Mexico went into the final game of Friday 2-0, but tied 12-12.
USA U20 Women Set For Tri Nations Opener
LOUGHBOROUGH, UK. - USA Women’s Under-20s head coach Ricardo Ramirez has named his match-day roster to face England U20s in the opening game of the Tri Nations Cup Saturday, KO 10 AM ET, at Loughborough University.
“After our scrimmage against Canada and England, the staff were able to see players step into the roles needed for their first match. Players have been pushing both themselves and each other which has allowed us to see the growth in a short period. We’re looking forward to opening the Tri Nations Cup in a competitive first game.”
USA WOMEN’S U20s STARTERS
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Men's All Americans Named For Canada Clash
USA Rugby's Men’s Collegiate All-American head coach James Willocks has named his squad to play the All-Canadian University XV on July 27, at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colo.
The selection has come after two camps were held, one in Norco, CA, and one in New Rochelle, NY, camps that brought in 72 student-athletes to try out.
“This years process has been very expansive and has allowed us to access a greater portion of the collegiate landscape,” said Willocks. “Our regional camps and games against Toronto and RUNY academy sides provided a great platform to identify emerging talent. We are excited for the challenge ahead against international competition and to build on the success of last year’s assemblies.”
