Women U20s Set For Tri Nations In UK
ENGLAND, UK. - USA U20s Head Coach Ricardo Ramirez has named his touring squad for the U20 Women’s Tri Nations Cup taking place July 20-28 at Loughborough University in England.
The USA U20s will face England on July 20 and Canada on July 24 before a winner is decided after the final match on July 28. Whilea LIVE stream will not be available, score updates will be communicated across USA Rugby’s social media channels.
HSAA Team Comes Back To Beat Canada U18s
The USA High School Americans came back from a 40-24 deficit to beat the Canadian U18s 46-43 in dramatic fashion Sunday night on Vancouver Island.
The Americans had won two practice games by 24-7 and 27-7. This game was a little different as Canada blew apart what had been a very tight game (21-19 at halftime) to lead by more than two converted tries with 13 minutes to go.
But a well-executed maul produced one try for the HSAA team, and then a superb movement down the wing led to a forwards' try on a pick-and-go. Canada got a penalty goal, and led 43-39 with time winding down. The the Americans worked to ball weak off a scrum, and then went back the other way, where sub hooker Ben Porter was waiting. Porter, whose parents are American but who lives in Germany and plays with SC Frankfurt there, has shown a superb work rate all this assembly.
HSAA Boys Set For Canadian Finale
VICTORIA, B.C. - After two development games, USA Rugby’s U18 High School All-Americans will face Canada’s U18s in a full international tomorrow, KO 8 PM ET, streamed LIVE on facebook.com/RugbyCanada.
As the final phase of the North American Summer Series, the final match comes after the All-Americans claimed 24-7 and 27-7 victories over their rivals in two trial matches. The full touring squad saw playing time through one or both of the two exhibition games.
USA Stars Take Can-Am
Two USA HS All American sevens teams took on two Rugby Canada U18 sevens teams in a Can-Am series this week, culminating in the final games on Saturday, July 13.
Played as part of the Great North 7s in Ontario, this tournament was designed to expose almost 50 high school players to top-level competition.
On July 11 Canada White defeated USA Stars 19-12, with Canada Red scoring at the death to defeat USA Stripes 14-10.
But on the second day of action, things turned around for the Americans. The USA Stripes beat the USA Stars 22-5 thanks to two John Campbell tries and one each from Cyrille Cama and Christian Ridgeway.
HS All Americans Enjoying Assembly In BC
The Boys HS All Americans are cooling off in the chilly waters around Vancouver Island—think the world’s most Orca-dense ice bath—after two solid outings in the team’s assembly in Canada.
Head coach Brendan Keane and his staff have assembled 29 players to training in British Columbia. Several days’ work was followed by residency at Brentwood College prep school, whey they and their Canadian counterparts stayed in dorm houses just 20 yards from the rugby field.
The dorms allowed the players to relax, stay in close proximity, and socialize in a way that’s difficult at a hotel. As a result, they bonded quickly and got to work on developing their rugby. (See photos including the walk from the front door and the back door.)
Boys HS All American 7s Teams Ready For Can-Am
Two USA HS All American sevens squads are getting ready to face off against two Canadian teams over the next two days in a Can-Am Series.
It will be Canada White vs USA Stars, and Canada Red vs USA Stripes and then on Friday the Stars will play the Stripes before playing the Canadian opponent they haven't met yet.
The top two teams will then meet in the final.
Program Director JD Stephenson said the assembly in Toronto has been very beneficial.
"The coaching staff of JK [Anderson], Ehtan [Pougnet], Steve [Brennan], and Greg [Schor] have done a wonderful job getting the players ready," said Stephenson. "Josie [Ziluca] and Jake [Shafer] have them physically in a great place, and out manager, Mike Elam, has been ensuring the ship sials smoothly. Lastly big thanks to our analyst, Tom Argy."
USA and Canada U20s Set For Rematch
SHAWNIGAN LAKE, B.C. - USA Men’s U20s head coach Scott Bracken has named his match-day roster for the finale of the World Rugby Trophy Qualifiers against Canada tomorrow, KO 8 PM ET, LIVE on facebook.com/RugbyCanada. Canada head coach Jeff Williams has also named his lineup.
In total, two changes have been made from the first matchup with Jasper Green in at wing and Inoke Waqavesi shifting to the reserves. Utah Warriors’ Jake Christmann could also see an opportunity to jump in, suiting up a as a reserve in place of Royce Fisher.
While 26 players will dress for the finale, only 23 will see playing time including the 15 starters and eight reserves.
Boys HSAA Named For Canada Trip
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Boys High School All-Americans (U18) Director Brendan Keane has named his full squad for the North American Summer Series taking place July 7-14 at Brentwood College.
During the Summer Series, the All-Americans and Canada U18s will play three matches on July 7, 10 and 14 with the first two serving as development games where every athlete will see playing time. The final matchup will be a full international and streamed LIVE on Rugby Canada’s Facebook Page.
Athletes for the North American Summer Series were primarily selected from last year’s Winter Camp and Regional Cup Tournaments (2018).
USA U20 Men Selected To Face Canada
SHAWNIGAN LAKE, B.C. - Head Coach Scott Bracken has named his match-day roster for the USA Men’s U20s’ first match of the World Rugby Trophy Qualifier Series against rival-Canada tonight.
Kickoff is set for 8:10 PM ET on facebook.com/RugbyCanada.
A total of 26 players will dress as part of the match-day roster, 15 starters and 11 reserves, though only up to eight reserves will see playing time.
2018 Team USA Youth Olympians Inoke “Junior” Waqavesi and Lauina Falatea both earned starting positions at wing and center, respectively.
USA U20 Women Selected For Prep Camp
Head Coach Ricardo Ramirez has selected 36 Women’s U20s for an upcoming preparation camp, June 2-6, hosted in partnership with NSCRO at Neumann University in Aston, PA.
The camp will be used to support selections for the upcoming U20 Women’s Tri Nations Cup in England this July. At the conclusion of camp, the USA U20s will play two matches against the NSCRO All Stars on June 5 and June 6.
Head Coach Ricardo Ramirez said: “The group assembled for this event is very diverse on the field, almost every player plays multiple positions and we are going to allow the players to showcase their abilities. I am excited to see the role(s) every athlete brings to the table.”
USA U20 Women To Play In Tri Nations Cup
LOUGHBOROUGH, ENG. - The USA Women’s Under-20s will face Canada and England in the U20 Women’s Tri Nations Cup hosted in LoughboroughUniversity from July 20-28. Canada hosted the tournament last year where England won the title and the Canadians were runners-up.
In this year’s Tri Nations Cup, the United States will first face England on July 20, followed by Canada on July 24. A winner will be crowned following the final match on July 28 between England and Canada.
All three Tri-Nations Cup matches will take place at the home of Tyrrells Premier 15s side Loughborough Lightning with broadcast information to be updated at a later stage.
USA Rugby Launches Women's All-Star Week In August
GREELY, CO. - USA Rugby will host Women’s All-Star Week, a two-part competition taking place August 1st and 3rd at the University of Colorado in Greeley, featuring teams from the Women’s Premier League (East and West), Division I and Division II All-Stars, as well as the Collegiate All-Americans.
Each team will play two matches, one on each day, with a finalized schedule and broadcast details to be announced at a later stage.
USA U20s Pepare To Face Canada
CHULA VISTA, CA. - The USA Men’s Under-20s will assemble this weekend in southern California for a preparation camp ahead of the U20 Trophy Qualifier series this June. Camp will and take place from May 11-16 featuring 32 under-20 athletes at the U.S. Olympic Training Site in Chula Vista.
Coaches will use the preparation camp as an opportunity to test and evaluate players ahead of final selections for the main qualifier series against rival-Canada June 4 and June 8 in Victoria, B.C. Following the training camp, players and staff will have a two week break before assembling in Canada on June 1.
Girls HSAA Set For Canadian 7s Tourney
LANGFORD, B.C. - 12 USA Girls High School All-Americans (U18) have been named for a NextGen Sevens tournament in Langford, B.C., taking place alongside the senior HSBC Canada Women’s Sevens from May 10-12.
Led by Women’s Eagles Captain and 2018 USA Rugby High School Coach of the Year Kate Zackary, the Girls High School All-American sevens (GHSAA 7s) will face Rugby Canada Development Academy (RCDA), Canada Sevens Academy Ontario (CSA ONT) and the British Columbia Selects (BCS) over three days of competition.
USA Rugby Names U20, All American Women's Staffs
LAFAYETTE, CO. - USA Rugby has today named Head Coaches and support staff for its Women’s Under-20s, Collegiate All-American sevens and fifteens programs.
Under-20s will be led by Ricardo Ramirez, current Women’s Rugby Head Coach at Notre Dame who previously served as Assistant Coach for the Girls High School All-Americans from 2016-2018. in 2016 Ramirez was named Big Ten Coach of the Year and led Notre Dame to second place in both the 2010 D2 National Championships and 2018 D1 Fall Championships.
Ramirez will be assisted by current Queen’s University Assistant Coach Emily Record and Yale Women’s Rugby Head Coach Craig Wilson. Women’s Eagle Alumni Sylvia Braaten will serve a dual role as Assistant Coach and Strength & Conditioning Coach.
