Stirring Comeback as USA U20s Win Final Match at Junior World Championships
The USA U20s came back from 15-0 down to win the 15th-place playoff at the Junior World Championships, securing the program's first ever victory in the top-tier Under 20 tournament.
While the USA has won and finished 2nd in the Junior World Trophy, that is the now-discontinued 2nd tier event. At the JWC the USA has heretofore been winless.
Eagles Name Side to Face Off with Spain
USA Men's Head Coach Scott Lawrence has named his squad to face Spain in the third Nations Cup match of the summer.
The Eagles come into the match 2-0 in the competition, one of the three teams, along with Chile and Georgia, with that record.
Mason Pedersen's Long Fight to Get a Cap a Feel-Good Story
One of the feel-good stories of the USA's match against Zimbabwe last week was Mason Pedersen earning his first cap.
Pedersen was an All American at Arizona, a vice-captain of the USA Maccabi, and a leading professional nine to 10 years ago. He was on the track, but injuries, several quite serious, kept derailing him.
USA U20s Wrap Up JWC—How Do They Match Up vs Uruguay?
The Junior World Championships will conclude Friday for the USA U20s with a match against Uruguay.
USA U18s Handle Obstacles, Surprises to Beat Brazil Age-Graders
Things were a little wonky Thursday night but in the end the USA U18 boys played a rugby game and came out winners.
After initially expecting to play the Uruguay U18s in a rematch, the USA team, which had lost to Uruguay 29-26 just a few days before, instead played a Brazil age-grade team.
