Evaluating the Falcons after MDPThe USA Falcons got off to a creditable start in their two-tournament development trip to South America, beating Uruguay and Canada, and losing four to finish 4th.
Day Two Mar Del Plata
The USA Falcons finished 4th at the Mar Del Plata 7s in Argentina. On Day Two they defeated Canada 33-0 but lost 19-7 to Litoral to finished 2-3 in pool play.
That set up a 3rd/4th clash with hosts Mar Del Plata. MDP had beaten the Falcons 14-12 on Day One, and won again, 14-7, on Sunday.
Mar Del Plata Day 1
The USA Falcons finished Day One at the Mar Del Plata 7s in Argentina with a 1-2 record.
The Americans lost 12-10 to Mar Del Plata in their opener, thanks to a last-second converted try by the hosts.
They then beat Uruguay 15-12, before falling to Argentina 29-12.
Next up, on Sunday, is Canada, which lost all three games on Day 1.
Top-Tier Women Relocating Overseas
The season following the Women’s Rugby World Cup is always an interesting one. Who’s retired? Who are the new up-and-comers? Who’s transitioned to coaching? But a new category is starting to creep into vision: Who’s playing abroad? At present, the U.S. has three high-level athletes playing in Europe and Australia, and we’ve caught up with all of them.
Recruitment Camp Searches for that Isles FeelingUSA Rugby’s first Recruitment Camp starts up Saturday. This is sort of a combine, and sort of an open casting call, although it’s not entirely a combine and not completely open, either.
