Things are going to same way they have all season for the USA Men’s 7s team.
They produce moments or periods of solid play, but just falter when it comes to the crux of the matter.
The Eagles looked solid against co-SVNS-leaders Spain and had the game at 7-7 when Lucas Lacamp scored an impressive try.
But a very unlucky yellow card against Aaron Cummings (he jumped to catch a ball, raising his knee, and the Spanish player near him never jumped at all and the Cummings knee hit the Spaniard square in the face), led to a Spanish try and a 14-7 lead.
With time up Jacob Broselle burst down the sideline an excellent run, and he curved around as far as he could to touch down. But Stephen Tomasin’s conversion attempt didn’t go over, and that was it, Spain 14 USA 12.
Against Fiji the Eagles traded blow for blow for a while, and it was 14-12 with the first half nearly over when Fiji cut through for another.
While players were working hard, they fell off way too many tackles against the Fijians, especially in the second half.
So Fiji 33 USA 12.
