Isles Compared to Other Sports Standards
USA 7s player Carlin Isles is considered the fastes man in world rugby. How does he stack up as an athlete from other sports?
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Options and Non-Negotiables - Friday Gets 7s Eagles ReadyBy now everyone knows that the USA 7s coach Mike Friday and his assistant Chris Brown were going to lay down the standards when they took over the team, and even a cursory glance at the squad - the pictures of how hard they were working, the video - and you know that’s true. The team, said Friday, needed to improve technically, tactically, physically, and mentally,
Pittman Retires
Longtime USA prop Shawn Pittman has announced his retirement from the game of rugby effective immediately.
At just 26 years of age, Pittman has represented the United States on the international rugby stage for the better part of nine years, including the AIG Men’s Junior All-Americans in the 2007 and 2008 IRB Junior World Championships.
Unufe Poised for Something Special
Maka Unufe’s inclusion in the USA 7s team to the Gold Coast is an important step for the lanky young speedster.
A New Look for USA 7s Team
So we wanted to know what Mike Friday and Chris Brown would put together as a USA 7s team, and we got hints early on. Now we know.
The hints were that Friday looked for a few more athletes who required some grooming. He looked for height, and rangy runners. One guy he didn’t pick, Garrett Brewer, is still almost the perfect example of the kind of athlete he wanted to look at.
