GRR: Rugby World Cup
LONDON (USA Rugby Release) – Kutztown University product and USA scrumhalf Niku Kruger will make his Rugby World Cup debut Wednesday, Oct. 7, against South Africa in the USA's penultimate Pool B match of Rugby World Cup 2015; the Eagles have been named to face the SPringboks at The Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.
In RuggaMatrix America Show #156, Alex, Bruce, and Pat talk about the Rugby World Cup midway through pool play.
Should we be dismayed at the USA performance? Well, there's some disagreement about that. What games did the guys like? Having seen what they saw, what are their predictions for the rest of pool play?
The USA team is now in London getting ready to face South Africa.
Of course, it was eight years ago that Taku Ngwenya became a household name by scoring the try of the year in against those self-same Springboks in the World Cup.
Will anyone set a record in this year's World Cup? Here's a look at some of the individual records from the Rugby World Cup both for all teams and the USA, and some speculation on who would break them.
Most Points All-Time
All Teams: Jonny Wilkinson, England, 277
Individual stats for the USA's first two games in the Rugby World Cup show who is being asked to carry the ball, and who is making the territory and the tackles.