World-Class Players, But No Quarterfinals. Why?
With Sione Fukofua stepping down as Women’s Eagles Head Coach, perhaps the final punctuation mark is put on what has been a difficult coaching time for the program.
Fukofuka brought some much-needed stability to a team that had seen three coaches run the team over the last four years.
Putting Eagles' England Loss in Perspective
Was the USA's loss to England a big old problem?
We don't think so. Losing a test match 40-5 is not exactly rare. Just take a look at these results from July:
Thoughts on Eagles So Far This Summer
This weekend we finish off the early summer test matches for the USA; they reconvene for August and the Pacific Nations Cup which doubles as 2027 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers.
So, as we look back at the 36-17 defeat of Belgium and the 31-20 loss to Spain, and ahead to this weekend's clash with England, there is always the specter of the Qualifiers to come.
Eagle Women Lose to New Zealand; What Does That Expose?
The USA women lost 79-14 to New Zealand and now are 0-4 for 2025.
Overall, that's not a massive disaster. Yes they should have beaten Japan, and if they had played better but within their ability parameters, they could have beaten Australia. They competed in a number of levels against Canada but the Canadians were certainly a better team.
Just Not Good Enough, Say Eagle Women After the USA lost 50-7 yesterday at Dignity Health Sports Park, the usually jovial and smiling Rachel Johnson was direct and clear. "We need to be accountable to what we have to do to perform well and we will do that. We are in a better place. We have a Head Coach who is here for us and an attack plan that works for us. We have expectations. Now we have to do it.
