RWBB 3 - The Movie Review
The idea that coaches and sports help young people out of difficult circumstances is a strong one, a good and demonstrably true adage, but that doesn’t mean the journey upward is easy.
The USA Depth Chart NowOut of the ashes of The Trade the USA Men’s 15s team pulled … well maybe not a phoenix but perhaps a bird or two of another feather. With USA Rugby essentially forced into sending their top overseas pros back to the UK for most of November in return for them pitching-up against New Zealand, Head Coac
Some Things to Address for PE 7sThe USA Men’s 7s team gets to rebound from a frustrating Dubai 7s in South Africa and should have some of their banged up players back available to play. Zach Test was held out of the Day Two games in Dubai thanks to an ankle injury. Perry Baker saw little time on Day Two after a shoulder stinger.
Eagles Show Value, Get Value From NovemberIt’s easy to point out that the USA might have finished November 3-1 had they been able to call on all of their seasoned pros for the entire month. Had they fielded a lesser lineup against New Zealand, they likely would have given up 100 points, and left 61,000 fans feeling cheated, but they would have beaten Fiji and would have likely beaten Tonga, as well.
Seven Minutes in Hell
Despite the eventually ugly score of USA v Tonga, the meat of the problems for the Eagles came down to a seven-minute period between 50 and 57 minutes. During that time, Tonga scored three tries and a penalty, good for 22 points.
