Eagles Set for Tall Order v Boks
The USA faces off against South Africa on Wednesday.
Coverage begins on TV at 11am ET, 8am PT on Universal Sports Network, or also on the Universal Sports online platform.
Samu Manoa captains the USA for the first time, and kicking coach Chris O’Brien says it’s no surprise that he got that honor.
Eagles, Springboks, and Selection Decisions
Well the debate is over; USA Head Coach Mike Tolkin has decided to essentially empty the bench in choosing his lineup to face South Africa.
It was always going to be a debate, in that the coach either had to put his team’s top 15 on the field and try to beat a team they’ve only come close to beating once, or rest those players so they will be fresh to play Japan four days later.
No Letup in South Africa 15 for USA
LONDON - South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer has named his lineup for the Pool B match against USA at the Olympic stadium at noon ET on Wednesday.
Changed Eagle Squad to Face South Africa
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.
RuggaMatrix America Podcast - Midway Grades
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?
