International Rugby News
The Santa Barbara Olympic Development Academy kicked off its 2016-17 campaign Thursday with a surprise defeat of the touring New Zealand Institute of Sport.
Santa Barbara kept the Kiwis on the back foot all match with their physicality and pace at the breakdown, winning the game 32-24.
White Plains, NY - United World Sports today announced that Dan Lyle, Executive Vice President, Sponsorships has resigned his position effective immediately. Lyle will be joining AEG to help expand their rugby platform in the United States and abroad. UWS and AEG are working as potential partners on several to be announced rugby projects in the United States.
Uruguay A defeated the USA Selects 47-15 Sunday to cap off the Americas Pacific Rugby Challenge for both outfits.
The USA Selects finish the tournament in 5th place with five standings points, just ahead of Canada, the only team the Americans beat.
The Eagle Impact Rugby Academy program has confirmed a series of competitive assemblies for 2017.
While EIRA exists as academies around the country helping committed players elevate their skills, more and more we are seeing EIRA teams compete in 7s tournaments and on 15s tours. This coming year, we'll see that happen again.
The USA Selects endured about 55 minutes of being the second-best team Wednesday, only to finish off much the stronger and pull out a 47-37 comeback win over Canada A in the Americas Pacific Rugby Challenge in Uruguay.
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