International Rugby News
World Rugby has announced that Monaco and Dublin will host the final rugby sevens qualification tournaments for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The USA opens up the Cape Town 7s Saturday with the first game of the entire event, playing Wales.
As always, it’s an important game in an important tournament, but since the USA is coming into Cape Town ranked 3rd in the World Series, maybe, for once, they’re not chasing the game.
It always seems like Kevin Swiryn has to work a bit harder to get where he’s going.
It might be because of bad luck, or willful ignorance on the part of coaches, or just the way things are, but Swiryn has had some obstacles to overcome.
The USA men’s 7s team has a couple of changes ahead for the next tournament in Cape Town.
Nate Augspurger, who played well for the Eagles in Dubai, is back in Minnesota because he is the best man at his brother’s wedding.
I have been fortunate to work on a few webcasts recently as a play-by-play or color commentator (actually, I did 16 games in the space of ten days but who’s counting?), and I have some opinions that have sprung up from those experiences.
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