International Rugby News
The USA women are into the semifinals at Cape Town despite a bit of an up-and-down day in South Africa.
The Eagles had already clinched a place in the quarterfinals when they faced France on Saturday, and it was a good thing as the French controlled this game.
GLENDALE, Colo.(USA Rugby Release)—The USA Rugby Board of Directors announced the initiation of a full and comprehensive review of its High Performance Program during its December Board meeting today.
GLENDALE, Colo. (USA Rugby Release)—USA Rugby announced today that Gary Gold will step away from his role as Men’s Eagles Head Coach with USA Rugby.
The Men's Eagles 7s team started the Cape Town 7s with a 38-5 defeat of Uganda.
This was what fans should expect from the USA team. They struck quickly and kept it up—their approach was simple but executed well and they were in complete control of the game from the start.
Day One at the Cape Town 7s was a good one for the USA women's team.
Playing a slightly more varied attack that included a few switch moves, some better pass-follow, and a few short balls, the Eagles beat Japan 19-14 in a game they had under control and Canada 24-7.