International Rugby News
USA flanker Scott LaValla has confirmed that he is retiring from international and professional rugby.
The USA Men’s National 15s team needs a new coach, and word is that USA Rugby is getting close to making its choice.
While we’ve heard plenty of rumors as to who has applied, we’ll leave all of that up to the decision-makers. We do know that Mike Tolkin re-applied for the job.
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.