International Rugby News
The USA is into the Bowl Final at the Tokyo 7s after two dominant performances.
The Eagles enjoyed a huge game against Portugal, winning 39-0 on the back of seven tries and two conversions. Folau Niua was back in the lineup and he was clearly eager to make an impact. Niua broke through to score the opening try, and another break set up the second one.
The High School All Americans U17s defeated the Belgium U17s 31-8 Saturday in the second match of their three-game tour of France and Belgium.
The USA men's 7s team ended up last in their pool at the Japan 7s, but were just nine points away from making the Cup Quarterfinals.
The USA HS All American U17 team put their opening match behind them and in fact put their opening host country behind them.
The schedule perhaps wasn't the easiest for the HSAA U17s, as they had one day to prepare to play the French U17 team. That was tough, as the French kids just picked them apart.
USA 7s Coach Mike Friday will probably not be confused for Clint Eastwood, but he saw the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Hong Kong last week.