International Rugby News
Madrid, Spain—The USA Men's 15s team held on for a tough 26-23 victory over Spain Saturday in Madrid, overcoming an early deficit and a late Spanish surge to end their November tour 3-0.
USA Men's Head Coach Scott Lawrence has made five changes to the starting lineup set to face Spain this coming Saturday.
The SVNS World Series if kicking off soon, and with confirmation that LA will be hosting the final tournament, it's time to spell out exactly what's going on.
Here's how the SVNS World Series schedule pans out:
Nov 30 – Dec 2, 2024 | Dubai, UAE
Dec 7-8, 2024 | Cape Town, RSA
Jan 24 – 26, 2025 | Perth, AUS
Feb 21 – 23, 2025 | Vancouver, CAN
The USA produced one of their best performances in recent years and their best showing against Tonga since 1999 in defeating the ‘Ikale Tahi 36-19 Saturday in Chambery, France.
USA Head Coach Scott Lawrence has selected the same starting 15 that played against Portugal for Saturday's test match against Tonga in Chambery, France.
This makes sense since the USA won that game against Portugal and the starting 15 came away without major injury.
Lawrence has made changes in the bench, with Mikey Grandy and Mark O'Keeffe set to make their Eagles debuts.