International Rugby News
A new rugby 7s competition is being launched for this summer.
Rugby fans will remember that a certain Bill Tatham has been paying USA Rugby a licensing fee for a 7s event for many years now. The event has had many different blueprints and chased many different ideas, has not actually been help ... but this year it appears very much that this new idea will take the field.
Job done for the USA women at the Hong Kong 7s, but in a weird way.
In the end, the Eagles had their worst finish of the World Series season, but they did enough to qualify for the 2024 Olympics.
USA Women's 15s Interim Head Coach Rich Ashfield has named his matchday 23 to face Canada in the Pacific Four test match Saturday.
Can the USA Men’s 7s team get to the top four in the World Series?
Yes they can, but it’s going to take some vastly improved performances and some help. Right now that journey, that four-tournament journey, starts in Hong Kong.
In order to clinch an automatic berth to the 2024 Olympics, the USA women's 7s team will need to end the Hong Kong 7s 20 points ahead of the 5th-place team in the World Series.