International Rugby News
Well it wasn’t easy, but the USA did open their account in Hong Kong with a victory; it just took them seven minutes to get in the game.
The teams play just one game on Friday night in Hong Kong, and so the game has a special character - there’s no other game to save yourself for, and one bad loss can make for a long night.
The USA High School All Americans finished Day 1 of the Rosslyn Park 7s 2-2 in pool play.
In a demanding schedule where the teams played once every hour, the US team started their effort with a solid 28-12 win over Nottingham HS. They then were tripped up 14-12 against Cowbridge Comprehensive before losing 33-0 to Ysgol Gyfun Y Strade from Wales.
It’s been a quiet entrance for the USA team into the Hong Kong 7s.
Rugby sevens will make its Olympic Games debut on 6 August, 2016 after the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee released the daily competition schedule to mark 500 days to go.
The rugby sevens competitions at the Deodoro Sports Complex will be played over six days between 6-11 August with two sessions per day. The session times will be announced in due course.
The Cardiff Blues have announced the signing of USA wing/fullback Blaine Scully.
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