GRR: National Teams
This is an opinion column, and basically all pure speculation. As reported on Goff Rugby Report, the members of the USA Men’s 15s team in assembly know who will be starting and who will be on the bench this weekend against Italy.
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced Monday that USA Women's National Team hopeful Nia Williams has received a four-year ban for using prohibited substances.
USA Men’s National Team Head Coach John Mitchell made a very direct appeal to his players this spring - get fitter.
TV's Phil Keoghan hosted a CBS 60 Minutes Sports look at the USA 7s team (mostly the men but a mention of the women, too), and their Olympic dream.
The feature includes interviews with Zack Test, Madison Hughes, Carlin Isles, and Nate Ebner, among others.
See below (if you don't see the embedded video, please refresh the page).
The Boys High School All Americans will split up for the summer of 2016, with two separate teams on two separate tours.
The apparent reasoning behind this is in part to expand the pool of players used, and in part to make travel somewhat easier for everyone. In addition, this plan will give players a little more time to plan for the travel.