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The United States men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States of America Rugby Football Union in men's international rugby union. USA Rugby is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States, and is a member of Rugby Americas North, one of six regional governing bodies under ...
USA Rugby was formally organized in June 1975 and fielded its first men's national team on January 31, 1976 in a test match against Australia—a 24–12 defeat. [3] Robbie Bordley served as team captain in this first match, [26] and in the team's first modern-era test match against France on June 12, 1976.
Pacific Rim Rugby Championship Hong Kong [121] 69 June 16, 1996 Japan: 18 24 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium: Minato, Tokyo: 6,500 Pacific Rim Rugby Championship Japan [122] [123] 70 June 29, 1996 Hong Kong: 42 23 Boxer Stadium: San Francisco, California: 2,200 Pacific Rim Rugby Championship United States [124] 71 July 6, 1996 Japan: 74 5 Boxer ...
USA Rugby has since January 2012 provided full-time salaried contracts to players. Previously, players had been part-time semi-pro players paid a stipend for their participation. USA Rugby CEO Nigel Melville stated that a full-time sevens team is a crucial step as USA Rugby prepares for rugby's return to the Olympics in 2016.
[15] [16] Against South Africa, the Eagles struggled early and were dominated in the scrum, but kept the match close at the break with South Africa holding a 14-point lead. In the second half, the Springboks blew the match open, running the match to 64–0. The defeat is the fifth largest in USA Rugby history and the largest in a World Cup. [17]
[1] USA Rugby is responsible for the promotion and development of the sport in the U.S., and promotion of U.S. international participation. [2] USA Rugby was founded in 1975 as the United States of America Rugby Football Union, and it organized the first U.S. national team match in 1976. Today, USA Rugby has over 130,000 members, the largest ...
During the Chiefs’ 38-35 win in Super Bowl LVII, the Eagles used the play multiple times and quarterback Jalen Hurts scored two touchdowns on it. JALEN HURTS AND THE EAGLES STRIKE FIRST pic ...
The USA Selects' best results in the ARC were their second-place finishes in 2013 and 2014. [4] In April and May 2015, the Select side were used for the United States 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches in South America, as part of the Eagles 2015 Rugby World Cup preparations. [5]