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National Teams:
The U.S. Maccabiah team lost to Australia in the semi-finals yesterday. They will now play Great Britain for bronze.
A team from the U.S., whether that be the full Eagles or another team, will be in Pool B with Barbado, Bermuda, and the British Virgin Islands at this year's NACRA 7's.
High-School All-Americans coach Salty Thompson says his team was a little taken aback by the talent of Argentina but that they'll be more prepared for the second match.
U.S. Naval Academy alumnus Robert Osmon was with the U.S.A. team at the recently completed University Games and shares the experience.
Scrum Queens previews each team in the upcoming Nations Cup.
Take the jump to read more.
Club/College:
Seattle-OPSB's Miles Craigwell has been named the Rhino Rugby Player of the Week.
The local paper down in Texas has a a nice feature on WE Rugby's Jordan Allan.
Rugby in getting bigger and bigger in Hawaii. Check out the latest article profiling players from the islands.
World:
Quade Cooper has been recalled by the Wallabies. 10 uncapped players are also included on Ewen McKenzie's squad for The Rugby Championship.
Cooper replaces at fly-half James O'Connor (he'll play with the backs) who could be headed to Saracens according to reports. Other reports are indicating that former All Black Rodney So'oialo will play in Wales.
The Springboks will cap their November test series in Paris against France. They will also take on Wales and Scotland.
It's not just American athletes that crossover between rugby and American football. Daniel Adongo, a Kenyan with experience in Super Rugby, has joined the Indianapolis Colts.
It looks like Andrew Mehrtens will be bunking with George Gregan after Mehrtens's house caught fire.
Tidbits:
The July 2013 edition for Rugby Magazine is out. (Membership required)
You can get 50% of Rugby Athletic brand tees and tanks using the promo code TIARJULY2013.
There is still time for you to submit your question to our latest Q&A.
The U.S. Maccabiah team lost to Australia in the semi-finals yesterday. They will now play Great Britain for bronze.
A team from the U.S., whether that be the full Eagles or another team, will be in Pool B with Barbado, Bermuda, and the British Virgin Islands at this year's NACRA 7's.
High-School All-Americans coach Salty Thompson says his team was a little taken aback by the talent of Argentina but that they'll be more prepared for the second match.
U.S. Naval Academy alumnus Robert Osmon was with the U.S.A. team at the recently completed University Games and shares the experience.
Scrum Queens previews each team in the upcoming Nations Cup.
Take the jump to read more.
Club/College:
Seattle-OPSB's Miles Craigwell has been named the Rhino Rugby Player of the Week.
The local paper down in Texas has a a nice feature on WE Rugby's Jordan Allan.
Rugby in getting bigger and bigger in Hawaii. Check out the latest article profiling players from the islands.
World:
Quade Cooper has been recalled by the Wallabies. 10 uncapped players are also included on Ewen McKenzie's squad for The Rugby Championship.
Cooper replaces at fly-half James O'Connor (he'll play with the backs) who could be headed to Saracens according to reports. Other reports are indicating that former All Black Rodney So'oialo will play in Wales.
The Springboks will cap their November test series in Paris against France. They will also take on Wales and Scotland.
It's not just American athletes that crossover between rugby and American football. Daniel Adongo, a Kenyan with experience in Super Rugby, has joined the Indianapolis Colts.
It looks like Andrew Mehrtens will be bunking with George Gregan after Mehrtens's house caught fire.
Tidbits:
The July 2013 edition for Rugby Magazine is out. (Membership required)