Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location.
The Eagles beat Russia 28-7 on the back of tries from Chris Wyles, Samu Manoa, and Cam Dolan last Saturday. Wyles and Todd Clever spoke with Saracens TV after the win.
Too bad no one expect the people in the stands were able to watch it live as the IRB failed to stream the match. As we wrote at the time that failure was an insult to fans. U.S.A. Rugby and Nigel Melville later offered and explanation and an apology, as well as stated that they will not play games where it cannot be streamed in the future.
But fans can still watch the match. It's been uploaded to YouTube and is available here.
Kyle Willoughby from Last Word On Sports chatted with Todd Clever about his early professional days as well as the just completed tour while U.S.A. Rugby's Chad Wise has a nice profile of young center Seamus Kelly.
Take the jump to read more.
Matt Hawkins has named his roster for Dubai. Eight players from the Gold Coast return, including Carlin Isles, who likes social media, at least according to the IRB.
U.S.A. Rugby and Serevi Rugby have announced a long-term partnership to launch a network of training camps.
College/Club:
Arkansas State have repeated as 7s National Champions. They beat St. Mary's in the final and were perfect throughout the tournament. A full recap of who won what is available here.
Norwich are once again the women's champion while Principia won the men's open division.
If you missed the tournament here are full scores from Day Two, Day One, and a recap of the action from Day One.
Alex Goff says that Arkansas State's fitness, as well as a host of other factors, were the difference.
Allison Hale from Indiana, as well as members of the Life team, spoke after the match.
Penn State will play for the ACRC title after beating Middlebury 34-12. In the other semi-final Kutztown beat Bowling Green 46-11.
BYU has released their 2014 schedule, which includes a Varsity Cup match against Navy, matches against Glendale and SFGG, and a home and away with St. Mary's.
World:
It took a stunning comeback and a late try but the All Blacks became the first team to go unbeaten in a calendar year in the professional era with a 24-22 win over Ireland.
We'll have a full recap of that match and others in our World Rugby Weekend Review later today. Other winners included Argentina 19-14 over Italy, Australia 21-15 over Scotland, Wales 17-7 over Tonga, and South Africa 19-10 over France.
Speedy recovery to Eddie Jones, who was just released from hospital.
In player movement, it looks like Bradley Davies will be the latest Welsh player to head overseas. Sir Clive Woodward is leaving as Leicester director saying he doesn't have enough time to do the job anymore.
On the injury front, Rory Best will probably not be back for the Six Nations after breaking his arm.
Should relegation be stopped from the RFU Championship? If London Scottish's director has his way that is what will happen.
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National Teams:
The Eagles beat Russia 28-7 on the back of tries from Chris Wyles, Samu Manoa, and Cam Dolan last Saturday. Wyles and Todd Clever spoke with Saracens TV after the win.
Too bad no one expect the people in the stands were able to watch it live as the IRB failed to stream the match. As we wrote at the time that failure was an insult to fans. U.S.A. Rugby and Nigel Melville later offered and explanation and an apology, as well as stated that they will not play games where it cannot be streamed in the future.
But fans can still watch the match. It's been uploaded to YouTube and is available here.
Kyle Willoughby from Last Word On Sports chatted with Todd Clever about his early professional days as well as the just completed tour while U.S.A. Rugby's Chad Wise has a nice profile of young center Seamus Kelly.
Take the jump to read more.
Matt Hawkins has named his roster for Dubai. Eight players from the Gold Coast return, including Carlin Isles, who likes social media, at least according to the IRB.
U.S.A. Rugby and Serevi Rugby have announced a long-term partnership to launch a network of training camps.
College/Club:
Arkansas State have repeated as 7s National Champions. They beat St. Mary's in the final and were perfect throughout the tournament. A full recap of who won what is available here.
Norwich are once again the women's champion while Principia won the men's open division.
If you missed the tournament here are full scores from Day Two, Day One, and a recap of the action from Day One.
Alex Goff says that Arkansas State's fitness, as well as a host of other factors, were the difference.
Allison Hale from Indiana, as well as members of the Life team, spoke after the match.
Penn State will play for the ACRC title after beating Middlebury 34-12. In the other semi-final Kutztown beat Bowling Green 46-11.
BYU has released their 2014 schedule, which includes a Varsity Cup match against Navy, matches against Glendale and SFGG, and a home and away with St. Mary's.
World:
It took a stunning comeback and a late try but the All Blacks became the first team to go unbeaten in a calendar year in the professional era with a 24-22 win over Ireland.
We'll have a full recap of that match and others in our World Rugby Weekend Review later today. Other winners included Argentina 19-14 over Italy, Australia 21-15 over Scotland, Wales 17-7 over Tonga, and South Africa 19-10 over France.
Speedy recovery to Eddie Jones, who was just released from hospital.
In player movement, it looks like Bradley Davies will be the latest Welsh player to head overseas. Sir Clive Woodward is leaving as Leicester director saying he doesn't have enough time to do the job anymore.
On the injury front, Rory Best will probably not be back for the Six Nations after breaking his arm.
Should relegation be stopped from the RFU Championship? If London Scottish's director has his way that is what will happen.