Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location.
Club/College:
Tiger Rugby and the Northeast ODA will be sending teams to this weekend's NYC 7s. We've got rosters for the teams here.
For leading his team to the College 7s Nationals title, Dylan Carrion in the Rugby Classifieds Player of the Week.
Arizona, Northeastern, South Carolina, Michigan, and Maryland have all been invited to participate in the CRC.
Glendale Director of Rugby Mark Bullock sat down for this nice interview.
Check out this cool article on the growth of rugby in Napa Valley.
World:
Australia have named their team to face Wales on Saturday. It includes a few of the earlier banned players.
Reports are circulating that the Top 14 clubs will remain in the Heineken Cup next season. That leaves just the England and Welsh clubs in the new competition.
The Roar looks at candidates to host the 2023, including Ireland, South Africa, France, and Argentina.
Warren Gatland says that he called up George North and Alex Cuthbert early so they wouldn't be called in by England.
The Rugby Paper has a look at England's upcoming tour of New Zealand and wonders if it isn't disaster in the waiting.
Eben Etzebeth will be out six months after having surgery on his foot.
In player movement, Steve Borthwick has stated he will retire at the end of the season while Ross Harrison and Nick Macleod have re-signed with Sale.
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National Teams:
As usual, some players did well in our Eagles player grades for their match against Russia, while some didn't do so well.
One player that received a very good grade is Samu Manoa, who is also in this week's Winners & Losers list.
The Women Eagles finished 1-1-1- on day one in Dubai. They beat Fiji 24-19, drew with Ireland 12-12, and the lost to New Zealand. They still qualified for the Cup quarterfinals. In case you need to catch-up, you can also read our tournament preview.
Take the jump to read more.
Pat Clifton looks at what schools different Eagles attended and says that now there is a lot of diversity.
As usual, some players did well in our Eagles player grades for their match against Russia, while some didn't do so well.
One player that received a very good grade is Samu Manoa, who is also in this week's Winners & Losers list.
The Women Eagles finished 1-1-1- on day one in Dubai. They beat Fiji 24-19, drew with Ireland 12-12, and the lost to New Zealand. They still qualified for the Cup quarterfinals. In case you need to catch-up, you can also read our tournament preview.
Take the jump to read more.
Pat Clifton looks at what schools different Eagles attended and says that now there is a lot of diversity.
Club/College:
Tiger Rugby and the Northeast ODA will be sending teams to this weekend's NYC 7s. We've got rosters for the teams here.
For leading his team to the College 7s Nationals title, Dylan Carrion in the Rugby Classifieds Player of the Week.
Arizona, Northeastern, South Carolina, Michigan, and Maryland have all been invited to participate in the CRC.
Glendale Director of Rugby Mark Bullock sat down for this nice interview.
Check out this cool article on the growth of rugby in Napa Valley.
World:
Australia have named their team to face Wales on Saturday. It includes a few of the earlier banned players.
Reports are circulating that the Top 14 clubs will remain in the Heineken Cup next season. That leaves just the England and Welsh clubs in the new competition.
The Roar looks at candidates to host the 2023, including Ireland, South Africa, France, and Argentina.
Warren Gatland says that he called up George North and Alex Cuthbert early so they wouldn't be called in by England.
The Rugby Paper has a look at England's upcoming tour of New Zealand and wonders if it isn't disaster in the waiting.
Eben Etzebeth will be out six months after having surgery on his foot.
In player movement, Steve Borthwick has stated he will retire at the end of the season while Ross Harrison and Nick Macleod have re-signed with Sale.