Tokyo, Japan – Eagles Head Coach, Eddie O’Sullivan, has made eight changes to his team that started against Canada in Glendale last weekend. The USA will face Japan at 7.00 p.m on Sunday, August 21, at the Prince Chichbu Memorial Rugby Ground with the match available LIVE online at UniversalSports.com at 6 a.m. EST, and… [Read more…]
July 1, 2011
by Ted Hardy Can we build it? Yes… we… can! I figured that I would channel Bob the Builder for my latest editorial. As an editorial disclaimer, it should first be noted that by “building it”, I don’t mean any of the following: 1. A new Union 2. A unified season for college rugby 3.… [Read more…]
June 21, 2011
BOULDER, Colo. – Eagles Head Coach, Eddie O’Sullivan, has released his preliminary 50-man squad ahead of the Rugby World Cup (RWC) in September. “With the World Cup less than three months away we have put together an extended pool of players from which the final Eagles Squad of 30 players will emerge,” said O’Sullivan. The… [Read more…]
June 20, 2011
WORCESTER, England – The USA Eagles ended their Churchill Cup campaign with a 32-25 Bowl Final win over Russia to gain momentum heading to their August fixtures against Canada and Japan. “We are delighted to finish the Churchill Cup with a solid win,” said USA Head Coach Eddie O’Sullivan. “It was hard work, as we… [Read more…]
June 17, 2011
WORCESTER, England – Eagles Head Coach, Eddie O’Sullivan, has made three changes to his starting team ahead of Saturday’s important clash with Russia at Sixways Stadium. The USA v. Russia match kicks off at 7:00 a.m. ET on June 18th and will be broadcast live online at www.universalsports.com and on tape delay on Universal Sports… [Read more…]
June 13, 2011
by Ted Hardy I’m not a fan of the IRB rankings and I rarely, if ever, post any content regarding them. I think they carry very little weight and the way in which they are compiled leaves something to be desired. However, I felt it was a good time to give the rankings a bit of… [Read more…]
June 9, 2011
Release courtesy of USA Rugby with additional content and editing by Ted Hardy Surrey, ENGLAND – Four tries by winger Viliami Iongi helped Tonga defeat the USA 44-13 in the second round of the Churchill Cup on Wednesday at Moseley Road in Surrey. The match served as a full IRB ranked test match and the… [Read more…]
June 7, 2011
Surrey, ENGLAND – Eagles Head Coach, Eddie O’Sullivan, has rung the changes to his Churchill Cup squad ahead of the Tonga clash on Wednesday at Moseley Road. The Eagles will kickoff at 12:30 p.m. ET and the match will be broadcast live at www.universalsports.com and on tape delay on Universal Sports at 8 p.m. ET.… [Read more…]
June 4, 2011
NORTHAMPTON, England – The USA Eagles took on the England Saxons on Saturday in their opening match of the 2011 Churchill Cup and ended up on the rough end of an 87-8 score line. The USA started mostly domestic players to give them experience against a Saxons team that was fully professional. Head Coach… [Read more…]
June 3, 2011
NORTHAMPTON, England – The USA Eagles Head Coach, Eddie O’Sullivan, has named his line-up for the Churchill Cup opener against the England Saxons at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday June 4. Kickoff is at 12 p.m. ET and will be shown LIVE online at www.universalsports.com and on tape delay on Universal Sports at 4 p.m. ET… [Read more…]
May 24, 2011
BOULDER, Colo. – Eagles Head Coach, Eddie O’Sullivan, has named his squad that will travel to London, England, next week to compete in the Churchill Cup. “The Churchill Cup is a very important annual tournament for the Eagles and this year with the Rugby World Cup (RWC) just three months away, it assumes an even… [Read more…]
May 12, 2011
CHULA VISTA, Calif. – Eagles Head Coach, Eddie O’Sullivan, was extremely pleased with his squad at the recent camp held at the Olympic Training Center (OTC) in San Diego. The camp was the first for the Eagles fifteens team in their preparations for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in September. During the camp, held… [Read more…]
August 19, 2011
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