International Rugby News
Picking the Men's Olympic 7s team wasn't an easy job and, as he said in a RuggaMatrix interview last month, Head Coach Mike Friday's toughest job has been to tell some very deserving athletes that they aren't on the team.
CHULA VISTA, Calif — USA Men's 7s Head Coach Mike Friday has announced his full 15-man roster for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, pending approval from the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
Led Madison Hughes at Captain, the team features 12 starters, one alternate and two traveling reserves.
The US Rugby Foundation has named its grant recipients for coaches to take the Crusaders Coaching Course in New Zealand.
England Head Coach Eddie Jones has named a lineup of seven uncapped starters in the England side set to face the USA on the 4th of July at Twickenham.
Uncapped blindside flanker Lewis Ludlow will captain the side, with the very experienced Sam Underhill at openside flanker.
The Spain U18s defeated Eagle Impact Rugby Academy 55-15 Thursday in the first of two games at Valladolid in Spain.
EIRA, which had had only a couple of days to acclimate and prepare as a unit, were undone by a talented and fairly cohesive Spanish outfit.