How and When to Watch USA at Pan-Am Games Rugby
How and When to Watch USA at Pan-Am Games Rugby
The Pan-Am Games kicks off Friday in Santiago, Chile, with two USA teams facing two somewhat distinct goals.
The USA Men's team is a group of mostly younger players and this tournament has been traditionally used as a testing ground for Eagle prospects.
Young USA Men's Team to Pan-Am Sevens
Or those returning to the fray. Several of the men's players showed well in the RugbyTown 7s. The college game remains a useful feeder for the USA 7s team, with Orrin Bizer, Ryan Santos, Jack Wendling, Noah Brown, Nick Hardrict, Sam Walsh, and Lucas Lacamp all recent grads from American college programs.
The Eagles are in Pool A with Mexico, Brazil, and Canada. They will have to finish in the top two of the pool to make Saturday's semis. That isn't a for-sure thing, with Brazil a tough and skilled team and Canada fielding what is essentially their most experienced roster.
USA vs Mexico 10:40AM ET Friday, Nov 3
USA vs Brazil 3:40PM ET Friday, Nov 3
USA vs Canada 7PM ET Friday, Nov 3
The USA women are putting out their most experienced side available and are looking to take the gold medal. In this quest they are probably the favorite as the Eagles have held sway, to a certain extent, over Canada this last year or so.
Checking in with the USA Sevens with @santiago2023 underway. pic.twitter.com/BRsBoLur13
— USA Rugby (@USARugby) October 31, 2023
With some injured players back and a good mix of power, work rate, and speed this USA team is nicely-placed to come out on top. They will have to get through a talented and athletic Canada team to do it.
Eagle 7s Women Making a Serious Push for Gold at Pan-AM Games
The USA team features two MA Sorensen Award-winners in Ilona Maher and Spiff Sedrick. In Pool A with Jamaica, Colombia, and Paraguay, they are favored to win the pool and make the semis. Canada, similarly, is favored to win its pool but will ave a tougher road with Brazil in their pool.
USA vs Jamaica 9AM ET Friday, Nov 3
USA vs Colombia 2PM ET Friday, Nov 3
USA vs Paraguay 5:20PM ET Friday, Nov 3
How To Watch
The Pan American Games are shown on the PanAm Sports Channel, which shows multiple feeds of different sports. There is no cost to watch, but you do have to create a login.
To get started use this link (we tried it out and it works)>>