GRR: All Americans
With 367 overall nominations and 1,312 overall votes, Ashlee Byrge and Bronson Teles very much deserve the title of Goff Rugby Report’s Most Valuable Player of the Month. Both players were high school All Americans, and both players were selected for the Junior All American teams.
The USA Men’s team that faces a relatively inexperienced Argentina XV Saturday at BBVA Compass Stadium is pretty inexperienced, too.
This summer allowed the American public a decent look at the current and up-and-coming stars, and that player-centric search tends to monopolize attention. But there is an equally exciting cast of coaches wending through the system. In particular, there’s a trend among former Women's Rugby World Cup (WRWC) players who are returning to the national ranks, only with whistle in hand.
The Denver 7s team won the Serevi RugbyTown 7s men’s brace, defeating defending champions Serevi Selects 28-24 in the final.
The Men’s Collegiate All Americans are in Glendale, Colo. in preparation for their only activity of the summer, the Serevi RugbyTown 7s at Infinity Park.
Head Coach Tony Pacheco has assembled a team that, in his opinion, partially mirrors what the USA senior team is doing. Chiefly, this means height.