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National Teams
10.31.2014 - Alex Goff
It's All Worth It

The Eagles are going to lose by 85 points against New Zealand’s B team and shouldn’t even both and the sellout at Soldier Field is all smoke and mirrors and you should worry about the players getting pissed off because they don’t get a slice, and USA Rugby sold the farm to The Legacy Agency and won’t get much money anyway.

National Teams
10.29.2014 - Alex Goff
Just for Fun, Let's Pick Eagles XV

(This has been updated with a change in our lineup due to Cam Dolan's injury)

The USA Men’s National Team still has a day to get its game-day roster set, but here’s a look at what you should expect:

National Teams
10.22.2014 - Alex Goff
The Pro Tradeoff and an Eagle November
The USA squad for the November tour is going to be announced soon, and it’s going to be a list of players who will be available for specific games, and with few available for all. This highlights the difficulties inherent in a system where a country’s best players play overseas.
National Teams
10.18.2014 - Alex Goff
Column - Selects Being Seen Still Need to Win

USA Head Coach Mike Tolkin has two jobs in the Americas Rugby Championship, and while he will say that winning is job #1, it’s fair to argue that maybe it shouldn’t be.

National Teams
10.12.2014 - Alex Goff
What's Next After Bowl Win

In recent weeks USA 7s team Head Coach Mike Friday said two things that stuck with me.

One was that the USA team had in recent years just been “participating” in the Sevens World Series. The other was in an interview with The Rugby Paper about the Olympics. He wasn’t talking about the USA specifically - he was more talking about the Great Britain team - but the comments are telling:

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