GRR: Eagle Men
USA 15s MNT Coach Mike Tolkin may have thrown fans a couple of curveballs in his selections, but we should have been sitting on the curve all along.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (USA Rugby Release) – The Men’s Eagles kick off their 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup campaign against No. 9-ranked Samoa Saturday, July 18, at Avaya Stadium, with Chris Wyles set to captain his first match for the U.S.
The Pacific Nations Cup games set for Avaya Stadium in San Jose Saturday will be shown live on ESPN3, online.
Canada kicks off against Japan at 8pm ET, 5pm PT, and then the USA takes on Samoa at 10pm ET, 7pm PT.
You can find the feeds here.
The Pacific Nations Cup starts, finally, this weekend with the USA hosting Samoa at Avaya Stadium as part of a doubleheader that also includes Canada against Japan.
For the USA players involved, the sentiment seems to be - it’s about freakin’ time.
(This is an opinion column by Goff Rugby Report Editor Alex Goff). The end of the Pan-Am Games for the USA was not what they wanted.