GRR: Eagle Men
In the 149th edition of RuggaMatrix America, Alex, Bruce, and Pat welcome USA Men's 7s Coach Mike Friday to talk about the Eagles' win in London, how they got to that point, and what's next. We call this episode Friday Luck not because the USA was lucky, but because the day Friday is traditionally thought to be unlucky by the superstitious.
USA 7s Men’s Head Coach Mike Friday said he will likely invite a couple of regular 15s Eagles in the camp for the NACRA 7s in Cary, NC June 13-14.
The success of the USA Men’s 7s team from this year over last can be seen in the World Series placement (6th instead of 13th), and standings points (108 instead of 41).
Those are easy to see. So too, if you do a little research is winning percentage. In 2014-15, the USA played in 53 games, going 31-20-2, easily their best ever record. The year before, 14-34-2.
The USA won the London 7s this weekend for the program's first-ever tournament victory in the World Series.
The Eagles earned 108 pts in the series standings, easily their best, and finished 6th in the World Series, wel ahead of 7th-place Scotland.
The USA Men’s 7s team have won the London 7s.
Think about that for a moment.
For the first time ever in the international Sevens World Series history, the USA has won a tournament. They won it. The whole thing.