GRR: Eagle Men
USA Men's 7s Head Coach Mike Friday has chosen his squad to play in the Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens.
Two college players, the University of Montana’s Martin Iosefo and Central Washington University’s Aladdin Schirmer, will get their first caps, taking the number of undergraduate college players on the team to three, with captain Madison Hughes (Dartmouth) the third.
Fiji defeated the USA 20-14 in Vannes, France in a game where the USA played more of the rugby, had multiple chances to score, and saw the winning try disappear before their eyes.
The USA v Fiji game set to kick off today, Friday, Nov 21 at 1pm ET, 10am PT, will be streamed live by World Rugby (pka the IRB).
The link is at the end of this article.
Here are the lineups:
The USA Men’s National Team is out of goal kickers, and will turn to a rookie to get points for them.