GRR: Stephen Tomasin
The United States finished 2nd at the Singapore 7s, putting in yet another consistently good, and at times spectacular performance.
Day three started for the Eagles with a shot at the Cup as they faced South Arica.
While the Blitzbokke have been almost unbeatable all day. Well, they looked beatable against the Eagles on US soil, and only a very harsh call at the end of the game led to a South Africa win.
The USA 7s Men's World Series tournament started off very nicely for the Eagles, with two victories against relatively low-level opponents.
Samoa is struggling to find their rugby voice, and Chile is the 16th team for the event (the only team at the tournament that doesn't appear in every event), and rightfully so the Eagles powered past both.
As we go into the big North American Rugby Party that is the USA 7s and the Canada 7s a week later, it’s worth thinking about how rugby can be a chance to let loose and let your hair down, and also something that makes you grow up.
USA Men's 7s Head Coach Mike Friday has picked his squad to play in the Wellington 7s Jan 27-28 and the Sydney 7s a week later.