GRR: USA U20s
The USA age=grade teams are going to be active this year despite World Rugby's drawback from U20 action.
World Rugby is reportedly coming back with a new-look U20 world competition for 2026. As it is, this year, there's nothing, so USA rugby is focusing in part on a U19 team that can be developed for U20 competition a year later.
World Rugby will not be holding a World Rugby Trophy this year, and will instead implement plans to expand the U20 World Championship for 2026.
What that does, however, is leave a bunch of national U20 programs without a specific competition and, crucially, a funded competition.
USA Rugby Men’s High Performance Pathways are gearing up for another key assembly this holiday break, with the annual Winter Talent ID Camp scheduled for Dec 26 - 31 at the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista.
The Wales U20 women defeated the USA U20 38-31 Saturday in the Transatlantic Quad Series at Cardiff Arms Park.
The teams battled back and forth throughout, with the USA starting strong, but penalty troubles allowed Wales to take control in the second half.
Scotland defeated the USA in the World Rugby U20 Trophy final in Edinburgh Wednesday, taking the championship game 48-10.