Hughes Balances 7s, Dartmouth Goals
There’s a lot on the plate of Madison Hughes, as the former USA age-grade star is set to captain Dartmouth and also compete for a place on the USA 7s team.
Preps Needed Prep Work for Nanjing
Well we learned something from Nanjing, and the main lesson is, you can’t half-way the Olympics.
Now, I’m not saying that the coaches phoned it in or the players didn’t care, or anything like that. What I am saying is, it’s not that easy to just get a bunch of young players together, most of whom can count the number of 7s tournaments they’ve played on one hand, and win a medal.
7s Eagle Hopefuls in CampCHULA VISTA, Calif. – USA Rugby has announced the players to assemble for the second Men's USA 7s team High Performance camp, which icked off Wednesday under the watchful eye of new USA Coach Mike Friday.
4th Place Finish for U.S. Women Jr. Olympians
It wasn't the most sophisticated of matches, and China was noticeably less enthusiastic, but the Youth Olympic Games hosts did just enough to beat the U.S. Women 12-0 for the Bronze medal.
U.S. Women Shoot for BronzeThe U.S. Women will play for the Bronze medal at the Youth Olympic Games after dropping a 33-0 contest to Australia in the semifinals. Although a significant loss, the Americans did improve since their previous game against the tournament favorites.
