International Rugby News
The USA Women's Falcons team, which was a largely U23 squad, just completed two games in Brazil against the Brazilian national team.
Both games were essentially the same score, with the first game on June 11 being 19-12 for Brazil and the second game on June 14 being 21-12.
Colorado gray Wolves forward Rachel Ehrecke scored a try in each game.
The USA Men's 15s National Team has two test matches set for this summer, and their 30-play roster has been named by Head Coach Scott Lawrence.
The Eagles will play Romania July 5 in Chicago at SeatGeek Stadium and then meet Scotland July 12 at Audi Field in Washington, DC.
Now that the USA U20 men have won their series with Canada they look ahead to the World Rugby Trophy in Scotland.
The goal, of course, is to win the Trophy and qualify to make the U20 World Championships in 2025. but perhaps another goal might be to exceed last year’s frustrating 7th place, a tournament where they lost two games by less than a penalty goal.
There are so many parallels between ice hockey and rugby, and there are, of course, connections among all good coaches.
The USA U20s were better than Canada U20s in almost every aspect (aside from the scrums) in winning the second game of the two-match World Rugby Trophy series 41-21.