International Rugby News
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In this latest installment of the RuggaMatrix America podcast, Bruce and Alex talk about Bruce's new plan for a huge college conference, and why it matters. Also - Alex checks in with All American coaches Gavin Hickie (College) and JD Stephenson (U20s) as they talk about player expectations.
The USA Men's 7s team lost to Kenya 19-12 in the Challenge Cup semis (what used to be the Bowl semis) of the Wellington 7s.
Perry Baker got a first-half try, but Kenya controlled much of the match, and the Eagles only added to that score late in the game after they were down 19-7 - Madison Hughes scored the second try.
The USA won their Challenge Cup Quarterfinal 19-14 over Japan thanks in large part to a couple of big players from Danny Barrett.
Here are some stats from the USA v Samoa game at the Wellington 7s. (USA Beats Samoa in Wellington)
The stats and stat breakdowns are provided to Goff Rugby Report by Matt Trenary at Trenarian.Com
Possession
The USA Men's 7s team moved to 1-0-1 with a fairly clinical 24-12 win over Samoa in the 2nd round of the Wellington 7s.