International Rugby News
(Story by Brad Zigler) - Two Redwood Empire forwards, and products of the Elsie Allen Lobos youth program, are about to make history as members of the nation’s first professional rugby league.
USA 7s team Head Coach Mike Friday is looking to shake some things up this weekend at the Canada Sevens in Vancouver.
With the Eagles now 5th in the World Series after a 4th-place finish in Las Vegas, and with injuries and unavailabilities making for some roster changes, Friday has some wiggle room to adjust some approaches.
The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series is touching down in Vancouver March 12 and 13, making it the first-ever series stop in Canada and the 6th stop in a global tour that kicked-off in December in Dubai and wraps up in London May 2016.
Former West Point All Americans Andrew Locke, who has been working with the World Class Athlete Program and coaching with the USA Olympic setup, will helm the USA Falcons Women as they compete in the Vancouver Rugby Festival this weel in British Columbia.
Pro Rugby North America has released its schedule for its inaugural season.
Each team will play the other four teams twice, with four of the five teams playing each weekend. A fifth team will have a bye each week.
The five teams' venues are:
San Francisco - Boxer Stadium
San Diego - Torero Stadium
Sacramento - Bonney Field