International Rugby News
Bellingham, Wash. – We're coming into the time for World Rugby's U20 competitions, when future stars get their first look at the international stage at the World Rugby U20 competitions.
These annual tournaments are a breeding ground for talent, providing a platform for U20 players to showcase their skills and take their first steps towards the senior international game.
The USA men’s 7s team dropped out of the Top 8 in the SVNS standings and so instead of playing in the final tournament to win, they will be playing at the kid’s table to see if they can come back to the series in 2024-25.
It was pool play of huge surprises in the Singapore 7s, at least where the USA was concerned.
The high-flying women's team, which had an eye on getting to the #3 seed, were edged late by South Africa, and beaten fairly comprehensively by Japan. They followed that up with a loss to France (more likely than losses to the other two) and 0-3 in Pool Play.
(USA Rugby Release)—USA Men's 15s Head Coach Scott Lawrence and staff have named 55 players to the Extended Player Squad (EPS) for 2024, identifying a dynamic pool of qualified and available players for the two confirmed tours scheduled this year.
Bellingham, Wash. (Press Release) – The Chuckanut Bay Rugby Club is thrilled to announce that the USA Rugby Men’s U20 National Team will be training at the deWilde Rugby & Polo Fields from May 20th through May 28th, 2024 in the greater Bellingham, Wash. area, located 90 miles north of Seattle and 20 miles south of the Canadian border.