International Rugby News
Some changes for the Eagles as the Pacific Nations Cup looms.
USA Men's 15s Head Coach Scott Lawrence has named his player pool for the PNC, which will double as the qualifiers for the 2027 Rugby World Cup. All of this kicks off with Canada on August 22, with the winner almost certainly securing a spot in Australia 2027.
Training hard in Loughborough the USA women's national team has some serious work to do.
With the Women's Rugby World Cup kicking off in 10 days it's worth remembering that, along with the USA national team, there are two other Americans participating.
Kat Roche will be a Referee and Assistant Referee (AR) while Amelia Luciano will be an AR.
The USA Junior Women's Sevens team is all set to compete at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games this week in Asunción, Paraguay.
The USA arrives in Asunción today, August 12, and will play August 16 is in a pool with Paraguay, Mexico, and Brazil. The other pool has Canada, Jamaica, Argentina, and Colombia, and knockout games will be August 17.
The story has been that World Rugby will be funneling some funding to American rugby in advance of the 2031 and 2033 Rugby World Cups.
Is that money really coming? How much?
We haven't seen any right now. Maybe funding the Anthem RC in Charlotte is part of it. What's going on?
We've got a video talking about all of that.