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USA Rugby Report - A 20-0 shutout against Canada Saturday in the USA Sevens Cup Quarterfinal sends the Men’s Eagles Sevens to their fourth-ever Cup Semifinal on the World Rugby HSBC Sevens World Series circuit.
Three first-half tries gave the home crowd of 34,593 at Sam Boyd Stadium reason to cheer, while Canada barely touched the ball in the first half.
The USA did not win their pool in the USA 7s as they tied South Africa 19-19.
The Eagles had the ball and a chance to win it at the end, but turned the ball over. Then at risk of losing the game, they defended well enough to finish out the game.
South Africa and the USA both finished 2-0-1, but South Africa had a better points difference.
The USA men’s 7s team is in the Cup Quarterfinals after crushing Japan and staying alive against Portugal.
The Eagles did what was expected, beating two of the less strong teams on the Sevens World Series circuit, and against Japan they looked just like a top team taking apart a team they should take apart.
The Girls High School All Americans garnered a lot of attention at the Las Vegas Invitational – that’s how program firsts typically go. But the USA needed skilled captains to lead these sides, and they found them in McKenzie Hawkins and Tess Feury.
The Girls High School Elite played out its version of the North American rugby rivalry in today’s LVI final. The Girls High School All Americans 1 (GHSAA) faced reigning champ British Columbia in the title bout, and after a tense few minutes, pulled away with the 27-5 win.