International Rugby News
Coming off the USA's 20-10 loss to Ireland, the Eagles were bitterly disappointed.
It took the team two days to shake the feeling. They knew they should have won.
"I think for us the feeling was one of frustration," said scrumhalf Olivia Ortiz, who came off the bench in the game against Ireland. "It hurt. We know we're capable of so much more. We know we can do more."
The US Rugby Foundation is accepting nominations for the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame Class of 2022. The nomination criteria are set forth below.
Nominations for the Class of 2022 must be received by January 31, 2022.
Ireland defeated the USA 20-10 Friday night in a women’s test match in Dublin.
The Eagles, who continue to lose close matches where they struggle to finish, but they also ran into a physical and delightfully cantankerous Irish side. Unfortunately, what could have been a nailbiter was also undercut but some key question refereeing decisions.
USA Women's 15s Head Coach Rob Cain has made nine changes from last week’s game with Canada as the USA faces Ireland on Friday at 2:15 PM ET.
The game will be shown live on FloRugby.com.
This will be the first-ever women's test match at the RDS Arena (Royal Dublin Society).
The USA Men’s Sevens National Team brings in seven athletes to high performance training camp with just two weeks left before the squad departs for the two opening rounds of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 in Dubai.