International Rugby News
In this latest edition of the RuggaMatrix American podcast, Alex and Bruce rehash the LA Sevens a little, but get sidetracked.
The guys end up looking at how things might change as USA Rugby struggles, and how things might not change. Are college championships necessary at every level? Is club rugby going to be in trouble?
The guys weigh in.
One of the reasons that D1A Rugby and (separately) USA Rugby are getting tough on teams on eligibility is the Arizona State case.
It's a dicey thing to discuss because a) the Arizona State incident is still in the courts, and b) people don't like to be associated with what happened.
Here's what happened.
USA Men's Sevens Head Coach Mike Friday has made a few changes as the team moves from finishing th at the LA Sevens to the Canada Sevens in Vancouver, BC.
The USA took 5th at the LA Sevens, rebounding from a very unlucky quarterfinal to beat France and Ireland on Day Two.
Quarterfinal SadnessThe quarterfinal was distressing to watch. It wasn’t so much that the Eagles played poorly, but that they were the victims of either really poor luck or really poor refereeing.
The USA is 2-0 in the LA Sevens after a really strong second half that saw the Eagles pull away from Scotland.
For the second game in a row, the USA started slowly, and for the second game in a row it was Stephen Tomasin who get them back on the scoreboard.