International Rugby News
One of the greatest aspects about rugby is that it breaks all gender barriers. Regardless if it’s for a men’s or women’s team, the rules, field size, and ball size are the same. Men and women with different experience levels and body weights and sizes are able to compete freely in the rugby world.
North America gets two international 7s tournaments in the space of ten days, as the USA 7s in Las Vegas enters its 13th year (seven in Sin City), and the Canada 7s holds it inaugural tournament in Vancouver.
While we’ve all been looking intently at the USA 15s team, the USA Men’s 7s team has probably been welcoming the lack of scrutiny going into Las Vegas.
Brazil defeated the USA 24-23 in Sao Paulo in the Americas Rugby Championship, giving the Brazilians their first win in the competition, and dealing a devastating blow to the USA’s chances of hoisting the trophy.
Rarely does the USA Men’s National 15s team go into a game where we expect them to win.
Even more rare is when we expect them to win when had the expected starters aren’t there. And even, even more rare to have that feeling when pretty much the entire team is either a new cap, or has one or two caps to his name.