International Rugby News
Goff Rugby Report accumulated stats for the four USA games during the Pacific Nations Cup, and here's the report on how the team, and the players, fared.
Scott LaValla started the Pacific Nations Cup on the bench against Samoa, but quickly re-established himself as a key member of the USA pack, putting in a large number of tackles and generally securing and winning ball.
The Eagles managed to beat Canada despite getting three yellow cards, a fact that rankled somewhat with USA Coach Mike Tolkin who pointed out in his post-match comments that his team had been down to 14 men for 30 minutes.
USA prop Eric Fry spoke with Goff Rugby Report Editor after the Eagles' dramatic 15-12 victory over Canada.
The USA team, said Fry, just needed to keep to the plan, where they showed good continuity with the ball, and tested the Canadian defense. And while that work didn't produce tries, it did produce scoring opportunities, and AJ MacGinty made the penalties pay.
Some notes and thoughts on Monday's game against Canada.
This was the first time that the Eagles had won a game without scoring a try since July 4 2009, when they beat Canada in Charleston 12-6. Those are the only two times the USA has won a game without scoring a try.