International Rugby News
SAN JOSE, Calif. (USA Rugby Release) – The Men’s Eagles kick off their 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup campaign against No. 9-ranked Samoa Saturday, July 18, at Avaya Stadium, with Chris Wyles set to captain his first match for the U.S.
In this latest RuggMatrix America Podcast, Mike Petri checks in with the show, and Alex, Bruce, and Pat talk Pacific Nations Cup, World Cup, and all things Eagles.
Included: Some talk about the Olympic qualification, some talk about ESPN's The Body Issue, and a lot of talk about how to balance games and preparation in a World Cup year.
The Australian national team is in Chicago. The Wallabies are in the Windy City to train for the September 5 USA v Australia game, and build toward the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Some players ran out to a park recently and worked with some kids. Here is the video report (refresh if you don't see the video at first).
The Pacific Nations Cup games set for Avaya Stadium in San Jose Saturday will be shown live on ESPN3, online.
Canada kicks off against Japan at 8pm ET, 5pm PT, and then the USA takes on Samoa at 10pm ET, 7pm PT.
You can find the feeds here.
So you can't please everyone. USA rugby star Todd Clever, who has been at the forefront of helping raise the notoriety of the game in the United States, was at the ESPYs Awards night last night (July 15).
Clever was there in part because he is in ESPN The Magazine's The Body Issue, wearing a rugby ball and little else.