International Rugby News
The USA Men’s National 15s team will start play in the Pacific Nations Cup in a very busy 2015 season that will see them play, at minimum, ten full internationals, and 11 games in total.
And Head Coach has 50 players on his initial list of squad members for the year. We are here to answer the general question - who are these guys?
In a few days the USA Women will assemble for their first tests since the 2014 Rugby World Cup. Twenty-six players will head to Alberta, Canada, to face World Cup champion England, runner-up Canada, and 5th place New Zealand during the Super Series (which is essentially the Nations Cup with New Zealand and South Africa swapped).
The 50 players named to the USA Men’s World Cup training squad will need to be pared down to 31 by the time the Eagles leave for England in September.
BOULDER, Colo. (USA Rugby) – USA Men’s Eagles Head Coach Mike Tolkin has selected a 50-man Rugby World Cup training squad ahead of a busy summer of rugby in the United States prior to the team’s jaunt to England.
Straight out of high school and in to international rugby, Richelle Stephens was not eased into the role.
The Fallbrook HS talent was picked for the USA team at the NACRA 7s, and then started at flyhalf - in every game.