International Rugby News
LONDON - Samoa's team for their Rugby World Cup match against the USA on Sunday has nine changes compared to the XV who started the Pacific Nations Cup final defeat against Fiji in August, and also nine changes to the lineup that defeated the USA 21-16 in that same tournament.
LONDON - Captain Chris Wyles, Mike Petri and Takudzwa Ngwenya will all make a third Rugby World Cup appearance for USA Sunday as the Eagles face Samoa in their opening game in Brighton.
Former USA captain Todd Clever has signed with the Newcastle Falcons of England's Aviva Premiership.
The USA’s Rugby World Cup arrives very, very soon with the first match against Samoa kicking off at 7am ET, 4am PT on Sunday, Sept. 20.
For the two USA scrumhalves, it’s a very different opening weekend. Mike Petri is playing in his third World Cup, and is the established starer. Niku Kruger earned his first cap this summer, and is just getting started.
LOS ANGELES (Universal Sports Release) – From September 18 through October 31, the eyes of the world will be on England for Rugby World Cup 2015. Throughout the 20-team, six-week long tournament, Universal Sports Network and NBC Sports Group will present unprecedented multiplatform coverage including more than 23 hours of broadcast coverage and more than 121 hours of live streaming.