International Rugby News
South Africa shut out USA 64-0 Wednesday at Rugby World Cup action, handing the Eagles their first World Cup shutout, and their worst ever World Cup defeat.
With the ground wet, consistent ball-handling was not always possible. And in fact, the first try came from a mishandled ball - South Africa took a lineout, drive ahead, and spun the ball wide.
The USA faces off against South Africa on Wednesday.
Coverage begins on TV at 11am ET, 8am PT on Universal Sports Network, or also on the Universal Sports online platform.
Samu Manoa captains the USA for the first time, and kicking coach Chris O’Brien says it’s no surprise that he got that honor.
The Atlantis Rugby Corporation will host an Individual Testing and Open Rugby Sevens Camp for High School Boys/Girls, Collegiate and U23 Men and Women on Sunday, Oct 11, 2015 from 9am to 3pm. The camp will be valuable for novice and experienced players alike and is open to any male or female player who is CIPP registered with USA Rugby.
Well the debate is over; USA Head Coach Mike Tolkin has decided to essentially empty the bench in choosing his lineup to face South Africa.
It was always going to be a debate, in that the coach either had to put his team’s top 15 on the field and try to beat a team they’ve only come close to beating once, or rest those players so they will be fresh to play Japan four days later.
LONDON - South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer has named his lineup for the Pool B match against USA at the Olympic stadium at noon ET on Wednesday.