United States national rugby union team

USA Rugby's men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States in the sport of rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

. The Eagles are currently ranked 17th by the IRB World Rankings. Their highest ranking was from November 2, 2006 – September 10, 2007 at the 14th position. The USA is involved in the implementation of the North American and Caribbean Rugby Association zone competition, which will give North American and Caribbean sides regular competition. The one area that has seen improvement for the USA internationally is in the game of rugby sevens

Rugby sevens

Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...

, where the Eagles have impressed on the IRB World Sevens

IRB Sevens World Series

The IRB Sevens World Series, known officially as the HSBC Sevens World Series as of the 2010-11 season, through sponsorship from banking group HSBC, and also sometimes called the World Sevens Series, is a series of international rugby union sevens tournaments organised for the first time in the...

circuit. They made major breakthroughs in the 2007–08 Sevens World Series

2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series

The 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series was the ninth of an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000...

, winning the Shield at the 2008 New Zealand Sevens

2008 Wellington Sevens

The Emirates Airline Wellington Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens...

event and losing a close match to Argentina 26–21 in the Bowl Final at the 2008 Australia Sevens

2008 Adelaide Sevens

The Adelaide Sevens, was played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens . The 2008 competition, took on 5 April and 6 April in Adelaide, Australia and was the sixth Cup trophy in the 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series.South Africa halted New Zealand's winning...

. These and other performances led the IRB to elevate the national sevens squad

United States national rugby union team (sevens)

The United States National Rugby Union Sevens team competes in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, World Games, and Pan American Games. The Team will also represent the United States in the Summer Olympics beginning in 2016. Under current head coach Al Caravelli the Eagles have...

to "core team" status for 2008–09 at the expense of their neighbor Canada

Canada national rugby union team (sevens)

The Canadian national rugby union sevens team compete in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, Pan American Games and the Commonwealth Games.-Current squad:12-man squad for the 2011 Dubai Sevens:-See also:* World Sevens Series...

. They built on this success by advancing to the Cup semifinals at the 2009 USA Sevens

2009 USA Sevens

The USA Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens . The 2009 competition, which took place on February 14 and February 15 at PETCO Park in San Diego, California, was the fourth Cup trophy in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series.This was the last...

. The team also successfully captured silverware at the Dubai Sevens, the Adelaide Sevens, and Edinburgh Sevens. In all three cases the team took home the Shield, by beating the Arabian Gulf rugby team, Scotland, and Canada respectively. During the 2009–10 season

2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series

The 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series was the eleventh of an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. Samoa won the series crown for their first time....

, the team made its first-ever Cup final at the Adelaide Sevens

2010 Adelaide Sevens

The Adelaide Sevens is a rugby union sevens tournament, part of the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. The competition was held at the Adelaide Oval, South Australia between 19 March and 21 March....

. The Sevens success has come under head coach Al Caravelli.

Competing in international tournaments like the Churchill Cup

Churchill Cup

The Churchill Cup was an annual rugby union tournament, held in June, contested by representative men's teams from Canada, England, the United States, and other invited teams from a wide array of countries....

and the Pan American Championship, as well as specially scheduled matches against world powers such as France and Ireland, the Eagles have qualified for six of the seven Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....

s, missing out in 1995. At the 1987 World Cup they beat Japan

Japan national rugby union team

The Japan national rugby union team represent Japan in international rugby union competitions. Japan is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia but has both enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years...

but lost to Australia and England, in 1991 they lost all their games. In 1995 the Eagles defeated Canada on Canadian soil, a first, by a score of 15–14.

History

Early years

Informal football games such as rugby became popular in the United States in the mid-19th century. Formal rugby union was played, largely by British immigrants, as early as 1872, when there were rugby clubs flourishing in the San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...

, composed mainly of British expatriates. On December 2, 1882, the first Californian representative rugby team

California Golden Bears

The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 29 varsity athletic programs and various club teams of the University of California, Berkeley...

to play an outside opponent, took on a group of rugby-playing ex-Britons, who called themselves the Phoenix Rugby Club of San Francisco. California lost to the Phoenix club 7–4. This was the start of the Californian rugby tradition.

The sport of rugby union

Rugby union

in the United States has always had a close relationship with the sport of American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

. Initially, games of rugby, soccer, and hybrid games had been played between American universities, with the first recorded rugby game taking place in May 1874 between Harvard University

Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...

and McGill University

McGill University

Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...

in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...

. Though McGill won the match, the game sparked an interest on college campuses nationwide. In 1876 Yale, Harvard, Princeton

Princeton University

Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....

, and Columbia

Columbia University

Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...

formed the Intercollegiate Football Association, which used the rugby code, except for a slight difference in scoring. The modern sport of American football

American football

is a descendant of these rules. In 1886 Harvard's Oscar Shafter Howard introduced these rules to the campus of the University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...

.

American football was fierce, and as time went on and injuries mounted, the public became alarmed at its brutalities. President Theodore Roosevelt threatened to outlaw the sport unless the national rules committee made changes that satisfied the Eastern schools. Beginning with the season of 1906, rugby union became the game of choice at Stanford University

Stanford University

The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

, Berkely and several other colleges in California but the sport had died out by the outbreak of World War I.

The first USA international was played on November 16, 1912 at Berkeley against the Australia national rugby union team

Australia national rugby union team

The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...

(the Wallabies). The visitors won the match 12–8. A year later the U.S. hosted New Zealand at the same venue, but the score was not nearly as close, and the Kiwis ran away with the contest 51–3.

USA at the Olympics

Rugby union had not been played competitively in most of the USA for more than a decade before the 1920 Olympics

Rugby union at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Rugby union was played at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Two nations entered the rugby event - France and the United States. The French team were very much thought to be assured of the gold medal and came in as raging favourites in the event. However, the United States team caused a massive...

, the US Olympic committee replied that because "California is the only state playing Rugby in the US, the Committee will give sanction but no financial aid". The Olympic Games Committee of the Amateur Athletic Union paid the expenses to transport the team from California to the games in Antwerp. By the time the US Rugby team arrived in Europe, Czechoslovakia and Romania had withdrawn from the competition, and France

France national rugby union team

The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...

and the U.S. were the only teams left to compete. The USA won a shock 8–0 victory and the gold medal. The stunned French suggested that the U.S. team tour France, which they did; winning three out of the four matches they played.

Between 1920 and 1924, Rugby union virtually disappeared once again as American football soared in popularity. But the 1924 Paris Olympics

1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

caused France to challenge the US to defend its title. Once again, the US Olympic Committee granted permission but no funds. Nonetheless, seven players of the 1920 team dusted off their boots, raised $20,000, and found some American football players who had never even seen a rugby union match, and headed for England-where they were trounced four times in practice sessions.

The French Olympic Committee (FOC) had scheduled the rugby event to kick off the 1924 Paris Games, and Romania and the U.S. were expected to provide only token opposition for the European champions. On Sunday, May 11 , the US pounded Romania 39 to 0, including nine tries, at Colombes Stadium. The final was played at Colombes Stadium, Paris, on May 18, 1924 before a crowd of more than 30,000. Paris bookmakers set the odds at twenty to one: The French team was one of the strongest ever assembled. To everybody's surprise the Americans were victorious again by 17 to 3. Shortly after the 1924 Olympics, however, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) removed rugby union as an Olympic sport. Without the Olympic incentive, the sport's growth in America collapsed and the game remained dormant.

Rare vintage film footage of the 1924 gold medal match was recently released in the documentary, "A Giant Awakens: the Rise of American Rugby".

The 1970s

The sport then enjoyed a renaissance, beginning in the 1960s and continuing through the 1970s. This created the need for a national governing body to represent the USA in the International rugby community. Four territorial organizations formed the United States of America Rugby Football Union (now known as USA Rugby) in 1975. The first Eagles match was played in Anaheim in 1976 against Australia, the Wallabies won 24–12.

The USA also performed well against France in Chicago, losing the game 33–14. The next season the Eagles played two internationals, one against England (XV-not capped) at Twickenham

Twickenham

Twickenham is a large suburban town southwest of central London. It is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan...

, which they lost 37–11, and the other against Canada, which they also lost, 17–6. The USA played the Canadians again in 1978, and defeated them 12–7 in Baltimore. They then travelled to Canada in 1979 and lost 19–12 in Toronto.

The 1980s

The national team came to further prominence during the 1980s, and from the start of the decade, were playing a notably larger number of games every season. They did however lose all three of their games in 1980, all at home. They could not muster up a win in 1981 either, losing 3–6 to Canada, and 7–38 to the South African Springboks. The USA then drew Canada 3-all in 1982. The next year they travelled to Australia to play the Wallabies, and lost 49–3 in Sydney. Wins followed against Japan and Canada. Key players included Tom Selfridge, Dan Wack, Tommy Smith, Jack Jensen, and the Sianos—Stephen and Mark.

In 1987, the USA were invited by the IRB to participate in the first ever Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and Australia. The USA were in pool 1, alongside co-hosts Australia, England and Japan. In their first ever World Cup game, the USA got off to a winning start, defeating Japan 21–18 at Ballymore Stadium

Ballymore Stadium

Ballymore is the name of a rugby union stadium situated in Herston, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It was the home of Queensland Rugby Union, and used to be the home ground for the Queensland Reds and the Brisbane Strikers Football Club. The Queensland Reds have since moved to Suncorp Stadium...

in Brisbane. The USA lost both subsequent matches; 47–12 against the Wallabies and 34–6 against the English. The USA finished 3rd in the pool, but out of contention of the finals. The Eagles first met Wales at Cardiff in November 1987. Wales, fresh from finishing third in the inaugural World Cup, enjoyed a 46–0 win.

The 1990s

The USA qualified for the 1991 Rugby World Cup in the United Kingdom, making their way through a qualifying tournament, and pooled with World Champions New Zealand, hosts England and Italy in a very tough group. In their first match of the tournament at Otley

Otley

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, Italy defeated them 30–9. At Gloucester

Gloucester

Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....

, New Zealand defeated them 46–6 but still USA's captain and Mark Sawicki and Thomas Westerman had some knock out hits as usual removing 3 of the All Blacks's players during the match. New Zealand hosts England won 37–9 at Twickenham. The USA finished fourth in the pool.

The USA defeated Bermuda 60–3 in round one of the Americas qualifying tournament for the 1995 Rugby World Cup

1995 Rugby World Cup

The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country....

to advance to round two. Although close games, Argentina defeated the Eagles twice in the series to qualify and leave the USA behind. The Eagles went close to beating a major nation at rugby union match against Australia at Riverside in 1994 when USA lost 22–26.

The Eagles, having missed out on South Africa 1995, set out to qualify for the 1999 Rugby World Cup

1999 Rugby World Cup

The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup, and the first to be held in rugby union's professional era. The principal host nation was Wales, although the majority of matches were played outside the country, shared between England, France, Scotland and Ireland...

in Wales. In round four of the Americas tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the United States did not get off to an ideal start, losing 52–24 to Argentina and 31–14 to Canada. They defeated Uruguay 21–16 in their last game to qualify for the 1999 tournament.

The Eagles were in pool E, alongside Australia, Ireland and Romania. In their first game of the tournament, the USA went down 53–8 in Dublin to Ireland. They were unlucky not to win the Romania encounter, with Romania winning 27–25. Australia defeated the Eagles 55–19 in their final game of the tournament, seeing the Eagles finish fourth in the pool. The Eagles, however, had the distinguished honor of being the only side to manage to score a try against the eventual champions, Australia, during the entire tournament.

The 2000s

The Eagles qualified for the 2003 Rugby World Cup

2003 Rugby World Cup

The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World...

by beating Spain twice in April followed by victories over Japan

Japan national rugby union team

and Canada. This was the first time the Eagles had won four consecutive tests since making their international debut in 1976. The Eagles finished fourth of five in their pool. In the first match against Fiji, an upset was brewing. The Americans were leading 6–3 at the half, then 13–3 minutes into the second half. Fiji eventually regained the lead, but with a try at the death, the Americans trailed by a point at 19–18 with the conversion kick to come. Unfortunately Mike Hercus was unable to convert and the Eagles suffered their ninth consecutive World Cup loss. The streak ended however after the Americans defeated the Japanese, as they did in their only other World Cup victory in 1987.

The Super Powers Cup was first contested in 2003 between Japan, Russia and the United States. For the 2004 Super Powers Cup with the addition of Canada. The USA beat Russia in the third-place play-off. The 2005 Super Cup took part between the USA, Canada, Japan and Romania. The USA lost 30–26 to Canada but beat a Romanian team stripped of their France-based players 23–16 in the third place play-off.

The USA began their campaign to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup

2007 Rugby World Cup

The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...

in France during July 2006, in Round 3b of the Americas tournaments

2007 Rugby World Cup - Americas qualification

In qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, 19 countries in the Pan American Rugby Association compete for 3 direct entries and 1 repechage place against the winner of Africa 2 v Europe 4.-Round 1a:Caribbean teams...

, pooled with Canada and Barbados. The USA defeated Barbados 91–0 in their first game, but lost 56–7 to the Canadians in the last pool game, sending Canada through, and relegating the USA to a home/away play-off with Uruguay. The USA came from behind to defeat Uruguay 42–13 in Montevideo in the first match. Winning the second 26–7 sent them through to the World Cup. They qualified as Americas 3, joining England, Samoa, South Africa and Tonga in Pool A.

In the 4th round, the Eagles, ranked 13th in the world standings, lost all 4 games in Pool A

2007 Rugby World Cup - Pool A

Pool A of the 2007 Rugby World Cup began on 8 September and was completed on 30 September. The pool was composed of 2003 World Cup winners England, as well as Samoa, South Africa, Tonga and United States....

, scoring 1 pool point in the game against Samoa. Coached by Peter Thorburn

Peter Thorburn

Peter Thorburn is a New Zealand rugby union coach. He worked previously for New Zealand national rugby union team and was also a coach, then Director of Rugby at English club Bristol Rugby from 2001 to 2003...

(a New Zealander who recently was the coach for the New Zealand provincial team North Harbour Rugby Union

North Harbour Rugby Union

The North Harbour Rugby Union , commonly referred to colloquially as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is a provincial rugby team which competes in the ITM Cup , the successor to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship .-Area:Harbour Rugby encompasses a...

), the Eagles started off with tough match against the defending world champions England, losing 28–10. Following this loss, the US was beaten by Tonga 25–15, losing to Samoa 25 – 21 and finally to highly favored South Africa 64 – 15. The Eagles, however, had one major highlight in the South Africa match. After an interception and a pair of passes, Takudzwa Ngwenya

Takudzwa Ngwenya

Takudzwa Ngwenya is a rugby union player who plays on the wing for the United States national rugby union team and French power Biarritz...

sped down the sideline and outran Bryan Habana

Bryan Habana

Bryan Gary Habana is a South African rugby union player who plays as a wing for the Western Province in the Currie Cup, the Stormers in Super 14, and the 2007 Rugby World Cup champions Springboks...

, arguably the fastest man in world rugby, to score a try that received Try of the Year honors at the 2007 IRB Awards

IRB Awards

The IRB Awards are given out annually by the International Rugby Board, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, for major achievement in the sport. They were first awarded in 2001...

. Following the resignation of Scott Johnson

Scott Johnson (rugby coach)

Scott Johnson , is an Australian rugby union coach.-Playing career:Playing as a fly half or a centre, Johnson played for Parramatta Two Blues and Eastwood, and was captain of both the New South Wales Waratahs and Australian Under 21s...

, on March 5, 2009 Eddie O'Sullivan

Eddie O'Sullivan

Eddie O'Sullivan is an Irish rugby union coach and a former footballer. He is a former head coach of the United States national rugby union team and of the Ireland national rugby union team....

was named the new national coach.

In November 2009, the United States booked their place at the 2011 Rugby World Cup

2011 Rugby World Cup

The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...

in New Zealand with a 54–28 aggregate victory over Uruguay

Uruguay national rugby union team

The Uruguay national rugby union team is the representative side of Uruguay, governed by the Unión de Rugby del Uruguay. They have been playing international rugby since 1948. Their jersey is blue and black and they are known as Los Teros. They qualified twice for the Rugby World Cup, in 1999 and...

. They won the second leg 27–6 in Florida with tries from captain Todd Clever

Todd Clever

Todd Stanger Clever is an American rugby union player. He is currently the Captain of the USA rugby union team. His current club is Suntory in Japan. In rugby Clever plays as a flanker, but while playing for the USA Sevens side he plays as a prop.-Club career:Todd joined Suntory of Japan in June...

(2), flanker Louis Stanfill

Louis Stanfill

Louis Stanfill is an American rugby union player. He currently plays for Mogliano, and for the United States national side. Stanfill made his international debut against in May 2005, at the age of 19. Stanfill plays as a back row player at flanker or No. 8...

and wing Kevin Swiryn. The Eagles finished a solid 2009 campaign at a mark of 4–5, with a 4–3 record in full internationals while capturing the Bowl in the Churchill Cup

Churchill Cup

. In reaching that mark the Eagles split a World Cup qualifying series

2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying

2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying began at the 2007 tournament in France, where twelve teams earned a place in the finals of the tournament, this automatically qualified them for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.After much speculation, it was confirmed on 30 November 2007 that 20 teams would...

with Canada, lost to Ireland and Wales, swept Uruguay, and defeated Georgia to take home the Bowl in the 2009 Churchill Cup

2009 Churchill Cup

The 2009 Churchill Cup took place between June 6 and June 21, 2009, in the seventh year of the tournament.For the first time in the tournament's history, all rounds were held in the United States in an effort to reduce the cost of the tournament after the discontinued sponsorship by Barclays and to...

2010

The 2010s started with news of many of the Eagles' best-established players having to miss the 2010 Churchill Cup

2010 Churchill Cup

The 2010 Churchill Cup, the eighth edition of an annual international rugby union tournament, was taking place in the Denver and New York City metropolitan areas...

because of injury including team captain Todd Clever

Todd Clever

and impact players Kevin Swiryn and Hayden Smith. Notably coach Eddie O'Sullivan

Eddie O'Sullivan

Eddie O'Sullivan is an Irish rugby union coach and a former footballer. He is a former head coach of the United States national rugby union team and of the Ireland national rugby union team....

took a big step in the future of the Eagles excluding long time fixtures Mike Hercus

Mike Hercus

Mike Hercus is a retired American rugby union footballer who played at fly-half for the USA Eagles and several top level professional clubs around the globe....

and Mike MacDonald, demonstrating a policy that is willing to exclude players who are playing professionally. The Eagles built on a full schedule in 2009 (9 games) with a 6 game schedule. They were expected to play two full test matches in the Churchill Cup

2010 Churchill Cup

The 2010 Churchill Cup, the eighth edition of an annual international rugby union tournament, was taking place in the Denver and New York City metropolitan areas...

. However, arch-rival Canada

Canada national rugby union team

The Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...

pulled a massive upset beating France A

France A national rugby union team

The France A national rugby union team, known previously as France XV national rugby union team and France B national rugby union team, are the second national rugby union team behind the French national side.-History:...

and unexpectedly advanced to the Chuchill Cup Final. The USA put in a solid performance beating Russia

Russia national rugby union team

The Russian National Rugby Union Team, is the national team representing Russia at the sport of rugby union.Rugby union in Russia is administered by the Rugby Union of Russia . The RUR is the official successor union of the Soviet Union and the combined CIS team which played in the early 1990s...

39–22. The Eagles then put in their best effort to date against the England Saxons

England Saxons

England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...

yet still fell 32–9, having cut the deficit to 9 (18–9) late in the second half. Despite the loss to the Saxons

England Saxons

the Eagles insured their best finish to date in the expanded (6 teams) Churchill Cup

Churchill Cup

format with the win over Russia

Russia national rugby union team

in reaching the Plate Final to play France A

France A national rugby union team

. The win over Russia

Russia national rugby union team

saw the Americans climb the IRB world rankings to 16th. The win was also key in preparation for the 2011 Rugby World Cup

2011 Rugby World Cup

where the Eagles are scheduled to play Russia

Russia national rugby union team

again. The Eagles dropped their match against France A

France A national rugby union team

in the Plate final for the 2010 Churchill Cup

2010 Churchill Cup

The 2010 Churchill Cup, the eighth edition of an annual international rugby union tournament, was taking place in the Denver and New York City metropolitan areas...

with a 24–10 score in favor of the French, with the last score being a converted try for the French on full time. While the Eagles had chances in the game, they suffered from poor kicking and constantly surrendered possession at crucial times by fumbled passes and losing the ball when going into contact. The Eagles finished the tournament at 1–2. In the Fall, the Eagles traveled to Europe for a 4 game tour. The Eagles were triumphant in their first hit out against Portugal

Portugal national rugby union team

The Portugal national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side representing Portugal. They first played in 1935 and now compete in the European Nations Cup. Rugby union in Portugal is administered by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby. Portugal qualified for their first Rugby World Cup in...

securing a 22–17 victory. That win turned out to be the high water mark of the tour. In their second match the Eagles took on English Premiership side Saracens

Saracens F.C.

Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...

and dropped the match with the score 20–6 in favor of Saracens

Saracens F.C.

. The next stop for the Eagles was a friendly against Scottish representative side Scotland A

Scotland A national rugby union team

The Scotland A team are the second national rugby union team behind the Scottish national side.-History:Scotland's status as one of the leading rugby nations in the Northern Hemisphere, made the SRU to field a second team, first known as Scotland XV, and currently as Scotland A, which can play at...

. The Eagles were outclassed in every phase and dropped 25–0. In their final match the Eagles saw their dreams of ending the 2010 campaign on a high note come to a crashing halt with a heartbreaking loss at the hands of Georgia

Georgia national rugby union team

The Georgia national rugby union team represents Georgia in rugby union. The team's nickname, The Lelos, comes from lelo burti, a traditional Georgian sport with strong similarities to rugby. Lelo has been adopted as the Georgian word for "try"...

with a final margin of 19–17. The Eagles finished the 2010 year ranked 16th in the world and with a 2–1 record in test matches. However, the Eagles were less successful with their overall record which was a modest 2 wins against 5 losses.

2011

The 2011 campaign, a crucial one in the build up to the 2011 Rugby World Cup

2011 Rugby World Cup

, started out disastrously in the Churchill Cup

2011 Churchill Cup

The 2011 Churchill Cup, the ninth edition of an annual international rugby union tournament, took place in Northampton, Esher, Gloucester and Worcester...

. The Eagles, having trotted out what was essentially a B-side, dropped their first match to England Saxons

England Saxons

with the embarrassing score line of 87–8. The Eagles, with a much more substantial side, then compounded the setback by suffering a harsh defeat to Tonga

Tonga national rugby union team

The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi . Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Kailao . They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance along with Fiji and Samoa...

with a 44–13 defeat to the Tongans. The defeat dropped the Eagles in the IRB World Rankings

IRB World Rankings

The IRB World Rankings is a ranking system for men's national teams in rugby union, managed by the International Rugby Board , the sport's governing body. The teams of the IRB's member nations are ranked based on their game results, with the most successful teams being ranked highest...

from 16th to 17th, moving Tonga

Tonga national rugby union team

up to 16th, and left the Eagles relegated to the Bowl Final against Russia

Russia national rugby union team

in an attempt to not go winless. The Eagles showed dramatic improvement in the Bowl Final defeating Russia 32–25 in what was an even match throughout that saw the score leveled 5 times and with that advancing their 2011 record to 1–2 and 1–1 in full tests. The win was only the second time (2009

2009 Churchill Cup

) the Eagles have brought home hardware from the Churchill Cup

Churchill Cup

and was their last opportunity to do so as immediately after the tournament organizers announced that 2011 would be the final Churchill Cup. After the Churchill Cup

2011 Churchill Cup

The 2011 Churchill Cup, the ninth edition of an annual international rugby union tournament, took place in Northampton, Esher, Gloucester and Worcester...

the Eagles played a two game home-and-home series against Canada

Canada national rugby team

Canada national rugby team may refer to:* Canada national rugby league team, represents Canada at rugby league, nicknamed the Mounties* Canada national rugby union team, represents Canada at rugby union, including at the Rugby World Cup...

in early August (6th & 13th) and traveled to Tokyo to take on Japan

Japan national rugby union team

(21st) as final preparation before the Eagles match against Ireland as the first of 4 matches in World Cup pool play. The Eagles also played a game between the two Canada tests as USA A against the Glendale Raptors (10th). In their first match against Canada the Eagles came out the gates hard and fast taking a 15–10 lead into the half, however, the second half saw the Canadians bringing the pressure and the Eagles fell to the score 28–22 with tries scored by Todd Clever

Todd Clever

(2) and Takudzwa Ngwenya

Takudzwa Ngwenya

Takudzwa Ngwenya is a rugby union player who plays on the wing for the United States national rugby union team and French power Biarritz...

. The USA A side that took on the Glendale Raptors saw a weak showing in the first 40 minutes taking a 19–10 lead at the break but blew the match open in the second 40 minutes scoring 39 unanswered points to take the match 58–10. The Eagles were unable to parlay their midweek success into a victory over Canada as they squandered several try scoring opportunities and fell to the Canadians dropping the match 27–7 and slipping to 18th in the IRB Rankings. The Eagles had a much better showing in Japan when they took a 14–8 lead into the half. However, it was not to be as the Eagles lost the lead in the second half and squandered a chance to take it back at full time with a knock on, losing 20–14 and resulting in a 1–5 record for the Eagles on the year.

2011 Rugby World Cup

Despite their poor showing in the 2011 season before the World Cup, the Eagles showed tremendous fight and power in their World Cup opening match against Ireland

Ireland national rugby union team

The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...

. The Irish came out strong but the Eagles were stiff in defense. The Irish suffered from poor goal kicking and were only able to gain a 3–0 lead before finally scoring a try and a conversion at the 39' mark. The Irish came out more ready to play in the second half but still ran into stiff Eagles defense. Ultimately the Irish would score two more tries to give a final tally of 22 points. For the Eagles, they succeeded in frustrating Irish expectations to gain a bonus point with a full strength squad and managed to post 10 points with a Patterson

James Paterson (rugby union)

James Douglas Paterson is a native New Zealand rugby union player, although he has dual United States and New Zealand citizenship due to his mother Deanna being a US citizen.-Career:...

goal, a Malifa

Valenese Malifa

Valenese Malifa is an American rugby union fly-half. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup....

conversion, and an interception try on full-time for Paul Emerick

Paul Emerick

Paul Emerick is a USA international rugby player. His position is centre or wing. He last played for Ulster Rugby before being released.-Club:...

. The Eagles came into the World Cup with their measuring mark for success as being a win over Russia. The Eagles did not disappoint. Russia leaped out to an early 3–0 lead after a penalty goal from inside the 22 setup by a block on a Mike Petri box kick. The rest of the match was all USA. Though the score board did not heat up in the cold weather the Americans took a 10–3 lead into the half after an amazing break by Andrew Suniula

Andrew Suniula

Andrew Suniula is an American Samoan rugby union player for the Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship. He previously played for the Chicago Griffins and rugby league football for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. His position is at wing/centre/second row. He has...

set up a try for Mike Petri. The kicking duty fell upon Chris Wyles

Chris Wyles

Chris Wyles is an International rugby union player who plays for the USA Eagles and plays his club rugby for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a fullback or wing...

who capitalized on his first kick, a deep strike in poor conditions from the 10 meter line. Wyles was also successful on a conversion and with his last attempt at goal. He did, however, miss 3 kicks at goal and a drop goal. Russia would land once more on the board to snatch a bonus point from the match but fell to the final tally of USA 13–6 Russia. Both Wyles and Mike McDonald

Mike McDonald

Mike McDonald is a former professional American football player who played long snapper for nine seasons in the NFL. His youngest son plays football at the University of Notre Dame and is an inside linebacker....

had amazing matches as McDonald scooped up the man of the match accolades. The Eagles were absolutely dominant at the lineout winning 7 of Russia's 13 throws and winning all 12 of their own throws. The win elevated the Eagles back up to 17th in the IRB rankings and dropped Russia one spot to 21st. For their third match of the World Cup the Eagles trotted out a squad with 14 changes from the one that met Russia. This squad ensured that each player on the 30 man roster received a cap in the tournament. Australia got on the board early with tries at the 7 and 10 minute marks. However, because of some shaky kicking the Wallabies were only able to make the lead 10–0. The Eagles soon answered with tremendous pressure that resulted in a JJ Gagiano

JJ Gagiano

Jonathan Richard Gagiano is a South African born, American rugby union player. "JJ" plays flank for the USA Eagle XV side. He was selected to tour with the USA Eagles squad for the Autumn 2010 tour of Europe. "JJ" plays his club rugby for Eastern Province Kings in South Africa...

try for the Eagles only points of the match and cutting the lead to 10–5 after a Nese Malifa

Valenese Malifa

Valenese Malifa is an American rugby union fly-half. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup....

miss on the conversion at the 22nd minute. Australia quickly responded with two more tries and a conversion to take a 22–5 lead into the half along with clinching a bonus point. In the second half the Wallabies jumped on the Eagles quick and hard leading to the final result of a 67–5 thrashing over the Eagles in which the Wallabies touched down 11 times. This replaced a 67–9 defeat to the Wallabies as the worst defeat a US team has ever suffered to Australia. The final match saw the Eagles playing for a 3rd place finish in Pool C and with that an automatic qualification into the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The Eagles faced off against Italy (the Azzurri)

Italy national rugby union team

The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...

and the match got physical early with the Azzurri pounding in a try and a conversion on the two minute mark. Unfazed, the Eagles struck back with a try of their own after a tremendous line break by Paul Emerick

Paul Emerick

Paul Emerick is a USA international rugby player. His position is centre or wing. He last played for Ulster Rugby before being released.-Club:...

which set up a Chris Wyles

Chris Wyles

Chris Wyles is an International rugby union player who plays for the USA Eagles and plays his club rugby for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a fullback or wing...

try in the 17th minute. After a Wyles conversion the match was level at 7 points. Italy soon took the lead with the boot converting a penalty to take a narrow 10–7 lead in the 21st minute. The Americans refused to go quietly and drew the match level again 6 minutes later as Wyles struck a penalty goal to make the score 10–10. Sadly this would be the last points scored by the Americans but not the Italians. The Italians struck quickly with their second try at the 29 minute mark and again on the stroke of halftime to make the score at the break 20–10 in Azzurri favor. The Italians seemed assured of a win and of a bonus point going into the half but discovered quite quickly that if they were to accomplish either goal they would have to break through an indescribably tough American resolve. Ultimately, after a tremendous amount of pressure in the scrum, a section of the game which Italy dominated all match, the Azzurri were able to get their fourth try and the bonus point after finally winning a penalty try. The American defense inside their own 22 for every bit of 10 minutes or more was tremendous. There may never have been a more valiant stand made in all the history of the sport of rugby union than the stand that the USA made against Italy while fighting incredible pressure from the Italian scrum with Louis Stanfill

Louis Stanfill

in the sin bin, a victim of the pressure at the scrum, and first choice tight head prop Mate Moeakiola

Matekitonga Moeakiola

Matekitonga Moeakiola is an American rugby union player. He currently plays for SC Albi, and for the United States national side. Moeakiola made his debut at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, scoring a try after coming on as a substitute in the Eagles' opening match against...

out with blood. The penalty try and subsequent conversion in the 65th minute were to be the only points for the Azzurri in a desperately hard fought second half. The defeat marked the end of an impressive World Cup for the Eagles and completed the 2011 season for the Americans. The Eagles finished 2011 with a record of 2–8 (2–7 in full tests). While the year started off with a devastating loss to the England Saxons and saw two heartbreaking losses where the Eagles faded in the second half against Canada and Japan, the performances in the World Cup showed a tremendous amount of improvement and with the two wins over Russia left the year feeling as a tremendous success even if the overall record was a bit disappointing. The World Cup also saw prop Mike MacDonald

Mike MacDonald

Mike MacDonald is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor. He has written and/or starred in many movies, including Mr. Nice Guy. In addition to his successful and well received live performances all over North America, MacDonald has appeared in such TV shows as The Late Show with David Letterman and...

become both the most capped Eagle in world cup play (11 caps) and the most capped Eagle of all time at 65 caps after the end of the World Cup.

Stadium

The Eagles don't have an official home stadium, but they play many of their home games, including matches in the Churchill Cup

Churchill Cup

, at Infinity Park in the Denver suburb of Glendale, Colorado

Glendale, Colorado

The city of Glendale is a Home Rule Municipality located in an exclave of Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The population was 4,547 at the 2000 census. The entire city is surrounded on all sides by the City and County of Denver. Therefore, as a municipal entity, it is also an enclave...

. Many Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

stadiums across the country have also been used for rugby matches.

Current players

Eddie O'Sullivan announced his 30-man squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup

2011 Rugby World Cup

on the August 22.

Caps and ages relevant to the start of the World Cup.

Head Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan

Eddie O'Sullivan

Eddie O'Sullivan is an Irish rugby union coach and a former footballer. He is a former head coach of the United States national rugby union team and of the Ireland national rugby union team....

2007 World Cup squad

Forwards: Blake Burdette

Blake Burdette

Blake Burdette is an American rugby union hooker or prop. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

, Owen Lentz

Owen Lentz

Owen Lentz is an American rugby union player. He currently plays for Maryland Exiles, and has been involved with the American national side, gaining 4 caps since his debut in 2006. Lentz plays as a hooker or occasionally as flanker....

, Mike MacDonald, Matekitonga Moeakiola

Matekitonga Moeakiola

, Chris Osentowski

Chris Osentowski

Chris Osentowski is an American rugby union prop. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

, Jonathan Vitale

Jonathan Vitale

Jonathan Vitale is an American rugby union prop. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

, Luke Gross

Luke Gross

Luke Gross is an American rugby union footballer. A lock who has played for various club sides, he earned 62 caps for the USA between 1996 and 2003; although he was named to the USA squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and played in the 2007 squad's final warmup against Celtic League side Munster,...

, Mike Mangan

Mike Mangan

Mike Mangan is an American rugby union lock. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

, Hayden Mexted

Hayden Mexted

Hayden Mexted is an American rugby union lock. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup....

, Alec Parker

Alec Parker

Alec Parker is an American rugby union lock. His height is 6 ft 6 in. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

, Mark Aylor

Mark Aylor

Mark Aylor is an American rugby union flanker. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.He also dominates Matt Jess.-References:...

, Inaki Basauri

Inaki Basauri

Inaki Basauri is a Mexican-born American rugby union player.-Career:Basauri first started playing rugby when he was 15 and was invited to a practice by his friend.Inaki graduated from Walt Whitman High School in 2002. Throughout High School, he played sevens rugby with the Maryland Exiles in the...

, Todd Clever

Todd Clever

, Fifita Mounga

Fifita Mounga

Fifita Mounga is an American rugby union back row forward. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

, Louis Stanfill

Louis Stanfill

, Henry Bloomfield

Henry Bloomfield

Henry Bloomfield is an American rugby union number eight. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

, Dan Payne

Dan Payne (rugby union)

Dan Payne is an American rugby union number eight. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He is now the coach of Life University.-References:...

Backs: Chad Erskine

Chad Erskine

Chad Erskine is an American rugby union scrum-half. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

, Mike Petri, Mike Hercus

Mike Hercus

Mike Hercus is a retired American rugby union footballer who played at fly-half for the USA Eagles and several top level professional clubs around the globe....

(C), Valenese Malifa

Valenese Malifa

Valenese Malifa is an American rugby union fly-half. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup....

, Philip Eloff

Philip Eloff

Phillip Eloff is an American rugby union centre. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

, Vahafolau Esikia

Vahafolau Esikia

Vahafolau Esikia is an American rugby union centre. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

, Thretton Palamo

Thretton Palamo

Thretton Palamo is an American rugby union player of Samoan origin who plays as a centre or fly-half. He is the youngest ever player to have made an appearance at the Rugby World Cup...

, Albert Tuipulotu

Albert Tuipulotu

Albert Tuipulotu is an American rugby union centre. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

, Paul Emerick

Paul Emerick

Paul Emerick is a USA international rugby player. His position is centre or wing. He last played for Ulster Rugby before being released.-Club:...

, Takudzwa Ngwenya

Takudzwa Ngwenya

Takudzwa Ngwenya is a rugby union player who plays on the wing for the United States national rugby union team and French power Biarritz...

, Salesi Sika

Salesi Sika

Salesi Sika is an American rugby union player and plays as a wing or centre for Castres Olympique. He is Mormon.He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

, Francois Viljoen

Francois Viljoen

Francois Viljoen is an American rugby union fullback. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

, Chris Wyles

Chris Wyles

Chris Wyles is an International rugby union player who plays for the USA Eagles and plays his club rugby for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a fullback or wing...

Head Coach:
Peter Thorburn

Peter Thorburn

Notable past players

Bill Bernhard
Bill Bernhard
William Henry "Strawberry Bill" Bernhard was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was born in Clarence, New York.After his playing career ended, he became a manager in the Southern Association....
Tom Billups
Tom Billups
Tom Billups was an American rugby union rugby player who played for the USA Eagles as an international and Blackheath Rugby Club, Harlequin F.C., and Pontypridd RFC as a professional. He played at hooker. After retiring in 1999, he accepted an offer to coach the Eagles two years later, keeping...
Henry Bloomfield
Henry Bloomfield
Henry Bloomfield is an American rugby union number eight. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...
Philip Eloff
Philip Eloff
Phillip Eloff is an American rugby union centre. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...
Chad Erskine
Chad Erskine
Chad Erskine is an American rugby union scrum-half. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...
Vahafolau Esikia
Vahafolau Esikia
Vahafolau Esikia is an American rugby union centre. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...
Luke Gross
Luke Gross
Luke Gross is an American rugby union footballer. A lock who has played for various club sides, he earned 62 caps for the USA between 1996 and 2003; although he was named to the USA squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and played in the 2007 squad's final warmup against Celtic League side Munster,...
Nick Hays
Mike Hercus
Mike Hercus
Mike Hercus is a retired American rugby union footballer who played at fly-half for the USA Eagles and several top level professional clubs around the globe....
Dave Hodges
Dave Hodges (rugby)
David Hodges is an American rugby union coach of the United States national rugby union team, the Eagles. Hodges is a former professional and collegiate rugby union player, professional, collegiate and high school American football player, and professional and collegiate American football...
Owen Lentz
Owen Lentz
Owen Lentz is an American rugby union player. He currently plays for Maryland Exiles, and has been involved with the American national side, gaining 4 caps since his debut in 2006. Lentz plays as a hooker or occasionally as flanker....
Dan Lyle
Dan Lyle
Daniel Joseph Lyle is an American rugby union footballer. A 1992 graduate of Virginia Military Institute, he took up rugby union aged 23 in an attempt to keep fit. He had been invited to train with American football team Minnesota Vikings and had a trial with the Washington Redskins...
Mike MacDonald
Mike Mangan
Mike Mangan
Mike Mangan is an American rugby union lock. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...
Hayden Mexted
Hayden Mexted
Hayden Mexted is an American rugby union lock. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup....
Chris Osentowski
Chris Osentowski
Chris Osentowski is an American rugby union prop. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...
Chris Pacious
Dan Payne
Kort Schubert
Kort Schubert
Kort Schubert is an American rugby union footballer. He plays blindside flank or number eight.He made his debut for the US Eagles in May 2000 playing against Japan in a 36–21 win. Schubert was an ever present figure in the American side during the 2001, 2002 and 2003 seasons...
Albert Tuipulotu
Albert Tuipulotu
Albert Tuipulotu is an American rugby union centre. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...
Dave Care
Mark Mayfield

Honors

1920 – Olympic Gold Medal Winner
Rugby union at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Rugby union was played at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Two nations entered the rugby event - France and the United States. The French team were very much thought to be assured of the gold medal and came in as raging favourites in the event. However, the United States team caused a massive...
1924 – Olympic Gold Medal Winner
Rugby union at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Rugby union was played at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Three teams entered – France, Romania and the United States. The United States was returning to defend their gold medal after they defeated the French at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Each country played two games...
2009 – Churchill Bowl Champion
2009 Churchill Cup
The 2009 Churchill Cup took place between June 6 and June 21, 2009, in the seventh year of the tournament.For the first time in the tournament's history, all rounds were held in the United States in an effort to reduce the cost of the tournament after the discontinued sponsorship by Barclays and to...
2011 – Churchill Bowl Champion
2011 Churchill Cup
The 2011 Churchill Cup, the ninth edition of an annual international rugby union tournament, took place in Northampton, Esher, Gloucester and Worcester...

Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....

Year	Host	USA Record	USA Finish
1987 Details 1987 Rugby World Cup The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. New Zealand and Australia agreed to co-host the first ever tournament with New Zealand hosting seventeen pool stage matches, two quarter-finals and the final with Australia being the junior partner hosting seven pool matches, two...	Australia & New Zealand	1–2	3rd in Pool A
1991 Details 1991 Rugby World Cup The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France; at that time, the five European countries that participated in the Five Nations Championship making it the first Rugby World Cup to be staged in the...	England, France, Ireland, Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... & Wales Wales Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...	0–3	4th in Pool A
1995 Details 1995 Rugby World Cup The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country....	South Africa	-	Did Not Qualify
1999 Details 1999 Rugby World Cup The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup, and the first to be held in rugby union's professional era. The principal host nation was Wales, although the majority of matches were played outside the country, shared between England, France, Scotland and Ireland...	Wales Wales Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...	0–3	4th in Pool 5
2003 Details 2003 Rugby World Cup The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World...	Australia	1–3	4th in Group B two bonus points
2007 Details 2007 Rugby World Cup The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...	France	0–4	5th in Pool A one bonus point
2011 Details 2011 Rugby World Cup The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...	New Zealand	1–3	4th in Pool C

Summer Olympics
Rugby union at the Summer Olympics
Rugby union has been a men's medal sport at the modern Summer Olympic Games, being played at four of the first seven competitions. The sport debuted at the 1900 Paris games where the gold medal was won by the host nation. It was subsequently featured at the London games in 1908, the Antwerp games...

1900 Paris Rugby union at the 1900 Summer Olympics Rugby union was played at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. Matches were held on 14 October and 28 October. 47 athletes from three nations competed....		not awarded
		not awarded
1904 St. Louis	not included in the Olympic program
1908 London Rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics Rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The event was summarised under the "Football" heading along with association football. The host Great Britain was represented by Cornwall, the 1908 county champion...		not awarded
1912 Stockholm	not included in the Olympic program
1920 Antwerp Rugby union at the 1920 Summer Olympics Rugby union was played at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Two nations entered the rugby event - France and the United States. The French team were very much thought to be assured of the gold medal and came in as raging favourites in the event. However, the United States team caused a massive...	'	not awarded
1924 Paris Rugby union at the 1924 Summer Olympics Rugby union was played at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Three teams entered – France, Romania and the United States. The United States was returning to defend their gold medal after they defeated the French at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Each country played two games...	'

Churchill Cup
Churchill Cup
The Churchill Cup was an annual rugby union tournament, held in June, contested by representative men's teams from Canada, England, the United States, and other invited teams from a wide array of countries....

Year	Host city	Record	Finish
2003 2003 Churchill Cup The 2003 Churchill Cup was held between 14 June and 28 June 2003 in Vancouver, Canada. It was the inaugural year of the Churchill Cup. Three rugby union teams took part in the men's competition: Canada, England A and the USA....	Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...	1–2	Runner-up
2004 2004 Churchill Cup The 2004 Churchill Cup was held between 14 June and 21 June 2004 in Calgary and Edmonton, Canada. It was the second edition of the Churchill Cup competition...	Calgary Calgary Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies... and Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...	0–2	4th Place
2005 2005 Churchill Cup The 2005 Churchill Cup was held between 14 June and 21 June 2005 in Edmonton, Canada. It was the third edition of the Churchill Cup competition...	Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...	1–1	3rd Place
2006 2006 Churchill Cup The 2006 Churchill Cup is a Rugby Union competition, typically between the second teams of various top tier international Rugby nations and the first teams of traditionally less prominent teams, such as Canada and the USA. It first began on June 3, 2006 and ended on June 17. The 2006 competition...	Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census... , Toronto, Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario... , and San Jose San Jose, California San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay... (Santa Clara Santa Clara, California Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the... )	0–3	Bowl Runner-up
2007 2007 Churchill Cup The 2007 Churchill Cup was held from May 18 to June 2, 2007. It was the fifth year of the Churchill Cup. Six rugby union teams took part: Canada, England Saxons, Ireland A, New Zealand Māori, Scotland A, and the USA.-Format:...	Stockport Stockport Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name... , Exeter Exeter Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the... , Henley Henley-on-Thames Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Reading, 10 miles upstream and west from Maidenhead... , Northampton Northampton Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is... and London	0–3	Bowl Runner-up
2008 2008 Churchill Cup The 2008 Churchill Cup took place between 7 June and 21 June 2008 in what was the sixth year of the tournament. Six rugby union teams took part: , England Saxons, Ireland A, Scotland A, the , and an Argentinian XV.-Participation:...	Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario... , Kingston Kingston, Ontario Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post... , Toronto, and Chicago	0–3	Bowl Runner-up
2009 2009 Churchill Cup The 2009 Churchill Cup took place between June 6 and June 21, 2009, in the seventh year of the tournament.For the first time in the tournament's history, all rounds were held in the United States in an effort to reduce the cost of the tournament after the discontinued sponsorship by Barclays and to...	Glendale Glendale, Colorado The city of Glendale is a Home Rule Municipality located in an exclave of Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The population was 4,547 at the 2000 census. The entire city is surrounded on all sides by the City and County of Denver. Therefore, as a municipal entity, it is also an enclave... and Commerce City Commerce City, Colorado The city of Commerce City is a Home Rule Municipality located in Adams County, Colorado, United States. Commerce City is a northern suburb of Denver and now the 18th most populous municipality in the state of Colorado...	1–2	Bowl Champion
2010 2010 Churchill Cup The 2010 Churchill Cup, the eighth edition of an annual international rugby union tournament, was taking place in the Denver and New York City metropolitan areas...	Glendale Glendale, Colorado The city of Glendale is a Home Rule Municipality located in an exclave of Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The population was 4,547 at the 2000 census. The entire city is surrounded on all sides by the City and County of Denver. Therefore, as a municipal entity, it is also an enclave... and Harrison Harrison, New Jersey Harrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 13,620. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark, New Jersey.-Geography:Harrison is located at ....	1–2	Plate Runner-up
2011 2011 Churchill Cup The 2011 Churchill Cup, the ninth edition of an annual international rugby union tournament, took place in Northampton, Esher, Gloucester and Worcester...	Northampton Northampton Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is... , Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham.... , Esher Esher Esher is a town in the Surrey borough of Elmbridge in South East England near the River Mole. It is a very prosperous part of the Greater London Urban Area, largely suburban in character, and is situated 14.1 miles south west of Charing Cross.... , and Worcester Worcester The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...	1–2	Bowl Champion

Super Cup

Year	Participants	USA Result
2003	, ,	Runner-up
2004	, , ,	3rd Place
2005	, , ,	3rd Place

Setanta
Setanta Sports
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Challenge Cup

Year	Venue	Opponent	Result
2007	Toyota Park Toyota Park (Bridgeview) Toyota Park is a soccer-specific stadium located at 71st Street and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview, Illinois. It is the home stadium of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, members of Major League Soccer . Toyota Park was developed at a cost of around $100 million. The facility opened June 11, 2006...	Munster Munster Rugby Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...	Munster 10 – 6 USA
2008	Rentschler Field	Munster Munster Rugby Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...	Munster 46 – 22 USA
2009	Buck Shaw Stadium Buck Shaw Stadium Buck Shaw Stadium is a 10,300-seat soccer stadium at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. The stadium is the current home of the Santa Clara Broncos soccer teams and was the former home of the now defunct Santa Clara football team as well as the Santa Clara baseball team. The baseball...		Ireland 27 – 10 USA

Michelin
Michelin
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Challenge Cup

Year	Venue	Opponent	Result
2008	Blackbaud Stadium Blackbaud Stadium Blackbaud Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium located on Daniel Island in Charleston, South Carolina, that opened in 1999. Charleston Battery call Blackbaud Stadium home...	France ASM Clermont Auvergne ASM Clermont Auvergne Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne are a French rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system, ASMCA are the were the 2010 France Top 14 Champions. It is the rugby section of the multi-sport club...	Clermont 37 – 14 USA

Americas Rugby Championship
Americas Rugby Championship
The Americas Rugby Championship is a rugby union competition contested by national and regional teams from North and South America. The league has replaced the IRB's previous North American competition, the North America 4....

Year	Participants	Champion	USA Selects Result
2009 2009 Americas Rugby Championship season The 2009 Americas Rugby Championship season was the inaugural season of the Americas Rugby Championship. The season featured a Canadian division with four teams representing provinces or regions of Canada, along with international A sides from the U.S. and Argentina.The Canadian Division played a...	, BC Bears, Ontario Blues Ontario Blues The Ontario Blues are the senior men's representative rugby team for Ontario. They were founded in 2009 to compete in the Americas Rugby Championship against other representative teams from Canada, Argentina, and the United States... , Prairie Wolf Pack Prairie Wolf Pack The Prairie Wolf Pack is a Canadian rugby union team representing the Prairies region in the Canadian Rugby Championship. The Wolf Pack's inaugural season includes a home game at the Calgary Rugby Park against The Rock and away games at the BC Bears and Ontario Blues.-Current squad:Squad for the... , The Rock The Rock (rugby team) The Rock, also known as the Atlantic Rock, are a Canadian rugby union team based in St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador. The team plays in the Canadian Rugby Championship and is intended to draw most of its players from the rugby unions of Canada's five Eastern provinces: Quebec, New Brunswick,... ,		4th Place
2010 2010 Americas Rugby Championship season The 2010 Americas Rugby Championship season will be the second season of the Americas Rugby Championship. The schedule for the Canadian Division was released December 17, 2009, and features the same four Canadian teams that participated in the 2009 season. As of that release, the only international...	, , ,		3rd Place

North America 4
North America 4
North America 4, also known as IRB North America 4 often abbreviated to NA4, was a North American rugby union competition launched in 2006...

Year	Participants	Championship	3rd Place
2006 2006 North America 4 The 2006 North America 4 was the first tournament of its kind, a rugby union competition between four new North American teams. Each of the four teams face each other twice during the tournament, taking place in British Columbia, and then, in Columbus, Ohio...	Canada East Canada East (rugby team) Canada East is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada East was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby... , Canada West Canada West (rugby team) Canada West is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada West was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby... , USA Falcons USA Falcons The USA Falcons are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:... , USA Hawks USA Hawks The USA Hawks are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...	Canada West Canada West (rugby team) Canada West is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada West was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby... 31 – 20 USA Falcons USA Falcons The USA Falcons are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...	Canada East Canada East (rugby team) Canada East is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada East was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby... 34 – 18 USA Hawks USA Hawks The USA Hawks are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...
2007 2007 North America 4 The 2007 North America 4 was the second North America 4 rugby tournament. Each of the four teams played each other five times in round-robin play.-Round-Robin Standings:-External links:*...	Canada East Canada East (rugby team) Canada East is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada East was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby... , Canada West Canada West (rugby team) Canada West is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada West was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby... , USA Falcons USA Falcons The USA Falcons are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:... , USA Hawks USA Hawks The USA Hawks are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...	Canada West Canada West (rugby team) Canada West is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada West was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby... 16 – 11 USA Falcons USA Falcons The USA Falcons are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...	Canada East Canada East (rugby team) Canada East is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada East was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby... 34 – 29 USA Hawks USA Hawks The USA Hawks are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...
2008 2008 North America 4 The 2008 North America 4 is the third tournament between the North America 4 teams. Each of the four teams played each other three times in round-robin play, followed by semi-finals, a final and third-place play-off.-Teams:...	Canada East Canada East (rugby team) Canada East is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada East was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby... , Canada West Canada West (rugby team) Canada West is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada West was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby... , USA Falcons USA Falcons The USA Falcons are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:... , USA Hawks USA Hawks The USA Hawks are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...	Canada West Canada West (rugby team) Canada West is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada West was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby... 43 – 11 USA Falcons USA Falcons The USA Falcons are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...	Canada East Canada East (rugby team) Canada East is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada East was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby... 17 – 17 USA Hawks USA Hawks The USA Hawks are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...

Overall

Their Test record against all nations:

Against	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %
	9	0	9	0	0.00
	7	0	7	0	0.00
	1	1	0	0	100.00
	1	1	0	0	100.00
	47	12	34	1	25.53
	2	1	1	0	50.00
	5	0	5	0	0.00
	4	1	3	0	25.00
	7	1	6	0	14.29
	3	1	2	0	33.33
	7	3	4	0	42.86
	7	0	7	0	0.00
	3	0	3	0	0.00
	19	12	6	1	63.16
	2	0	2	0	0.00
	2	0	2	0	0.00
	3	3	0	0	100.00
	5	4	1	0	80.00
	5	4	1	0	80.00
	3	0	3	0	0.00
	3	0	3	0	0.00
	3	0	3	0	0.00
	1	0	1	0	0.00
	3	3	0	0	100.00
	4	1	3	0	25.00
	1	1	0	0	100.00
	12	11	1	0	91.67
	7	0	7	0	0.00
Total	176	60	115	2	34.09

Women's national team

The U.S. women's national team, officially formed in 1987, has been an international powerhouse since its inception. The Eagles won the first official World Cup in 1991, and finished second in the two following World Cups (1994, 1998). The Eagles have set the standard for international competition, leading an ensuing wave of women's rugby growth and game development worldwide.

The next Women's Rugby World Cup was in August/September 2006 in Edmonton, Canada. Despite finishing 7th in the 2002 tournament, the USA was actually seeded 6th. They were bumped up ahead of Australia, who beat the USA in the 2002 tournament 17–5, because Australia hadn't played any international matches since the last World Cup.

The USA rugby women's national team had its first test matches in over a year when the Women Eagles traveled to the United Kingdom in January 2006 to play Scotland (Jan. 21), Ireland (Jan. 25) and England (Jan. 29). The team won all three games. The Eagles' travel squad includes 30 players, including 19-capped veterans.

External links

USA Rugby Official Site
Eagles Official Site
Womens Eagles Official Site
We love rugby Coverage of the Rugby World Cup 2007
A Giant Awakens: the Rise of American Rugby Rugby Documentary on DVD

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History

Early years

USA at the Olympics

The 1970s

The 1980s

The 1990s

The 2000s

2010

2011

2011 Rugby World Cup

Stadium

Current players

2007 World Cup squad

Notable past players

Honors

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Overall

Women's national team

See also

External links

Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
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Churchill Cup
Churchill Cup
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Setanta
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Challenge Cup

Americas Rugby Championship
Americas Rugby Championship
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North America 4
North America 4
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