USA rugby union team
Major League Rugby returns for season six – with US game at a crossroads
Utah chief executive bullish about prospects despite men’s Eagles’ World Cup failure and an ever-shifting landscape
Martin Pengelly
16, Feb, 2023 @8:30 AM
US Premier Rugby Sevens expands to 16 men’s and women’s teams
Domestic competition assigns state and regional team names in attempt to increase fan engagement
Martin Pengelly in New York
13, Dec, 2022 @11:55 AM
Gary Gold steps down as US Eagles coach after Rugby World Cup failure
South African to support review of US high performance programmes as 2031 and 2033 World Cup host looks to rebuild
Martin Pengelly in New York
09, Dec, 2022 @9:22 PM
US rugby in despair after World Cup flop but Eagles insist on signs of hope
Eight years before America hosts the finals, players including props who conceded key penalties against Chile and Portugal remain young and full of promise
Martin Pengelly
19, Nov, 2022 @8:00 AM
Portugal down USA to book final Rugby World Cup place in France
Last kick of the game gives Os Lobos a 16-16 draw, enough to book place in Pool C with Australia, Wales, Fiji and Georgia
Martin Pengelly
18, Nov, 2022 @5:30 PM
‘It’s a big game’: USA and Portugal face off for final Rugby World Cup place
Gary Gold’s Eagles are 80 minutes away from Pool C in France but Os Lobos are on the up. A nerve-shredding night is in store
Martin Pengelly
17, Nov, 2022 @9:00 AM
USA and Portugal set up playoff for final Rugby World Cup place
Eagles and Os Lobos cruise past Hong Kong and Kenya, setting up one-off game for place with Wales and Australia in Pool C next year
Martin Pengelly
12, Nov, 2022 @9:51 PM
‘We’ve got to win three games in Dubai’: US Eagles face last Rugby World Cup chance
If the Americans are to avoid missing the finals for the first time since 1995, Bryce Campbell’s team must beat Kenya, Hong Kong and Portugal on successive weekends
Martin Pengelly in New York
05, Nov, 2022 @8:00 AM
Major League Rugby announces new team in Chicago after LA and Austin exit
US professional men’s rugby union league heads for sixth season after losing teams in California and Texas
Martin Pengelly in New York
02, Nov, 2022 @4:24 PM
LA and Austin out of MLR as US rugby faces further uncertainty
Teams owned by and named for Australian entrepreneur Adam Gilchrist will not compete but team in new city due in 2022
Martin Pengelly in New York
26, Oct, 2022 @12:20 PM
‘Growing the audience for rugby’: PR7s seeks to seed game in America
With 15s World Cups on the way, a start-up sevens league seeks to establish itself in a crowded but fractured landscape
Martin Pengelly in New York
17, Sep, 2022 @8:00 AM
Alan Gilpin: ‘The US plan will benefit from the Eagles being in France’
World Rugby CEO doesn’t think ‘the game needs the US in France next year’ but knows Chile’s win on Saturday underlined the need for serious work before the World Cup comes to America
Martin Pengelly
18, Jul, 2022 @10:05 AM
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