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Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location.
Eagles 7's:
The Eagles 7's had a disappointing weekend, finishing runner's up in the Shield competition. Here is our recap of the tournament.
The IRB has released the pools for Dubai. The Eagles are in Pool D with France, Australia, and Canada.
Rugbymag reports that Alex Magleby could make some changes ahead of Dubai. (Membership required)
Eagles:
The Eagles Selects didn't have the best weekend either as they were beaten handily by the Argentina Jaguars 39-3.
Alex Goff says that the team doesn't have much time to fix some of their short-comings.
One of the areas the team struggled in was the scrum. However, head coach Mike Tolkin says there were positives about the team's scrumming performance.
Canada won their match against Uruguay 28-10.
College:
Bowling Green have continued their fantastic fall season with a 46-12 win over Dayton.
Dartmouth have stayed unbeaten on the year as well after being Yale at home over the weekend.
Life have won the ACRL 7's, an event they hosted. The other ACRL 7's was in College Park, Maryland where Kutztown came away with the victory.
Cal were victorious at the Stanford 7's. They beat Cal Poly in the final match.
Wheeling Jesuit have rebounded from last week's loss to defeat the Penn State B team. The A team played Army.
Club:
The Detroit Tradesmen have pulled a bit of an upset with a victory over the Chicago Griffins.
The Maryland Exiles picked up a big win over NOVA over the weekend.
The Glendale Raptors DI team is well known, but Cody Secker says that the DII team has just as much success.
Youth:
The famed Highland Rugby team has returned to its roots after a time under the TRYBE name.
Women:
Davenport University is the latest team to make women's rugby a varsity sport.
World:
After Newcastle coach Dean Richards has turned down the opportunity to coach the Barbarians next summer, the team is looking for a coach.
One of the teams the Barbarians will play is the British & Irish Lions. The ESPNScrum staff has a look at who they think will be on the team.
Much is being made of the Saracens decision to use turf at their new stadium, even CEO Ed Griffiths says it is a risk.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen will miss Saturday's test against Australia to be with his ill father.
There were a few surprises over the weekend in the first round of the Heineken Cup, while the Amlin Challenge Cup was full of lopsided wins.
Here's a recap from the other action around the world, including the final rounds of the Currie Cup and ITM Cup.
Fiji won the Gold Coast 7's, while Hong Kong have won the inaugural Asian Sevens Series over Japan.
Tidbits:
Most rugby fans are familiar with the story of the Uruguayan team whose plan crashed in the Andes. Survivors of that crash have marked its 40th anniversary by completing the match they intended to play.
Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location.
Eagles 7's:
The Eagles 7's had a disappointing weekend, finishing runner's up in the Shield competition. Here is our recap of the tournament.
The IRB has released the pools for Dubai. The Eagles are in Pool D with France, Australia, and Canada.
Rugbymag reports that Alex Magleby could make some changes ahead of Dubai. (Membership required)
Eagles:
The Eagles Selects didn't have the best weekend either as they were beaten handily by the Argentina Jaguars 39-3.
Alex Goff says that the team doesn't have much time to fix some of their short-comings.
One of the areas the team struggled in was the scrum. However, head coach Mike Tolkin says there were positives about the team's scrumming performance.
Canada won their match against Uruguay 28-10.
College:
Bowling Green have continued their fantastic fall season with a 46-12 win over Dayton.
Dartmouth have stayed unbeaten on the year as well after being Yale at home over the weekend.
Life have won the ACRL 7's, an event they hosted. The other ACRL 7's was in College Park, Maryland where Kutztown came away with the victory.
Cal were victorious at the Stanford 7's. They beat Cal Poly in the final match.
Wheeling Jesuit have rebounded from last week's loss to defeat the Penn State B team. The A team played Army.
Club:
The Detroit Tradesmen have pulled a bit of an upset with a victory over the Chicago Griffins.
The Maryland Exiles picked up a big win over NOVA over the weekend.
The Glendale Raptors DI team is well known, but Cody Secker says that the DII team has just as much success.
Youth:
The famed Highland Rugby team has returned to its roots after a time under the TRYBE name.
Women:
Davenport University is the latest team to make women's rugby a varsity sport.
World:
After Newcastle coach Dean Richards has turned down the opportunity to coach the Barbarians next summer, the team is looking for a coach.
One of the teams the Barbarians will play is the British & Irish Lions. The ESPNScrum staff has a look at who they think will be on the team.
Much is being made of the Saracens decision to use turf at their new stadium, even CEO Ed Griffiths says it is a risk.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen will miss Saturday's test against Australia to be with his ill father.
There were a few surprises over the weekend in the first round of the Heineken Cup, while the Amlin Challenge Cup was full of lopsided wins.
Here's a recap from the other action around the world, including the final rounds of the Currie Cup and ITM Cup.
Fiji won the Gold Coast 7's, while Hong Kong have won the inaugural Asian Sevens Series over Japan.
Tidbits:
Most rugby fans are familiar with the story of the Uruguayan team whose plan crashed in the Andes. Survivors of that crash have marked its 40th anniversary by completing the match they intended to play.
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