Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location.

Eagles:

Mike Petri is looking forward to the Eagles fall tour and says the team knows what they have to do to be successful. (Membership required)

Are you ready? There are only 100 days left until the Las Vegas 7's.

College:

With only a few weeks left, the Empire Conference is very tight with several teams still in contention.

Wheeling Jesuit have completed their inaugural season with a 5-1-1 record.

Rugbymag has the latest DI-AA standings.

Women:

Beantown are sending two teams to nationals, their WPL team and DII team. Jackie Finlan has a look at the entire playoff field.

Finlan also recaps the leading WPL point scorers.

The IRB has a recap of the Zengcheng Sevens and the U.S. women's victory.

Club:

Schuykill River beat NOVA over the weekend. Alex Goff says the team is doing the dirty work.

The men's DII playoff field is set.

World:

European representatives will meet again in Dublin today to try and find a solution to the English and French clubs objections to the current European club format.

Scotland have already come out swinging ahead of the meeting and have hit out at the Premiership.

Sale's consistent struggles this season have cost Bryan Redpath his job.

Cardiff are also struggling this season but Phil Davies says that he is "not going to give up."

Yesterday we noted that the RFU was contemplating selling the naming rights to Twickenham, now the Scottish Rugby Union is thinking about doing the same for Murrayfield.

Fiji have made seven changes to their team ahead of the Dubai 7's.

The British & Irish Lions have unveiled their jersey for next summer.

ESPNScrum's Huw Richards looks back at one of the most memorable matches in rugby history.