Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

Cody Schmelter has some excellent photos and an article from the Eagles-Georgia match.

Psalm Wooching recently picked up more professional experience playing for the Harlequins.

The latest Red, White, and Black Eye podcast is out talking about the Eagles summer series and more.

The Houston Strikers have added Eagle Kyle Sumsion to their roster ahead of next year.

The WPL All-Stars roster is out and it includes a lot of players in the Eagles pool.

Pat Clifton has some notes on the Eagles, the U-20s, and Major League Rugby.

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Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

Our player grades are in for the Eagles against Georgia. Some do alright, others not so much. 

Highlights of the Eagles-Georgia match are out. 

The Houston Strikers have added another local player. This time it's second row Jackson Slater. 

The South Panthers have advanced to the RAN Championship after a crazy weekend. 

A couple of college players have been added to the Eagles side for the Clermont 7s. 

World:

The latest edition of Planet Rugby's Loose Pass is out. 

The Sale Sharks have signed James O'Connor. 

Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

The Eagles made a late comeback but too many handling errors and a dominant Georgian scrum were too much in the end.

If you missed the match you can get caught up with our match commentary.

The Junior All-Americans got revenge against Canada but will miss out on the JWRT.

The Rugby Wrap Up studio show once again raises some good questions.

World:

We won't spoil some results for those that are still catching up. However, Planet Rugby has their latest hot or not list.

Munster are set to lose a very important player.

There could be some big changes in Australia soon. 

Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

Eagles head coach John Mitchell has chopped and changed his starting line-up ahead of tomorrow's clash with Georgia.

The Georgians have also named their starters for the match.

The Dallas Griffins have made a big statement by hiring Mike Ford as their head coach.

The NOLA Gold also hired a coach in the form of former Eagles assistant Nate Osborne.

Not to be left out of the news the Houston Strikers signed Jack Riley and Lindsey Stevens.

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Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

The Eagles take on Georgia in a couple of days. We have our guess (almost certainly wrong) at who might start.

Alex Goff recently chatted with the Austin Huns about their DI championship and the future.

The game between the South Panthers and Bermuda has been cancelled.

Club/College:

There are a number of Club 7s Nationals qualifiers this weekend. Here is a preview.

7s season can be complicated in terms of what tournaments are qualifiers. We have a breakdown of the schedules from the East and from the West.

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Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

The Junior All-Americans face a big hole after leg one of their qualifying series against Canada.

Derek Sagehorn has an excellent breakdown of the Eagles defense against Ireland.

Psalm Wooching is in Mauritius with the Harlequins who have a nice feature on him.

The latest Red, White, and Black Eye podcast is out talking all things Eagles.

Pat Clifton looks at Georgian rugby and their gains over the past few years.

Jake Frechette and Alex Goff have their takes on the Eagles loss to Ireland.

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Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

You have questions and we want to answer them in our latest Q&A.

The Junior All-Americans have been picked for their match against Canada today.

Alex Goff talked with JD Stephenson about the match and what his team needs to do.

The USA Islanders have finalized their coaching staff ahead of August's match against the Saracens.

Super 7s boss David Niu shared some of the league's plans with the Wharton School of Business.

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Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

A younger Eagles line-up found it tough going against the Ireland on Saturday falling by a large margin.

After the match Ryan Trost caught up with the Eagles and Ireland for interviews.

If you missed the match you can get caught up with our match commentary.

Pat Clifton has a Q&A with David Niu, the head of Super 7s.

Americans in Europe recently the draw for the European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup.

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Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

The Eagles have named a young squad to face Ireland tomorrow. It seems John Mitchell is saving some veterans for Canada.

Ireland have also named an inexperienced team. Only five starters have more than 10 caps.

At the fifth minute of tomorrow's match fans will stand and applaud in support of Robert Paylor.

If you want to know how to watch the Eagles and Junior All-Americans this summer we have you covered.

Ronan Nelsen says that the U.S. are capable of beating Ireland this year.

The Women Eagles 7s will face New Zealand, Ireland, and Japan at the Clermont 7s.

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Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

The Eagles take on Ireland in a couple of days. We have our picks at who might start.

Grant Cole sat down with Justin Fitzpatrick and Sam Windsor from the Houston Strikers.

The Women Eagles have named their camp squad for July. It's their final selection before the World Cup.

Club/College:

Rugby 7s Magazine has a chat with Cal star Russell Webb.

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Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

The Eagles are down another star after Titi Lamositele has been ruled out with an injury. Paddy Ryan from the Newcastle Falcons has been called up as a replacement.

Derek Sagehorn has some awesome analysis (with gifs!) of what the Eagles are likely to see against Ireland.

The locals in New Jersey are getting excited about Saturday's match according to the local paper.

Club/College:

Santa Monica have brought in capped Scottish international Scorry Murray as a coach.

Cal are remembering former star Stan Dzura who recently passed away.

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Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

Ryan Trost talked with Eagles head coach John Mitchell about the team's preparations for the weekend.

The local paper in New Jersey has photos of the Eagles in camp.

Blaine Scully has justifiably won his club's try of the year award.

The Southern Hemisphere takes center stage this summer in Eagles Abroad.

Alex Goff shares his thoughts on Ireland.

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Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

The City of Glendale is celebrating 10 years of Infinity Park and looking ahead to Major League Rugby.

Club/College:

Cal claimed their fifth straight CRC in convincing fashion with a win over Life. Here is how things shook out on day one.

The Austin Huns scored a late try to beat NYAC in a spirited DI final.  If you missed the match you can catch up with our running commentary.

At the men's DII level the St. Louis Bombers didn't have and answer for Life's Jonathan Poole as he scored a hat-trick in the victory.

In DIII the St. Louis Royals ran out to an early lead and then defended it against the Bremer County Bucks.

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Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

In case you missed it early this year's RugbyTown 7s is stacked with the College All-Americans, Maple Leafs, a Fiji all-star team, and the top club teams in the country.

Club/College:

The CRC kicks off this weekend. We preview Pools A, B, & C as well as D, E, & F.

We also take a look at the club DII final between Life and the St. Louis Bombers and the DIII final between the Bremer County Bucks and the St. Louis Royals.

Jason Graves previews the women's DI final between Life West and Raleigh.

Preview season continues as Pat Clifton has more on the women's CRC. Alex Goff has his picks of the men's tournament.

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Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

Psalm Wooching is set to play in the World Club 10s with the Harlequins.

The latest Red, White, and Black Eye podcast is out talking all things Eagles.

Club/College:

Alex Solomon previews the DIII final between the Bremer County Bucks and the St. Louis Royals.

The Mid-South All Conference selections are stacked with good talent.

Illinois recently wrapped up their state youth championships.

Rugby is continuing to grow at Fordham while twins are taking over in Oregon.

World:

The Pro12 has reportedly issued an invitation for the Cheetahs to join the competition.

The Lions and the NZ Provincial Barbarians have named their teams for the first clash of the tour. 

Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

Hopefully everyone had a nice holiday weekend. For the Women Eagles 7s it was a mixed weekend. They were strong on day one of the Langford 7s but went 1-2 on day two to finish in sixth place.

Blaine Scully has been nominated for Cardiff's try of the year. He should win.

The Houston Strikers have added another name from overseas in the form of Connor Murphy.

Alex Goff has a breakdown of the Junior All-Americans roster.

Club/College:

The match times are set for this weekend's club championships.

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Opening Kick

Due to the holiday there will be no Opening Kick today. Instead, enjoy our all-time favorite Eagles clip.

Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

John Mitchell will leave the Eagles after World Cup qualifying this summer. He leaves the Eagles without a coach just two years before the World Cup.

New Orleans has confirmed their Major League Rugby plans. The team will be known as NOLA Gold.

@USAWomens7s captain @kelteralev is expecting her side to step up at the #Canada7s pic.twitter.com/9kdBLGSqCO

— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) May 25, 2017 " target="_blank">Alev Kelter says that the U.S. are going to be a contender at the Langford 7s.

The South Panthers have picked their team for their big match against Mexico.

The Glendale Raptors recently found time to go rafting.

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Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

Siaosi Mahoni is headed to France where he'll join up with David Tameilau at Narbonne.

The latest Red, White, and Black Eye podcast is out and it's a good one touching on a lot of topics.

Major League Rugby could have some competition as Super Sevens has teased an announcement for later in the month.

Mexico City will host the RAN 7s tournament this November. The U.S. could send a developmental team.

Scott Lawrence has been added to the Eagles staff for the summer series.

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Opening Kick

Opening Kick is a segment devoted to bringing you all Eagles and U.S.A. Rugby news in one location. It is brought to you everyday by Rugby Marketplace, your independent rugby store! 

National Teams/MLR/ODAs:

The Junior All-Americans have named a very strong squad for their qualifying series against Canada.

Mike Friday says it is in the best interest of the NFL and NBA to help out rugby in America.

Club/College:

Rugby 7s Magazine held a Q&A with Lindenwood star Nick Feakes.

The St. Louis Royals and the Bremer County Bucks will play for the DIII title.

Life West and Raleigh will go for the women's DI championship and SFGG and Milwaukee will play for DII.

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