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  • Tuesday, 27. November, 2012

    What We Learned About The Eagles On Their Fall Tour: Part 2

    In Part 2 of our series we continue our look back at some things we learned from their fall tour.

  • Monday, 26. November, 2012

    What We Learned About The Eagles On Their Fall Tour: Part 1

    With the Eagles now returning to various parts of the world, it’s time to look at some things we learned from their fall tour.

  • Sunday, 25. November, 2012

    Law discussion: Alberts's try

    It was a try. The referee awarded the try and the referee is 'the sole judge of fact and Law during a match'. But was his judgement right.

  • Friday, 23. November, 2012

    Opportunities for U.S. Women’s National Teams

    Tomorrow match against France and next week’s Dubai 7’s represent big opportunities for the U.S. Women’s National Teams to show fans back at home that they mean business.

  • Wednesday, 21. November, 2012
    Eagles Touch Down In Romania

    Eagles Touch Down In Romania

    The USA Eagles touched down in Romania on Monday ahead of their final match of their November test series. Mike Petri reports that the team is focused on finishing the series with a winning record and gives a look at their preparations as well as how the side is spending some free time and closes by wishing all the rugby fans back home a happy Thanksgiving!

  • Friday, 16. November, 2012
    Eagles Prepare for Tonga

    Eagles Prepare for Tonga

    With the U.S. Eagles great win against Russia in the rearview mirror, Mike Petri checks in with Rugby Rugby about the downtime and preparations for the test match against Tonga. In addition to on field work, the team spent time checking out the new James Bond flick as well as playing some laser tag…guess which player was the top shot?

  • Friday, 9. November, 2012

    Petri Ready to Get Back to Rugby

    In the blink of an eye, the time between the June and November test matches is gone and U.S.A Eagles Mike Petri is in Wales preparing for the matches against Russia, Tonga, and Romania. The flyhalf checked in with Rugby Rugby to talk about his work while ‘away’ from rugby, teammates playing abroard, and to give his support to those affected by Hurricane Sandy.

  • Monday, 5. November, 2012

    Eagles Land in Wales Looking for Answers

    Now that the Eagles have landed in Wales, it’s time to ask a few key questions that need to be answered this week.

  • Wednesday, 31. October, 2012

    Trick or Treat: Eagles Fall Tour

    As the Eagles head into their fall tour of Europe, we look into some of the burning questions regarding the team and see if the tour will be a trick or a treat.

  • Wednesday, 24. October, 2012

    Eagles: 28 Tickets to Europe

    A little while ago we issued out 28 tickets to Europe, and now with the Americas Rugby Championship in the books and the Eagles opener against Russia only two and a half weeks away, it’s time to re-issue those tickets.

  • Tuesday, 23. October, 2012

    Selects Post-ARC: Whose Stock Went Up, Down

    The Americas Rugby Championship was an opportunity for up and coming players, as well as players on the fringe of the Eagles, to impress Mike Tolkin and his staff and potentially earn a place on the Eagles fall roster. So now that the tournament is over, let’s take a look at whose stock went up and whose went down.

  • Monday, 15. October, 2012

    Olympics Asks Questions of Rugby

    Rugby returns to the Olympics in 2016 and with the game being played on the biggest stage some questions are being asked of which players to take to Rio. The questions are whether to include and how to include rugby 15s players in the rugby 7s game. Rugby Rugby and U.S. Eagle player Mike Petri looks at the dilemma.

  • Friday, 12. October, 2012

    View from the Couch

    View from the Couch this week begins the promised analysis how rugby is run in SA and NZ

  • Thursday, 11. October, 2012

    Heineken Cup Preview & Predictions

    The Heineken Cup gets underway this weekend. This Is American Rugby previews the tournament and then offers his predictions.

  • Wednesday, 10. October, 2012

    Tolkin Looks For Players To Step Up

    Eagles head coach Mike Tolkin is using the Americas Rugby Championship as a development tournament, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t expecting players to step up and fight for positions.