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Watch the USA Quality for RWC 2011

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:28:00 +0000

American readers will be pleased to note that the USA Eagles qualified for the 2011 Rugby World Cup this past weekend with their second win over Uruguay in as many weeks. This means that the Eagles will appear in their sixth world cup out of the seventh that have been played thus far, with their only missed appearance being the 1995 incarnation of the event.

The Americans’ competition will be tough, as they have been placed in a pool that includes Australia, Ireland, Italy, and a to-be-named European side. For now, though, we may as well just enjoy the full match footage of this past Saturday’s qualifer, courtest of the USA Rugby Ustream Channel:

First Half:

Second Half:

Eagles Back on Track

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:08:00 +0000

The United States Eagles national rugby union side hadn’t won in a while before Saturday, but they corrected that with a 43-9 win over Uruguay in Salt Lake City, Utah. One report put attendance at more than 5,000, which is nothing stellar by global standards but a decent showing in the United States.

Unfortunately, the match wasn’t televised in the United States, so if you weren’t there you couldn’t watch. That’s been cleared up now, though, as you can watch a full replay online for free at the USA Rugby Network site. Have a look!

Interestingly, Setanta Sports broadcast an ad selling tickets to the match even though they didn’t bother to televise the match itself: