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The United States men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States of America Rugby Football Union in men's international rugby union. USA Rugby is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States, and is a member of Rugby Americas North, one of six regional governing bodies under ...
Rugby union did not re-emerge in the US until its renaissance in the 1960s and 1970s. [citation needed] The United States of America Rugby Football Union (now known as USA Rugby) was formed in 1975. The United States men's national team, the Eagles, has competed in all but one of the Rugby World Cup tournaments held every four years since 1987.
Rugby union teams in the United States by populated place (8 C) United States national rugby sevens team (2 C, 6 P) University and college rugby union clubs in the United States (26 C, 4 P)
USA Rugby was founded in 1975 as the United States of America Rugby Football Union, and it organized the first U.S. national team match in 1976. Today, USA Rugby has over 130,000 members, the largest segment being college rugby with over 32,000 members.
Major League Rugby (MLR) [a] is a professional rugby union competition for clubs in the United States.It is currently contested by eleven teams. While operating outside of the governance and oversight of the national governing body, the league is officially sanctioned by USA Rugby—a member union of Rugby Americas North (RAN)—and is consequently part of World Rugby.
The All America team that played against Australia in 1912 The United States team that played against New Zealand in 1913. Although the United States of America Rugby Football Union (now known as USA Rugby) was not formally established until 1975, [3] USA Rugby has recognized six matches played before that time as international matches with caps awarded. [4]
USA Rugby has since January 2012 provided full-time salaried contracts to players. Previously, players had been part-time semi-pro players paid a stipend for their participation. USA Rugby CEO Nigel Melville stated that a full-time sevens team is a crucial step as USA Rugby prepares for rugby's return to the Olympics in 2016.
The USA Falcons or the USA A national team, formerly known as the USA Selects, is the second national rugby team for the United States, usually used for uncapped matches and domestic club sides. The primary national team is known as the USA Eagles or the United States national rugby union team.