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The USA Falcons, formerly the USA Selects is the second national rugby team for the United States. The USA Falcons is a developmental team, usually fielding younger players looking to break into the U.S. national team, and sometimes including amateur domestic U.S. national team players who need more high-level matches.
USA Rugby was formally organized in June 1975 and fielded its first men's national team on January 31, 1976 in a test match against Australia—a 24–12 defeat. [3] Robbie Bordley served as team captain in this first match, [26] and in the team's first modern-era test match against France on June 12, 1976.
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 United States national rugby union team has played in all but two Rugby World Cups since the inaugural tournament in 1987.The USA is the second strongest national rugby side in North America, and the third strongest in the Americas after Argentina and Canada.
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 .
[1] USA Rugby is responsible for the promotion and development of the sport in the U.S., and promotion of U.S. international participation. [2] 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 ...
PARIS — A big second-half surge and Perry Baker's four tries led the United States to a 33-17 rugby sevens victory over Uruguay on Thursday, keeping American medal hopes alive.
The United States national under-20 rugby union team, for sponsorship reasons known as the AIG Men's Junior All-Americans, [1] is the United States' junior rugby team at the national level. The U-20 team has competed at the IRB Junior World Championship and at several IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy tournaments.