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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.
Charles Doe, who acted as captain in Slater's absence in the Olympic match against Romania, was the team's vice-captain. [23] Charles Austin, himself a veteran of team in 1912 and 1913, coached the team in 1924. [24] All of the players from the Gold medal-winning teams in 1920 and 1924 were inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2012. [25]
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 women's national rugby sevens team competes in international rugby sevens competitions. [2] The team finished second at the 2015 USA Women's Sevens, after defeating Russia in the semifinals. They have competed at three Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [3]
At the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens, the team lost to France in the bronze medal match and finished fourth overall. [10] [11] Sullivan totals seven total caps with USA Rugby, 6 (7s) and 1 (XVs). At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sullivan was on the bronze medal-winning team for the United States. [2]
Team USA Rugby player Cody Melphy gave an inside look into what the players and coaches got up to during downtime between same-day matches at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Melphy’s video, filmed and ...
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.
Kirshe has made 81 appearances for Team USA, including the Tokyo Olympics and 2022 World Cup Sevens in South Africa. She and the 13 other Eagles are aiming for a medal after a disappointing ...