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With the Pacific Nations Cup done and dusted and only three more games until the USA departs for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, it isn’t long until Eagles’ Head Coach Mike Tolkin names his final RWC squad. Until that final squad is named, all we can do is look at …

Rugby has expanded tremendously from the limited base that existed prior to 1987. The IRB’s change to be called World Rugby is a significant part of modernizing the brand to give it a more credible appearance and one which is far more commercially sound. Next up is the power structure …

The PNC wrapped up with a flourish on Monday. Three games… make that, three really exciting games were played. Fiji took home the crown besting Samoa, Tonga outdueled Japan, and the USA got a last minute win over Canada. The PNC is the red-headed step child of the World Rugby …

With a population of 46.7 million Colombia is the fourth most populated country in the Americas with only the populations of the USA, Brazil and Mexico being larger. Those three have all regularly come up as being key markets by World Rugby in their strategic plans with the central reason …

PNC… Leave it Be The Pacific Nations Cup is coming off a very strong Round 2 that saw an epic battle between Samoa and Fiji as well as a thrilling upset for the USA over Japan. The tournament, often adjusted, could very easily turn into a great annual tournament for …

Rugby World Cup 2015 is almost here. The opening fixture of England v Fiji is just 53 days away. It will begin a long tournament played from September 18 to October 31 which the organizers claim as being the biggest sporting event of 2015 and the third biggest of all …

Don’t blame the referee. It’s petulant and ignores the real problems. Yes, the wild right hand of Elvis Taione was missed, and particular blame has to lie with the assistant on that side of the field, but worse things have happened. As for Liam Underwood’s card, cries of foul are …

You’d think that the opening of the Pacific Nations Cup this past week would have been the big story of the week. Right? Nope. The USA nearly pulled off an upset over Samoa? Eh, not the top story. The most talked about story this past week in the USA was …

Despite media reports in the British Press describing Uruguay as being an entirely amateur rugby nation, the reality is much different. The sport remains amateur but those in preparation for World Cup places are being paid to take time off work to concentrate on their rugby. In addition Uruguay has professional players based abroad including Felipe …

The USA Eagles just opened up their Pacific Nations Cup camp in California. The squad has an unprecedented number of professionals in the side, domestic players are being pushed harder than ever, and the pressure is on. Eagles fans are chomping at the bit to see the team win test …