The United States national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, is controlled by USA Rugby. USA Rugby is a member of Rugby Americas North, one of six regional governing bodies under World Rugby. Until sevens made its debut at the 2016 Rio Games, the United States was the reigning Olympic champion in rugby, having won gold at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.
The United States national rugby league team represents the United States in international rugby league football competitions. The team is controlled by the USARL.
The Canada national rugby union team is governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and white. Canada is classified by World Rugby as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and thirteen tier two nations. Canada competes in competitions such as the Americas Rugby Championship and the Rugby World Cup.
The Cook Islands national rugby league team has been participating in international rugby league football competition since 1986. The team is controlled by the governing body for rugby league in Cook Islands, Cook Islands Rugby League Association (CIRLA), which is currently a member of the Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation (APRLC). They are currently ranked 43 in the RLIF World Rankings.
The Japan national rugby league team, nicknamed the Samurais, represents Japan in rugby league football. Japan have played some international competition since 1994. A regular domestic amateur competition has not been held in Japan for several years.
Rugby league football is a sport in the United States. While rugby league has been played in the United States since 1954, with Australia and New Zealand playing games there on the return from the Rugby League World Cup in France, serious attempts to start the sport in the United States began only in the late 1970s. The establishment of a national team and a domestic competition in the late 20th century has seen more recent progress.
Rugby union in the United States is a growing national sport. Rugby union at the youth, high school, college, club, and international levels is governed by USA Rugby. There are over 125,000 players registered with USA Rugby as of 2016. Over 2,500 rugby clubs exist around the country, with college rugby being the most popular.
David "Dave" Hodges is VP of Sales and Performance at Rhino Rugby. He was an American rugby union coach of the United States national rugby union team, the Eagles. Hodges is a former professional rugby union player, professional, collegiate American football player, and collegiate American football coach. Hodges was captain of the U.S. national rugby team for 28 matches, a U.S. record that stood until 2013.
The United States women's national rugby union team was officially formed in 1987. The women's national team was an international powerhouse during the 1990s—winning the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup and finishing second in the two following World Cups in 1994 and 1998. The team finished sixth in the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup. They appointed their first full-time head coach, Rob Cain, in May 2018. Cain moved from winning the inaugural Premier 15s title in England with Saracens Women.
The New York Rugby Club is a rugby union club in New York. It is the oldest rugby club in the United States, and fields Division I Men's and Women's teams, U-19 Boy's and U-19 Girls teams, two old boy teams, one of which belongs to the non-competitive "Golden Oldies". The NYRC was founded to continue a rugby tradition that dates back to the formation of the NYRFC in 1929.
The 2009 mid-year rugby union tests refers to the rugby union Internationals played from 23 May to 4 July 2009, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.
Vaea Naufahu Anitoni is an American former rugby player who played wing. Anitoni is the all time leading try scorer for the U.S. national team. Anitoni played for the United States national team from 1992 to 2000. During that period, Anitoni played in 46 matches, starting 44, and scored 26 tries, a record which still stands today.
The 1987 United States rugby union tour of Wales was a series of six matches played by the United States national rugby union team in Wales in October and November 1987. The United States team won two of their six matches, and lost the other four, including the international match against the Wales national rugby union team. The "Eagles" lost also a test against Canada, played returning home. 7
The 1997 Wales rugby union tour of USA and Canada was a series of matches played in July 1997 in USA and Canada by Wales national rugby union team, while the best Welsh players where involved in the 1997 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa.
The 1999 United States rugby union tour of Australia, England and Wales was a series of matches played in July and August 1999 in Australia, England and Wales by the USA national rugby union team in order to prepare the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
Gabriel Farley is a rugby league and rugby union footballer who has represented the United States Rugby League Team, and the USA Rugby U'20s All-Americans at the 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy. Primarily playing as a Centre, Fullback and Winger in both codes of rugby. Gabriel was a member of the United States' squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup and the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
The 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the seventh edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Organised by World Rugby, it was held at AT&T Park, now known as Oracle Park, in San Francisco, United States. A total of 84 matches were played over three days from July 20–22, 2018 with both tournaments being played for the first time in a knock-out only format. New Zealand won the championship for both events — defeating England in the men's final and France in the women's final.
The 1980 Wales "B" rugby union tour in North America was a series of 5 matches played by the second level selection of Welsh rugby union in United States and Canada, in May 1980. The 1980 was the year of the 1980 British Lions tour to South Africa, and the WRU, organized a tour of an experimental team in North America, called Wales "B". The Welsh side won all the five matches, two of them was against the USA and Canadian national side, and was considered as a "test match" by both North American rugby union.
Sithembiso Mfundo Siphesihle 'Sti' Sithole is a South African rugby union player for the Lions in Super Rugby, the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup and the Golden Lions XV in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is loosehead prop.
Albertus Stephanus "Kwagga" Smith is a South African rugby union player for the Lions in Super Rugby and Yamaha Júbilo in the Japanese Top League. His regular position is flanker.
