Tom Billups is an American former rugby union rugby player, who played for the USA Eagles as an international and Blackheath Rugby Club, Harlequin F.C., and Pontypridd RFC as a professional. After retiring as a player in 1999, he joined the staff of the United States national team and was the head coach from 2001 to 2006. In addition to coaching the Eagles, Billups managed the U.S. national sevens team program and coached the 2005 U.S. sevens team. In 2015 Billups was inducted into U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame, and was the first person to be inducted as both a player and coach. In 2018 Billups became the 14th recipient of the Craig Sweeney Award which was first award in 1979 in memory of former United States national team member and captain, Craig Sweeney. The Sweeney Award is presented to a former national team player who has contributed significantly to the game while displaying exemplary character on and off the field.
Todd Stanger Clever is an American retired rugby union player. He became the first American to play Super Rugby. At the international level, he was a member of the United States national team, served as captain, and is the most capped player in United States rugby union history.
Thretton Palamo is an American rugby union player who plays centre for Old Glory DC of Major League Rugby (MLR).
Inaki Basauri is a Mexico-born former American rugby union player who played most of his career in the Pro D2.
Dan Payne is an American former rugby union player, coach, and college athletic director. He is chief executive officer for Rugby Americas, both North and South America.
Phillip Thiel is a former American rugby union player who currently coaches Atlanta Old White rugby football Club and played for Life University Men's Senior Rugby Club in the American Rugby Premiership as a hooker and prop.
Scott LaValla is a retired American rugby union player. LaValla played lock for Stade Français in the Top 14 from 2011 until his retirement in 2015.
John van der Giessen is an American former rugby union player. He played lock for the USA Eagle XV side. John earned a captaincy role for the USA and represented the side in the 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cup. Van der Giessen played professional rugby in the English Premiership and French Top 14. John has since retired.
Nicholas Johnson is an American rugby union player. Johnson played flanker and Number 8 for the USA Eagles. He was selected to tour with the USA Eagles squad for the Autumn 2010 tour of Europe, and represented the US at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, where he started three matches.
Jonathan Richard Gagiano is a South African born, American rugby union player. Gagiano plays flanker for the USA Eagle XV side. His debut for the USA Eagles XV was in 2008 against Uruguay. He was selected to tour with the USA Eagles squad for the Autumn 2010 tour of Europe. He was a member of the USA rugby team that participated in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Anthony Purpura is a professional American rugby union player who plays prop for the USA Eagles XV side. He currently plays for the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby (MLR).
Brian McClenahan is a former American rugby union player. McClenahan played both prop and hooker. He represented the USA Eagle XV side in the prop position. His debut for his country was in June 2009 against Wales. He was selected to tour with the USA Eagles squad for the Autumn 2010 tour of Europe. McClenahan played his club rugby for Olympic Club.
Cory Blair is an Australian born American rugby union player. Cory plays centre for his club, Huntington Beach, in California. He was selected to tour with the USA national rugby union team, the USA Eagles XV, for the Autumn 2010 tour of Europe. In 2010 he was named in the United States national rugby league team for the 2010 Atlantic Cup
Brian Howard is an American rugby union player. He plays prop for his club, Old Puget Sound Beach RFC. Howard was selected to tour with the USA national rugby union team, the USA Eagles XV, for the Autumn 2010 tour of Europe. He was first selected to the Eagles XV squad in 2010 during the Churchill Cup. Howard also spent two years (2004–2005) playing in the NFL for the St. Louis Rams.
William Drew Johnson is an American rugby union player who plays for Rosslyn Park and the United States.
Blaine Hansen Scully is an American former rugby union player who played for the U.S. national team as a fullback or wing. Scully was captain of the U.S. national team and previously served as co-captain alongside long-serving USA Eagle, Todd Clever. Professionally, Scully last played in Wales for Cardiff Blues and for the Leicester Tigers. Scully also founded the United States Rugby Players Association (USRPA) with former 7s Eagle, James Gillenwater.
Greg Peterson is an Australian-born USA international rugby union player currently with the San Diego Legion. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors. His regular playing position is lock. Peterson has played professionally in Australia and Europe. Peterson has played for the United States national rugby union team since 2014, including at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Jake Ball is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock. Ball played over 100 times for the Scarlets regional side in Wales and was capped 50 times for the Wales national rugby union team. In 2021, Ball retired from international rugby to join Green Rockets Tokatsu in Japan.
John Cullen is an American rugby union athlete who plays for the Chicago Hounds in Major League Rugby (MLR).
Jake Anderson is an American professional rugby player who currently plays for Olympic Club RFC and is best known for playing for the United States national rugby union team at the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship.
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