The United States men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States of America Rugby Football Union in men's international rugby union. USA Rugby is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States, and is a member of Rugby Americas North, one of six regional governing bodies under World Rugby. Until rugby returned to Olympic competition, with sevens at the 2016 Rio Games, the United States was the reigning Olympic rugby champion, having won gold at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.
In the United States, Australian rules football is a team and spectator sport which has grown rapidly across the country since the 1996. The USAFL National Championships is currently the largest club tournament in the world with 41 teams competing across 6 divisions in 2022. A national youth team has also been established and participation is growing in women's teams, junior teams and in modified and non-contact variations such as Metro Footy and Footy 7s. The United States Australian Football League (USAFL) is the governing body, with various clubs and leagues around the country it oversees more than 2,000 players more than half of which are American. An active fan based organization, the Australian Football Association of North America also exists to promote a broader audience.
William "Willie" Middleton Wallace was a rugby union player. He played fullback for Cambridge University RFC and was capped for Scotland in 1913–14.
The 1913 New Zealand tour rugby of North America was the second tour by the New Zealand national rugby union outside Australasia. Sixteen matches were played along with a Test match against United States sides.
Albert "Doolan" Joseph Downing was a New Zealand international rugby union player, capped 26 times at lock between 1913 and 1914. He was born in Napier, and began his playing career for Napier Marist in 1909, from which he was selected for Hawke's Bay and for the North Island. He moved at the end of 1912 to Auckland and there joined Auckland Marist, where he was the club's first All Black, playing his debut match against a touring Australian team in 1913. He was selected for the highly successful tour of North America in 1913, playing in 14 of the 16 matches and scoring 6 tries.
Henry "Norkey" Dewar was a New Zealand rugby union forward, who played for the All Blacks, and represented Taranaki and Wellington provinces.
The first recorded match between two colleges in game played in United States using rugby union code rules occurred on May 14, 1874 between Harvard University and McGill University. Predating rugby using the rugby union rules were rugby union style "carrying games" with use of hands permitted including a game between Harvard College Freshmen and Sophomores at a game played at Harvard campus in 1858. Harvard varsity interscholastic rugby team was not founded until December 6, 1872
Benjamin Edward Erb was an American rugby union player who played fullback for the United States men's national team in its first capped match in 1912.
James Lee Arrell was an American rugby union player who played prop for the United States men's national team in its first capped match in 1912.
Frank Jacob "Deke" Gard was an American rugby union player who played flanker for the United States men's national team in its first two capped matches in 1912 and 1913.
Stirling Benjamin Peart was an American rugby union player who played wing for the United States men's national team in its first two capped matches in 1912 and 1913.
Joseph Louis "Chalk" McKim was a Mexican-born American rugby union player who played prop for the United States men's national team in its first two capped matches in 1912 and 1913.
Charles Allphin Austin was an American rugby union player, official, and coach who played center for the United States men's national team in its first two capped matches in 1912 and 1913. Austin also served as coach of the United States team that won the gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
William Norris King was an American rugby union player who played in the back row for the United States men's national team in its first two capped matches in 1912 and 1913.
Laird Monterey "Monte" Morris was an American rugby union player who played at scrum-half for the United States men's national team in its first capped match in 1912.
Ralph Matthews Noble was an American rugby union player who played at wing for the United States men's national team in its first capped match in 1912.
Roland Roy Blase was an American rugby union player who played at lock for the United States men's national team in its first capped match against New Zealand in 1913.
Mowatt Merrill "Mow" Mitchell was an American rugby union player and official who played at fly-half for the United States men's national team in its first capped match against New Zealand in 1913.
Elwin Benoni Hall was an American rugby union player who played at hooker for the United States men's national team in its first capped match against New Zealand in 1913.
