🚨 New US Rugby Happy Hour Pod has dropped: 

• 🎙️ USA Eagle, Mitch Wilson
• ⭐️ Joining MLR’s Anthem Rugby
• ⭐️ His Days with NE Free Jacks
• ⭐️ USA’s Nov. Tests
• ⭐️ MacGinty’s Impact 
• ⭐️ On Leaving Boston for Charlotte…
• 🎧 Listen to the US Rugby Happy Hour LIVE podcast today!

https://reddit.com/link/1ggkmxb/video/h0x9s17br4yd1/player

🚨 Wednesday on US Rugby Happy Hour LIVE, Bill and Fitzy welcome Eagle No. 555, Mitch Wilson to the show! Gee, what should we discuss? Oh, I got it! USA’s Nov. Tour and I bet we’ll officially find out which MLR club Mitch is playing with next season! Join us live! Wear your favorite Halloween costume! 

⏰ 9pm ET/6pm PT

👀 Eagles Overseas’ Facebook & Youtube

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They seem to be doing the same thing. Give equipment, training materials, mentoring and support to school staff for grade school non-contact rugby.

I’m not against either one. It was weird to read an email from the US Rugby foundation

edit: Imagine Rugby’s program is Rookie Rugby.

D1

• Midwest: Semifinals set for this weekend!
• Atlantic: NOVA remains undefeated. Philadelphia moves up to 2nd, Boston to 3rd, and Raleigh drops to 4th.
• SoCal NorCal, PNW, Red River, Frontier: No updates.

D2

• Midwest: Quarterfinals set for this weekend!
• EPRU: Monmouth overtakes Harrisburg for 1st.
• Carolinas: Columbia jumps to 3rd in the West after beating Savannah.
• Mid-America, Rocky Mtn, Capital, Empire, True South: No updates.

D3

• We’ve added WD3 standings for the first time ever!
• Leagues now tracked include Empire, NERFU, Capital, EPRU, True South, Red River, and Mid-America. As always, if you spot any errors, let us know!

Learn more: https://scrumhalfconnection.com/2024/10/03/2024-25-usa-womens-club-rugby-leagues-playoffs-super-regionals-and-national-championships/

Has anyone heard of a way to watch this match on November 8th? I’m not finding anything by googling or looking at the Flo or Peacock apps.

Hey I move back to NYC this summer, I started playing with my grad schools rec team and I love the sport and I’m looking to see if there’s any NYC recreational teams that play in the summer. If anyone has any info that would be a huge help thanks.

I started playing rugby for my colleges club team here in America and have fell in love with the sport. My whole-time playing rugby I have had a series of shoulder issues that has caused me to miss a fair amount of rugby (almost 2 years total). I have been going well this 15s season until yesterday, I popped it out doing bear crawl for team conditioning. I am fucking devastated, it is my senior year and my last chance to play with my boys and for this club that I have put in so much work for.

I'm heavily considering trying to play through it, I normally play 9 or 10 and I'm an injury prone guy so my team will normally try to hide me on defense. We're pretty deep in the season and as a captain and one of the better players on the team I feel like I have to try and tough it out.

Has anyone ever played with a recently dislocated shoulder? Any advice on what I should do?

🚨 New US Rugby Happy Hour Pod has dropped: 

• 🎙️ 50 Capped Eagle, Hope Rogers
• ⭐️ How Many More Will Hope Earn? 
• ⭐️ WXV1 Recap
• ⭐️ A 4th RWC For Hope in 2025?
• ⭐️ Exeter Chiefs’ 2024/25 Season
• ⭐️ Hope’s Legacy?
• ⭐️ On Receiving Her 50th jersey… 
• 🎧 Listen to the US Rugby Happy Hour LIVE podcast today!

https://reddit.com/link/1g5t9oj/video/3f2lnh5e0cvd1/player

Does anyone know if the US’s Rugby Magazine has an archive online anywhere? It was the biggest publication for 20+ years and I can’t find anything.

🚨 Tomorrow on US Rugby Happy Hour LIVE, a special live day time episode, Bill & Fitzy welcome 50 capped USA Eagle, Hope Rogers! Just off WXV1 and fresh into Exeter Chiefs’ camp. Lot’s to talk about! 

• ⏰ 1:30pm ET/6:30pm UK
• 👀 Eagles Overseas’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gILgv9rCWa0

https://preview.redd.it/5sv96pqs60vd1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ebf830bae77879197d672cac35f8869f7c07704e

https://eagles.rugby/news/player-pool-announced-as-mens-eagles-round-out-2024-in-europe-20241015

NAME POSITION CLUB

Payton Telea Prop San Diego Legion

Jack Iscaro Prop Old Glory DC

Jake Turnbull Prop Anthem RC

Paul Mullen Prop Unattached

Alex Maughan Prop Anthem RC

Pono Davis Prop Houston SaberCats

Kapeli Pifeleti Hooker Saracens

Sean McNulty Hooker Miami Sharks

Shilo Klein Hooker San Diego Legion

Jason Damm Lock RFCLA

Viliami Helu Lock San Diego Legion

Greg Peterson Lock San Diego Legion

Siaosi Mahoni Lock Houston SaberCats

Paddy Ryan Flanker San Diego Legion

Cory Daniel Flanker Old Glory DC

Tesimoni Tonga'uiha Flanker NOLA Gold

Thomas Tu'avao No. 8 Unattached

Jamason Fa'anana-Schultz No. 8 Old Glory DC

Ruben de Haas Scrumhalf Cheetahs

Ethan McVeigh Scrumhalf Old Glory DC

Luke Carty Flyhalf Chicago Hounds

AJ MacGinty Flyhalf Bristol Bears

Tavite Lopeti Center Seattle Seawolves

Mark O'Keeffe Center Chicago Hounds

Dominic Besag Center Saint Mary's College

Nate Augspurger Wing Chicago Hounds

Conner Mooneyham Wing Anthem RC

Noah Brown Wing Chicago Hounds

Mitch Wilson Fullback Anthem RC

Erich Storti Fullback Anthem RC

Edit: as another poster pointed out, he's possibly one of the greatest players in USA 7s history.

I'll just leave it at that. Thanks Perry Baker for all that you've done.

🚨 New US Rugby Happy Hour Pod has dropped:

• 🎙️ New USA Rugby Men's 7s Head Coach, Simon Amor
• ⭐️ Filling Friday's Shoes
• ⭐️ Player Pool/Talent ID
• ⭐️ 2004 WR Sevens Player of the Year
• ⭐️ Short/Long-term Goals
• ⭐️ Identifying and Mentoring an American Coach
• ⭐️ On the amazing time to join the program...

🎧 Listen to the US Rugby Happy Hour LIVE podcast today!

https://reddit.com/link/1g0kr1b/video/bcv2mf02xxtd1/player

Hey guys, just wondering what schools in the US provide the biggest scholarships for rugby. Cheers

https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/c781jn4pn58o

Hopefully he gets plenty of game time in the Premiership and will be a regular in the Eagles going forward to 2027. Nice to see another Eagle getting some top level rugby experience.

Speaking of that, anyone have any insight on the following players:

Renger van Eerten, Nafi Ma'afu, Aki Pulu. Not sure if injured or where they are playing but thought they would be in the mix for 2027 Eagles RWC pipeline if healthy. Also are Mark O'Keefe and Davy Coetzer eligible for Eagles now? They could be in the mix as well.

🚨 Tomorrow night on US Rugby Happy Hour LIVE, Bill & Fitzy are joined by USA Rugby’s new Men’s 7s Head Coach, Simon Amor! Let’s all welcome him by tuning in live and dropping your own questions in the comments! 

• ⏰ 9-10pm ET/6pm PT
• 👀 Eagles Overseas’ Facebook & Youtube

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For both men’s and women’s 15’s we talk about how their isn’t enough domestic talent but nobody talks about all the players retiring or finishing their careers early because the profession of pro rugby is so difficult to maintain and survive on.

How many players would still be playing in their prime, in an eagles jersey, if they were supported like professional players in other countries and made a livable wage?

In the past, pre-MLR players made livable wages overseas with domestic players having time to work full time jobs (making full time $) while training and playing club rugby.

Which players would still potentially playing the game? A few that come to mind..

Seamus Kelly Malon Al Jaboori Hanco Martin Iosefo

And I’m sure a ton more… can we name a few that have called it earlier than their prime? Curious everyone’s thoughts on this take!

🚨 New US Rugby Happy Hour Pod has dropped: 

• 🎙️ USA Men’s Head Coach, Scott Lawrence
• ⭐️ Pacific Nations Cup Team Performance
• ⭐️ New Caps
• ⭐️ Pathways Program Growth
• ⭐️ Meaningful Match Minutes
• ⭐️ More Eagles heading to Anthem?
• ⭐️ Scott on the team’s focus and MLR’s impact…

🎧 Listen to the US Rugby Happy Hour LIVE podcast today!

https://reddit.com/link/1fve71m/video/9l2brpqa0lsd1/player