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Fiji - The Shangri-La USA Falcons men's 7s team have started the Coral Coast 7s 1-1 on Thursday.Paced by two excellent tries from Carlin Isles, the USA beat Coastal 28-19 in their opening match. In...
View ArticleRough End to Fiji Trip for USA Falcons
Injuries, fatigue, and a drastic change in time zones may have undercut the Shangri-La USA Falcons at the Coral Coast 7s in Fiji, but such an experience is also what the Sevens World Series is...
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Falcons Lick Wounds After NACRA, Fiji
Looking ahead to Matt Hawkins naming his squad to play in Dubai and Port Elizabeth, it's hard to think that many players on the USA Falcons raised their stock.The team won the games you'd expect them...
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Hawkins Makes Big Changes for Dubai
Matt Hawkins’ selections continue to be bold, as he’s made four changes from the team that went to Gold Coast, Australia for the IRB 7s World Series opener last month to the one he’s picked to play in...
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Hawkins Brings a Changed Team to Dubai
The USA Men's 7s team is in Dubai ready to play in a tournament that usually does them few favors. As the Eagles have to figure out a 12-hour time difference, as well as the blistering dryness of the...
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USA Can't Turn Possession into Win Against Fiji
The Eagles got off to a hot start in hot Dubai. The game resulted in a 36-5 loss to Fiji, but Fiji was lucky to be tied 5-5 at halftime. Brett Thompson tapped the opening kickoff back to his team. The...
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Penalties Undo USA Against England
Penalties and a lack of possession were the problems for the USA against England. The Eagles conceded penalties that directly led to England’s first three tries, and they rarely saw the ball for more...
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Eagles Not Competitive in Loss to Canada
The United States capped off what can’t be described as anything other than a deflating Day One in Dubai with a 41-7 loss to Canada. The Eagles were never in the contest, failing to string together...
View ArticleAustralia Slams USA in Bow Qfs
Continuing on with their struggles in the desert, the USA men's 7s team was crushed 47-7 by Australia in the Bowl Quarterfinals.The USA scored first, when Zack Test cut through the Aussie line for a...
View ArticleEagles Finish Dubai 0-5
A very disappointing weekend for the USA ended with a 19-14 loss to France in the Shield Semifinal. The Eagles led 14-0 at halftime, but collapsed in the second half. Coach Matt Hawkins went with a...
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Hawkins, Eagles, Working on Fixes
The USA 7s rugby team has had a little time to lick its wounds after playing quite poorly in Dubai, losing five games and not being close in any game but one.But they don’t have a lot of time, as...
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Can Eagles 7s Rebound?
If the USA men’s 7s team turns things around and makes the Cup Quarterfinals at the Nelson Mandela Bay 7s this weekend, it won’t have been the first time they rebounded in a week.In fact, last season,...
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Wales Too Strong for USA
The USA men's 7s team began the Nelson Mandela Bay 7s in Port Elizabeth, South Africa with a little bit of fight, but not enough execution as they lost their opening match 26-10 to Wales.Eagles Head...
View ArticleNew Zealand Cruises Past 7s Eagles
The United States lost its seventh-straight World Series contest Saturday, falling 43-7 to New Zealand in its second pool match of the day in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The game began well enough...
View ArticleUnimpressive USA Finish Day One 0-3
The USA finished Day One of the Nelson Mandela Bay 7s in Port Elizabeth 0-3 after a fairly consistently shoddy series of performances.They capped the day off with a 33-17 loss to Portugal punctuated by...
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What Eagles Have to Do
The USA Men’s 7s team enters Day Two at the Nelson Mandela Bay 7s in Port Elizabeth, South Africa with a big job to do.Job #1, win a game. Ideally the first one. When you’re stuck in the Bowl...
View ArticleA Win, But Just One for USA 7s Team
The USA Men's 7s team did get the most important victory of Day Two at the Nelson Mandela Bay 7s in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, beating Spain in the Bowl Quarterfinals to ensure they secured at least...
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Contract Time Again at OTC
It may be Christmas, but it's also contract time at the Olympic Training Center.USA Men's 7s Head Coach Matt Hawkins is working on a list of players who USA Rugby will offer contracts to for the New...
View ArticleFalcons Won't Play as Tournament Postponed
The USA Falcons 7s team was supposed to play in a tournament this weekend, but will not.The George 7sPL tournament in George, South Africa, which was to kick off today, was postponed due to the death...
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Hawkins Explains Plan, Difficulties
USA Men's 7s Head Coach Matt Hawkins isn't too happy, and that's to be expected.His team is 1-9 in its last two tournaments, and he is taking criticism for the performance of his team (which has been...
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