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Players Deserve Criticism - Thompson
As the USA 7s team licks its wounds after a rough opening three rounds, three rounds where the leading players came under some scrutiny from Head Coach Matt Hawkins, one of those players contemplating...
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Isles and Detroit Lions?
Reports from Michigan are that USA 7s star Carlin Isles tried out for the Detroit Lions on Monday.Isles was apparently one of four athletes given tests by the NFL team as they looked for...
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Isles Signs with Lions Practice Squad
USA 7s team star Carlin Isles has signed with the Detroit Lions on their practice squad, according to the team and the NFL.This signing came after the Eagles' leading try-scorer worked out with the...
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Isles Not Done with Rugby Yet, Apparently
More news coming in on the Carlin Isles singing with the Detroit Lions.First of all, the Detroit Lions have not made the playoffs, and therefore have only this week in which to play. This is a...
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Test Looks Ahead to 7s Team Asembly
The USA 7s team will assemble Sunday to get back to work after the winter break, and there is much work to do.Players don’t have to read the websites or look at the videos to know things haven’t gone...
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A Look at the 7s Players at the OTC
The USA 7s team is in camp and as many as 30 players might be in camp once a few questions are answered.Of the players who were in camp, two have left. Nate Augspurger was not renewed, succumbing to...
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Latest from USA 7s Team Camp
There are few changes with the USA team’s training at the Olympic Training Center, although there are some indications that the team is ramping up its conditioning.The biggest change may well be that...
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Hawkins to Scout at LVI
USA Men's 7s Head Coach Matt Hawkins may have a bit of a light day on Thursday, Jan 23 in Las Vegas, but that doesn't mean he won't be on the job.With the Eagles, and all the other teams getting set...
View ArticleMen's 7s Residency List Released
USA Rugby announced Wednesday the Men’s Eagles Sevens Olympic Residency squads for 2014 at the Olympic Training Center.Forty-three players have accepted contracts to train at the OTC full-time and...
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Small Tweaks in 7s Camp
Every healthy player in camp with the USA Men’s National 7s team will be in action next week at the USA 7s. There are 25 players in camp, and with one likely too injured to play, the remaining 24 will...
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USA Team Picked for Vegas - Suniula Returns
Chula Vista, Calif. – USA Men's 7s Head Coach matt Hawkins has named his team of 12 for the USA 7s in Las Vegas starting in a week.Hawkins has made three changes from the team that played in Dubai and...
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Mistakes Costly in Loss to France
France has beaten the USA 14-12 in Pool Play to push the Eagles to 0-2.The USA had plenty of chances to win, but made too many poor decisions at critical times.USA Head Coach Matt Hawkins used the same...
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Young Eagles Shine on Day One
Three of the United States’ four tries Friday came from World Series rookies. In the opening game of the Eagles most high pressure tournament – the one all their fans are able to watch – Danny Barrett...
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Mixed Saturday for 7s Eagles
Saturday started well for the USA, as the Eagles enjoyed their first win of the USA 7s. But the day ended the way the tournament began, with near-victories and disappointment.After losing two very...
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Eagles Win, into Shield Final
The USA is into the Shield Final after beating Uruguay 28-14 Sunday morning at the USA 7s in Las Vegas.The big news of the game was that Head Coach Matt Hawkins started Carlin Isles at wing, mirroring...
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Eagles End on High Note
Team USA salvaged an otherwise disappointing weekend by winning the Shield Sunday at Sam Boyd Stadium. The Americans blanked Spain 31-0 in the final to finish the tournament 3-3. Two of the 15th-ranked...
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No More Rugby for Isles?
Carlin Isles might have played his last rugby game. The now famous track convert was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad ahead of the team’s last regular season game in December. Within a week...
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Promotion Makes Vegas Weekend Special for Nu'u
This past weekend at the USA 7s had a special meaning for Nu’u’ Punimata, as the Eahles 7s player also was promoted to Sergeant in the US Army.The promotion ceremony was held on the field on...
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Player moves are still in the offing with the USA Men's 7s team.
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Isles Still on Fence, Will be in Wellington
The decision between focusing on his future with the Detroit Lions and playing rugby is one Carlin Isles is still wrestling with. He signed a futures contract with the Lions and is slated to join the...
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