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“I was washing cars, walking dogs, doing whatever I could to get that extra bit.”  For US international Dylan Fawsitt, the meandering path which has brought him on the cusp of competing at the 2019 Rugby World Cup has been wrought with setbacks, challenges and at an initial glance, what looked to be dead ends. The 29-year-old hooker is now …

USA head coach Gary Gold has named his final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.  The former Worcester Warriors boss has overseen a positive preseason for the Eagles. They performed well in the Pacific Nations Cup which included wins over Canada and Samoa before falling to eventual competition winners Japan on a final scoreline of 34-20. …

It is a very important day for five Irish uncapped players in New Jersey against the USA on Saturday night. Captain Rhys Ruddock is looking forward to seeing the new players display their abilities to the world. The British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand has allowed  Joe Schmidt to utilize the depths of Irish Rugby and he in …

Justin Fitzpatrick’s time in rugby has seen him travel all over the world. Taking in rugby across Europe with London Irish, Ulster and Castres during his playing days, as well as touring the globe as he amassed his 26 Ireland caps, Fitzpatrick recently took the decision to cross the Atlantic to take up the Director of Rugby position with US …

Given the season that has passed and the current context of the European rugby market, it is evident that something must be done on behalf of the Guinness Pro 12 in order for the league to not only remain relevant on a European basis, but also to maintain it’s standing as a premier rugby competition aimed at producing an exciting …

Only three minutes into the recent test match between USA Eagles and Italy it would be fair to say that winger Zee Ngwenya was the fastest off the mark once the contest got underway. So much so in fact that he was apparently unable to slow or even position himself leading up to the contact made with opposing winger Leanardo …

Best known for his scorching of Bryan Habana at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Takudzwa Ngwenya has some serious pace to burn. Now the 30-year-old USA Eagles winger is scoring some beautiful tries for San Diego in the PRO Rugby competition. Formerly of Top 14 side Biarritz since 2007, Ngwenya is spending one season in the USA’s first professional rugby …

Since the World Cup, all the talk has been about the big names transferring from 15s to 7s in order to make it to the Olympics. But in the madness surrounding the likes of Sonny Bill Williams, Quade Cooper, Bryan Habana and The Honeybadger, we forgot about some of the other capped stars who have come in to try and help their country win …

This weekend sees the inaugural first round of the new US PRO Rugby competition, featuring five fully-professional teams from across the United States. It is the first professional tournament in the history of US rugby and is already generating huge waves of interest across the rest of the rugby world. Pundit Arena’s Paul Wassell caught up with two Denver players …

While rugby sevens is a great game in its own right, this Olympic year has seen many of us pay attention to it simply because of the big names from the 15-a-side game that have signed on to make their national teams in the hope of Olympic gold in Rio. But not all of them will even make their team, …

Carlin Isles is out of the USA Eagles Sevens squad for the Hong Kong tournament, which begins today. It is assumed he is injured, though details of that have not been forthcoming. However, Mike Friday has not been left a player short with this. He has chosen to let Nate Ebner return to the sevens game, according to The Guardian.  The …

Augustine Pulu produced the biggest hit of the Sydney Sevens. Although controversy reigns as to how New Zealand ultimately came to win the Sydney Sevens, there can be no denying the ferocity of Augustine Pulu’s hit on American flyer, Carlin Isles. The bone crunching tackle is made all the more impressive given Isles’ ability to burn opponents from anywhere on …

Sevens is gaining the footlight now, with its inclusion in the Olympic Games. This summer there will be a rugby tournament at the Rio Olympics for the first time since 1924. The holders of the title from that last time is the United States of America. In 1920 and 1924 they beat France to claim the gold medal and the Olympic …

USA Rugby has announced that former All Blacks boss John Mitchell will be the new head coach of the men’s Eagles. Mitchell has signed a four-year contract, taking effect immediately. “I am excited about putting my strengths into play and taking on this role to transform USA rugby into a stronger unit by the end of 2019,” Mitchell told USA Rugby’s …

On Saturday the second leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series kicks off. The top sevens sides in the world are meeting in Cape Town with one eye on the series, the other on the Olympics at the end of this season. After a very long absence, rugby is back at the Olympics at Rio 2016. The defending champions are technically …