Team USA Rugby Update-World Cup Kicks off!!! | karlns51's Blog

The USA Rugby Team, after a summer of tough international tests, kicked off their 2007 World Cup quest with pool play v. the defending 2003 champ England. It is no surprise that Team USA lost, however the big surprise is the fact that Team USA held TOUGH and only lost 28-10. How far have these boys come? They lost to England's second team earlier this summer by 50 points. Keep in mind team USA is basically made up of amateurs....half of the team could not get leave from their jobs and had to quit. They have mostly been living in a barn in Colorado while training. They've made quite a sacrifice to get where they are and deserve all the support we can give. Our guys are about as respectable as you can get.....all college grads (half of which went to Rugby powerhouse Cal-Berkeley) and they are doing this for the love of the game!! You can check out 'Scrum.com' for all of the updates on Team USA and all of the Rugby matches. Also, Setanta (Sky) Sports is doing a free weekend on DirecTV so you can catch a lot of matches.Also, check your local areas for Division 1 and 2 teams for your local Rugby teams. Scrum, Ruck and Maul!!

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September 23, 2007 05:17 AM ET

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Hi, I'm so glad to see the USA competing in the Rugby World Cup.
I always root for them even though I'm English, because the better the Yanks do in rugby, the better it is for the game, and the higher profile it gets. No padding in Rugby - no helmets - it's really tough out there!
We should try to persuade all Americans to play Rugby as it's probably the toughest sport on the planet - and without padding too - much tougher than that namby pamby American Football where play stops every few seconds and they don't even touch the ball down - isn't it great to watch a rugby player tough his way through and make a spectacular diving try? Okay guys, you wanna see rough? Wanna see real tough? Then go see a rugby match - that's real rough and reeeeeal tough! No more namby pamby padding style games - let's get really rough! Don't get angry guys, I'm just kidding, aren't I?