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| Nickname | Eagles | |||||||||||
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| Emblem | Bald eagle | |||||||||||
| Union | USA Rugby | |||||||||||
| Head coach | Scott Lawrence | |||||||||||
| Captain | AJ MacGinty | |||||||||||
| Most caps | Todd Clever (76) | |||||||||||
| Top scorer | Mike Hercus (465) | |||||||||||
| Top try scorer | Vaea Anitoni (26) | |||||||||||
| Home stadium | Various | |||||||||||
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| World Rugby ranking | ||||||||||||
| Current | 15 (as of 18 November 2024) | |||||||||||
| Highest | 12 (2018, 2019) | |||||||||||
| Lowest | 20 (2008, 2022) | |||||||||||
| First international | ||||||||||||
 United States 8–12 Australia  (California, United States; November 16, 1912) | ||||||||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||||||||
 United States 91–0 Barbados  (California, United States; July 1, 2006) | ||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||
 England 106–8 United States (London, England, August 21, 1999) | ||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1987) | |||||||||||
| Best result | Pool stage (1987, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| Website | usa.rugby | |||||||||||
The United States men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States of America Rugby Football Union in men's international rugby union. USA Rugby is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States, and is a member of Rugby Americas North, one of six regional governing bodies under World Rugby. Until rugby returned to Olympic competition, with sevens at the 2016 Rio Games, the United States was the reigning Olympic rugby champion, having won gold at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.
As of November 2024,[update] the men's Eagles are ranked 15th in the world by the World Rugby Rankings.[1] Their previous highest ranking was 12th, achieved ahead of the 2019 World Cup. The team's lowest ranking was 20th, first following a winless campaign in the 2008 Churchill Cup and second for a single week in 2022 during the 2023 World Cup qualifying tournament.
The highest profile tournament in which the men's Eagles play is the Rugby World Cup. The men's Eagles have played in all but two Rugby World Cups since the tournament began in 1987. The United States is hosting the 2031 Rugby World Cup.[2]
The United States currently compete in the Pacific Nations Cup every Summer. Previously, the U.S. has competed in the now-defunct Churchill Cup and the Pan American Championship.[3] In April 2015, USA Rugby announced the creation of a new, annual International Championship to be contested among the top-6 ranked rugby nations in the Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Uruguay and the United States. The contest was named the Americas Rugby Championship and began in 2016 with the final tournament taking place in 2019.[4] The United States won the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship after drawing with Argentina XV. It was the United States' first 15-a-side rugby union title in over 90 years.
- ^ "World Rugby". Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ [1], NPR, May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Canada and USA to join Pacific Nations Cup", Stuff.co.nz, January 23, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ "Americas' top Six Rugby Nations Planning for Bright Future", Nick Sero, April 24, 2015.