United States women's national rugby union team

Not to be confused with United States women's national rugby league team.
This article is about the women's fifteens team. For the women's sevens team, see United States women's national rugby sevens team.
United States
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameEagles
UnionUSA Rugby
Head coachSione Fukofuka[1]
CaptainRachel Johnson
Most capsJamie Burke (51)
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current9 (as of 28 October 2024)
First international
 Canada 3–22 United States 
(Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; 14 November 1987)
Biggest win
 Japan 0–121 United States 
(Melrose, Scotland; 15 April 1994)
Biggest defeat
 England 89–0 United States 
(Worcester, England; 21 November 2021)
World Cup
Appearances9 (First in 1991)
Best resultChampions 1991
Women's
World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 rankings as of 11 November 2024[2]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  England 097.56
2 Steady  Canada 089.31
3 Steady  New Zealand 088.64
4 Steady  France 085.11
5 Steady  Australia 078.10
6 Steady  Ireland 078.03
7 Steady  Scotland 076.82
8 Steady  Italy 074.75
9 Steady  United States 074.20
10 Steady  Wales 072.58
11 Steady  Japan 066.41
12 Steady  South Africa 066.18
13 Steady  Spain 065.42
14 Steady  Russia 061.10
15 Steady  Samoa 060.56
16 Steady  Netherlands 060.20
17 Steady  Fiji 059.14
18 Steady  Hong Kong 056.20
19 Steady  Kazakhstan 055.23
20 Steady  Sweden 052.72
*Change from the previous week

The USA Women's National Team XVs represents the United States in women's international rugby union. The team was officially formed in 1987 and is nicknamed the Eagles.

An international powerhouse during the 1990s— the Eagles won the inaugural 1991 Women's World Cup and finished second in the two following World Cups in 1994 and 1998. The team finished fourth at the 2017 Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[3]

In May 2018, Rob Cain was appointed full-time Head Coach. Cain joined the Eagles after winning the inaugural Tyrell Premier 15s title in England with Saracens Women.

  1. ^ "Milton Haig to lead Women's Eagles for WXV tests". Americas Rugby News. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  3. ^ "RWC 2021 Spotlight: USA". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2022-05-09.