Amid the talk about try-scorers and superstar overseas pros and brilliant injured fyhalves, maybe it's time to acknowledge some USA Men's 15s Eagles who made significant, but potentially overlooked contributions to an excellent year.

If you want to see how capricious rugby can be, have a look at Shaun Davies.

USA star Samu Manoa is moving from Toulon to the Cardiff Blues.

Back when he was playing in Italy and hadn't been capped yet, Nick Civetta said he wanted to be a “great Eagle,” not just make the national team, and that goal was born out of a meeting he had with a coach in New York. 

A couple of notes about Bryce Campbell ...

The first thing AJ MacGinty did after being pulled aside for a post-game interview following the Eagles' 30-29 win over Scotland on June 16 in Houston was to apologize for his hair.

The USA needed to do well against Canada on Saturday in Halifax, Nova Scotia, if only to tell the world that the Eagles didn't beat Scotland by fluke. After 80-plus minutes and six tries, the USA accomplished most of what it wanted in a 42-17 win over Canada to wrap up the Eagles' 2018 Summer Series.

Despite playing defense for massive portions of the game, the USA Men’s 15s team came away with a convincing victory over Canada on Saturday in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The last time Canada hosted the USA Men's 15s team in the Maritimes, Canada won by 49, so it's likely the Eagles are wary heading into their Summer Series finale on Saturday in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

A longtime rivalry enters its 60th chapter, and tomorrow's Eagles get a chance to show themselves in two tournaments almost 2,000 miles from each other.