Australian-born Irish winger Mack Hansen's brilliant arrival on the test scene has been acknowledged by World Rugby, while a pair of teammates could deny Charlotte Caslick a third Sevens Player of the Year title.

Gary Gold, the USA Eagles head coach, has drafted in experienced coaches Mario Ledesma and John Plumtree in a bid to grab the final place at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France by winning the qualifying tournament in Dubai against Portugal, Hong Kong and Kenya.

The USA's 2023 Rugby World Cup hopes were dealt a brutal blow with two qualification-series defeats, but a four-team repechage tournament in Dubai to determine the final participant at next year's showpiece in France will serve as the last opportunity for the Eagles to secure a ticket to the game's greatest tournament.

Sitting 80 minutes from another Rugby World Cup, the United States men’s national rugby team hoped to celebrate its achievement with home supporters this past weekend.

It doesn’t take Martin Iosefo long to adapt to some new surroundings.

Like many kids growing up in Traverse City, Michigan, Angus MacLellan played the traditional winter and summer sports that were popular in that area. Known for cherries and sand dunes, the quiet farming community was a hockey hotbed, so that was MacLellan’s best sport for a number of years. He also played football and baseball.

One more match.

It definitely wasn’t pretty, but winning the first of a two-legged Rugby World Cup qualifier against Chile this past weekend was a huge result for the United States men’s national rugby team.

Coming off a nail-biting win against the French Barbarians in Houston, the USA Men’s Eagles are warmed up and eager to begin their second venture for Rugby World Cup 2023 qualification against Chile; this Saturday, July 9 at 6:00PM EDT in Santiago.

It all comes down to this.