USA vs Spain (Men): Tomorrow (July 12th)

USA vs England (Men): 8 days (July 19th)

USA vs Fiji (Women): 8 days (July 19th)

NAI Sevens (Utah): 14 days (July 25th)

West Coast Sevens: 78 days (September 27th)

🏟️🇺🇸 USA U19s are crushing it at the RAN tourney.

The U.S. boys are big, bad, and they’re ruining everybody’s day down in Mexico. Here’s a few notes on the first two days of games:

159 points for…12 points against. That’s called dominance.

If we had any gripes about the U19s performance so far, it would be the frantic passing out wide and occasional lapses in support runners. As the commentator duly noted: “they don’t need to rush it out wide so much.” But we’re picking nits. The boys have been exceptional at RAN and there’s no question they deserved the #1 seed.

Interesting note: Mexico scored the most points (9) against the USA boys — thanks in part to several US-based players like Thomas Parrott (Lamorinda Rugby), plus guys from Belmont Shore, Thunder, Back Bay, and SacAir.

🏉Riot take: We’d love to see this USA U19s group play against elite competition. Some of these teams at RAN can’t even form a proper scrum...
In fairness, this was the only thing available on the calendar this year with the U20s International Cup getting a revamp for 2026.
Still, it’s good to see this squad gelling and winning. 💪

Next up: RAN finals—Saturday, July 12th

10:00 am — 5th place match — Bermuda vs Trinidad & Tobago
12:00 pm — 3rd place match — Mexico vs Cayman Islands
2:00 pm — Championship match — USA vs Jamaica

📺 Catch the action here.

🇺🇸U18s continue rolling in Argentina
USA 63 — 7 Buenos Aires Academy

There was no stream for this one, but our folks on the ground tell us the U18s were genuinely dominant against the Buenos Aires academy team.

It was 28-7 at halftime — and that was just the beginning of the score-fest. The USA defense was connected and disciplined, while the offense got rolling early.

One thing we heard from everyone: the U18s’ communication took a big step forward in this game. This is a squad with serious on- and off-field chemistry.

The final score: USA 63-7 Buenos Aires.

Next up: the U18s will face Uruguay U18s — their first real national opponent. It’ll also serve as the curtain-raiser for the Uruguay vs Romania test match.

Last year, the USA U18s lost to Uruguay 20-10. Let’s see if they can flip the script this year!

When: Saturday—July 12th
Watch: If we find a link to this, we’ll share it on our Instagram.

🇺🇸 Eagles set to face Spain

This will be a step up from playing Belgium last week — and it’s the final tune-up before the big England showdown next weekend.

We’re hoping the Eagles look sharper this week. Against Belgium, we pulled away for a win, but it wasn’t always pretty. We'd love to see them build phases with more authority and control the tempo better. Spain will bring more pace and structure than Belgium, so this should be a proper test.

🏉Riot take: England will eat us alive next week if we don’t play with more juice.

⌚️When: Saturday, July 12th—7:30 pm
📺 Watch: Paramount+ is where you’ll find it.

🇺🇸 U23s take on Maties

The U23s are coming off two strong wins in South Africa and now face their toughest opponent yet.

The Maties are one of South Africa’s premier Uni sides, and they surely aren’t interested in letting the USA boys stroll through for a third straight win on their soil.

🏉 Riot take: We’re curious to see how the USA roster is set up for this one — nothing announced as of this writing. This is a young U23 squad, and a big showing against the Maties would turn some heads across the rugby community.

📺 If we find a link to this, we’ll share it on our Instagram.

A few photos from the U18s vs Buenos Aires.
📸Credit: Vasen Menon

We’ve noticed a lot of players wearing Crocs before matches lately. It got us thinking, are Crocs in or out? They were sooo out for several years.

But Crocs also feel very rugby: Kinda chonky, super versatile, counter-cultural—they're like the cauliflower ear of footwear. Lovable but a little eye-jarring.

Let’s stir up a little Croc controversy, shall we?

Oddball musings, induced by borderline hypothermia.

🏉 This may be recency bias, but it feels like the USA pathways initiative is gaining steam. All three young U.S. squads are undefeated in international matches this summer. Sure, the competition hasn’t been against premier national sides, but the signs are there. If these young dudes can stay locked in, we could have something very special at the national level in a few years.

🏉 Trying to watch all the rugby action is insane. Rugbypass, Paramount+, random YouTube channels, FloRugby, ESPN+, The Rugby Network. All these tabs got me feeling like a switchboard operator. Can we figure out a solution to the streaming chaos??