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00:01:44 1 Early history
00:01:54 1.1 Early years: 1872–1912
00:04:03 1.2 Olympic Gold: 1920 and 1924
00:07:25 2 Modern history
00:07:34 2.1 The 1960s and 1970s
00:08:51 2.2 The 1980s
00:10:34 2.3 The 1990s
00:13:00 2.4 The 2000s
00:16:20 2.5 The 2011 Rugby World Cup cycle
00:19:34 2.6 The 2015 Rugby World Cup cycle
00:23:37 2.7 Professional era (2016–present)
00:25:08 3 Recent results
00:25:49 4 Coaches
00:26:11 5 Players
00:26:19 5.1 Current squad
00:26:50 6 Stadium & Attendance
00:27:55 7 Rivalry with Canada
00:29:12 8 Tournament records
00:29:21 8.1 Honors
00:29:44 8.2 Rugby World Cup
00:30:09 8.3 Pacific Nations Cup
00:30:32 8.4 Americas Rugby Championship
00:30:56 8.5 Summer Olympics
00:31:24 8.6 Defunct competitions
00:31:33 8.6.1 Churchill Cup
00:31:41 8.6.2 Super Cup
00:31:52 9 Player records
00:32:01 9.1 Most caps
00:32:47 9.2 Most tries
00:32:56 9.3 Most points
00:33:05 10 Previous head coaches
00:34:49 11 Overall record and rankings
00:35:10 11.1 Record against Tier 1 teams
00:35:26 12 Other U.S. national teams
00:35:31 12.1 USA Selects
00:36:27 12.2 Women's national team
00:37:24 13 See also
00:37:53 14 Notes and references
00:38:03 15 External links



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SUMMARY
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The United States national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, is controlled by USA Rugby. USA Rugby is a member of Rugby Americas North, one of six regional governing bodies under World Rugby. Until sevens made its debut at the 2016 Rio Games, the United States was the reigning Olympic champion in rugby, having won gold at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.
As of November 26, 2018, the Eagles are ranked 12th in the world by the World Rugby Rankings. Their previous highest ranking, achieved ahead of the 2007 World Cup, was 14th; their lowest ranking was 20th, following a winless campaign in the 2008 Churchill Cup.
The highest profile tournament in which the Eagles play is the Rugby World Cup. The Eagles have played in all but one Rugby World Cup since the tournament began in 1987. The United States has expressed interest in hosting the 2027 Rugby World Cup.The United States competed in the Pacific Nations Cup every Summer from 2013 to 2015. Previously, the U.S. has competed in the now-defunct Churchill Cup and the Pan American Championship. 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. 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.