United States women's national rugby union team
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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.
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.
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Quick Facts Nickname(s), Union ...
Nickname(s) | Eagles | ||
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Union | USA Rugby | ||
Head coach | Sione Fukofuka[1] | ||
Captain | Rachel Johnson | ||
Most caps | Jamie Burke (51) | ||
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World Rugby ranking | |||
Current | 7 (as of 15 July 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 | |||
Appearances | 7 (First in 1991) | ||
Best result | Champions 1991 |
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More information Rank, Change* ...
Rank | Change* | Team | Points |
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1 | England | 096.90 | |
2 | New Zealand | 089.32 | |
3 | Canada | 089.13 | |
4 | France | 087.27 | |
5 | Australia | 078.00 | |
6 | Scotland | 075.99 | |
7 | United States | 074.57 | |
8 | Wales | 074.28 | |
9 | Italy | 074.26 | |
10 | Ireland | 073.53 | |
11 | Japan | 068.23 | |
12 | South Africa | 065.17 | |
13 | Spain | 065.15 | |
14 | Fiji | 061.19 | |
15 | Russia | 061.10 | |
16 | Netherlands | 058.98 | |
17 | Hong Kong | 058.76 | |
18 | Samoa | 058.48 | |
19 | Kazakhstan | 055.23 | |
20 | Sweden | 052.72 | |
*Change from the previous week |
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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.