Don't think that you could really expect much more out of the US team. America has a long way to go before it'll be competitive with the rest of the world in rugby. Historically, I wouldn't be suprised if some of the american sports are considered flashes in the pan. Rugy's lasted for hundreds of years for a reason and is growing in popularity. Football has huge popularity in America, but has had to morph quite a bit. Ah, but don't get me started about football.
<br><br>I'm looking forward to those finals in Edmonton, Alberta in a week! I can't believe we're going to have the All Blacks in our back yard (globally speaking). <br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/8/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">
Drew Hicks</b> <<a href="mailto:drizzle.hicks@gmail.com">drizzle.hicks@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>The USA national rugby team lost its second match of the Churchill Cup last night. They fell to the New Zealand All Black Maori side 74-6. This is extremely embarrassing for the Eagles. My Churchill cup final prediction - NZ Maori vs. Scotland. You can also expect the USA to face Canada in the consolation final.
<br><br>Drizzle<br>
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