🇺🇸 USA - Eagles

World Ranking: #18 | Pool: E

The Eagles return to the World Cup seeking to recapture their early tournament success from 1987 and 1991. With Major League Rugby providing professional pathways and growing investment in the sport, USA rugby is rebuilding. They face an uphill battle in Pool E but aim to show American rugby's resurgence is underway.

The USA competed in the first World Cup in 1987 and reached the quarter-finals in 1987 and 1991. American rugby has struggled to maintain tier-two status despite the country's sporting resources and population. Recent years have seen investment in Major League Rugby and development pathways aiming to rebuild USA rugby.