RugbyThisWeekend
The rugby weekend starts early Thursday night. Five matches, two immediate rematches and a major Eagles test in South Florida — where RFC will be there to watch USA vs Argentina XV.
Your weekend.
Starts early.
New Zealand vs Black Ferns XV gets things underway Thursday night before the schedule builds toward Friday and Saturday. RFC has selected five matches worth making time for, with USA vs Argentina XV the centerpiece for American rugby fans.
RFC Weekend Watch List
Five matches worth making time for.
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The USA enters Saturday night with something increasingly valuable: momentum.
The Eagles have won their last three matches in RFC’s completed-match data, averaging 28.7 points scored and 18.7 conceded.
Their most recent result was a 29–22 victory over Spain.
Argentina XV now provides a different kind of challenge and another opportunity to measure how far the USA has progressed during this winning run.
Bulls vs New Zealand
The tour reaches Loftus.
The next test of New Zealand’s South African tour
New Zealand arrives at Loftus after beating the Stormers 38–21 and the Sharks 54–0.
The Sharks showed that New Zealand can be put under pressure early, but they could not sustain it. Once the visitors began moving the ball more effectively and controlling where the game was played, the scoreboard accelerated.
New Zealand vs Black Ferns XV
The weekend starts Thursday night.
Selection pressure starts the weekend early
This is where the rugby weekend begins.
New Zealand vs Black Ferns XV provides an early opportunity to examine combinations, selection battles and individual performances before the rest of the international schedule takes over.
Australia vs Japan II
One week later, they go again.
Three points separated them. What changes now?
Australia escaped Japan with a 35–32 victory last weekend.
Now the same teams meet again with very few unknowns.
Fiji vs South Africa II
Fiji gets an immediate second chance.
What can Fiji change after 55–12?
South Africa won the first meeting 55–12.
That makes the rematch less about simply predicting the winner and more about measuring how Fiji responds after a difficult first meeting.
USA vs Argentina XV
There are bigger international brands playing this weekend. But from an RFC perspective, USA vs Argentina XV is the match that matters most.
The Eagles have won three straight. They’re playing at home, and Argentina XV presents exactly the type of opponent that can tell us more about the direction of the USA program.
A fourth consecutive victory would add another significant result to a run that is beginning to build real momentum.
But this match is about more than extending a winning streak.
It’s another measuring point for where the USA Men’s Eagles are heading.
The Weekend at a Glance
Thursday night through Saturday.
