USA Rugby to play in World Cup 2011

The U.S. "EAGLES" National Rugby Team (#15 World Ranking per www.irb.com/rankings ) have qualified and secured a spot in the Rugby World Cup (RWC) to commence September, 2011 in New Zealand!  Get your tickets at http://www.tickets.rugbyworldcup.com/ !  In Pool C, the Eagles will play Australia(#3), Ireland(#5), Italy(#11) and Russia(#18) to qualify for the quarterfinals.  This is arguably one of the best American squads in recent history, having already beaten Russia 39-22 in a World Cup Qualifier this year, splitting two qualifier matches with Canada, winning both qualifier matches against Uruguay, and crushing Georgia convincingly.  The Eagles also performed respectably in matches with Ireland, France and England during the Churchill Cup in Colorado this summer.  It will certainly be the most interesting RWC in history as Japan has been on a huge win streak, winning the Asian 5 Nations Championship with a 94-5 smashing of Hong Kong.  NBC has struck a deal with the International Rugby Board (IRB) to aire the 2011 RWC in the U.S. for the first time on a national broadcast network...though NBC doesn't yet have any details on their site http://www.nbcsports.msnbc.com/ .