The US made a wonderful showing in the World Cup right?

Question

I was totally impressed with the Eagles performance duing this year's World Cup... even if they didn't come out with any wins, putting points on the board against South Africa, England ect...

They never stopped.

I belive that in the next world cup the US shouldn't be under-estimated. What do you think?

Answer 1

I thought they played with a lovely open style, quite refreshing compared with some of the old school teams

Answer 2

I agree.  If you watched the SA vs USA game the announcers were even commenting on how well USA played in this world cup and surprised some people.  They even kept that game really close until half and scored what the announcers called as the "try of this years world cup".  US has a while to get to competitive status with the elite teams in the world cup but are definitely headed in the right direction.

Answer 3

Yes they played above many peoples expectations and did themselves proud. Need to string some solid performances together and try to play in the new Pacific nations championship before the next cup comes around.

Answer 4

They impressed me in all their games and almost caused an upset or two.

Answer 5

I agree, the US (and I have to admit, Canada) accredited themselves well. I think the RWC is an excellent shop window for the talents of the minor team players. I expect to see some of these players in the top 16 or Heineken league soon.

Does anyone else think it would be a great idea to expand the 6  Nations to a second division? We could have USA, Canada, Georgia, Romania, Portugal & Spain (or maybe Russia). The winner would face the loser of division 1 in a playoff.

Maybe also there might be a way to accommodate Argentina - most of their players are in Europe anyway. They would need a "home-from-home" base in Europe for training etc.

Answer 6

It was a good show except they should have beat Tonga and Samoa.

Answer 7

Wonderful team.  Very gutsy, with a beautiful flowing style of Rugby. I jist wish they had more visibility and that the sport in the States could be promoted.  They have great potential.