The U.S. men’s rugby team is considered to be among the best in the world, yet the sport remains off the radar of the typical American sports fan.
“We go to dark places a lot, man,” he repeated Monday with a shake of his head.
Isles and the U.S. did just that in their opening two matches of the rugby sevens tournament Monday, rallying from a two-point deficit to beat Kenya 19-14 on Madison Hughes’ score with 29 seconds left, then holding off Ireland 19-17, to advance to the second day of pool play unbeaten and with a medal well within reach.
“This is the pinnacle,” said Chris Brown, coach of the women’s team. “Americans, as a nation, they love to compete, they love to win. And there’s nowhere better than the Olympics.Hughes believes if Americans give the sport a chance, they’ll embrace it. Traditional rugby features 15 players on a side playing two 40-minute halves. Like American football, it can be plodding and slow, and when you add in a 15-minute halftime, a typical game could last as long as two hours.
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