USA Hawks
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| Nickname(s) | Hawks | |||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||
| Union | USA Rugby | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach |  Pete Steinberg |
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| Captain |  Matt Wyatt |
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| Most caps |  Jason Kelly (4) |
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| Most appearances | Jason Kelly (4) |
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| Top scorer | Jason Kelly (34) |
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| First match | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada West 98 - 0 Hawks (20 May 2006) |
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| USA Falcons 22 - 33 Hawks (24 May 2006) |
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| Canada West 98 - 0 Hawks (20 May 2006) |
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| www.narugby.com/thawks.html | ||||||||||||||||||
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The USA Hawks are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.
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[edit] History
[edit] Formation
The Hawks were founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby. The committee is charged with operating and financing the four North American teams (the others being the USA Falcons, Canada East, and Canada West. In 2008, however, each franchise will be sold and become privately owned. [1]
[edit] Inaugural Competition: 2006 North America 4 Series
The Hawks' first ever match occurred on 20 May 2006 during the inaugural NA 4 Series. They faced Canada West in pool play and were defeated 0-98. The Hawks earned their first win in their following match in the competition against the Falcons, defeating them 33-22. They finished the competition with a 1-4-0 record and had an average of 14 points scored and 46 points scored against per match. [2] Matt Wyatt of Philadelphia Whitemarsh RFC captained the squad during the inaugural campaign.
[edit] PARMA Select XV
The PARMA Select XV is the All-Star squad comprised of the best players of the competition as determined by the Pan-American Rugby Media Association. Matt Potchad was the lone Hawk selection and was named as a reserve.
[edit] Current squad
The 2006 NA4 squad is as follows
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[edit] External links
[edit] References
| Federation: | USA Rugby |
| National team: | United States national team • United States women's national team |
| International Competitions: | Rugby World Cup • Churchill Cup • Super Cup • North America 4 • Rugby World Cup Sevens • IRB Sevens World Series • USA Sevens |
| Domestic Competitions: | Super League • College rugby • USA Rugby Premier Division |
| NA4 Teams: | USA Falcons • USA Hawks |
| Super League teams: | Belmont Shore • Boston RFC • Boston Irish • Charlotte • Chicago Lions • Dallas Harlequins • Denver Barbarians • Kansas City Blues • New York Athletic Club • Old Blue • Old Mission Beach • Old Puget Sound Beach • Philadelphia Whitemarsh • Potomac Athletic Club • Santa Monica • St. Louis Bombers • San Francisco Golden Gate • Washington |
