| teamname = USA Hawks |
| image = USAHawks.png |
| union = USA Rugby |
| url = www.narugby.com/thawks.html |
| countryflag = the United States |
| nickname = Hawks |
| coach = Pete Steinberg |
| founded = 2005 |
| captain = Matt Wyatt |
appearances =  Jason Kelly (4) |
| caps = Jason Kelly (4) |
| top scorer = Jason Kelly (34) |
| top test scorer = Jason Kelly (34) |
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| pattern_ra1 =_navylower |
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first = Canada West 98 - 0
Hawks
(20 May, 2006) |
bigwin = USA Falcons 22 - 33
Hawks
(24 May, 2006) |
bigloss = Canada West 98 - 0
Hawks
(20 May, 2006)}}The USA Hawks are one of two
national representative rugby union
teams from the United
States that compete in the North America 4 Series.
History
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.
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. Matt Wyatt of
Philadelphia Whitemarsh
RFC captained the squad during the inaugural campaign.
PARMA Select XV
The PARMA Select XV is the All-Star squad composed 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.
Current squad
The 2006 NA4 squad is as follows
External links
References
- "NA4 Could Bring Professional Rugby to North America",
International Rugby Board, 28 January 2006. Retrieved online 12
August 2006
- Official 2006 NA4 Series Results
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