It’s pretty exciting, as a rugby fan, to be in a room with Martin Castrogiovanni and Todd Clever as they discuss what Saturday’s USA vs Italy match in Houston will mean to them. The two captains and the coaches sat down to meet the press Friday. Castrogiovanni, who plays at the pinnacle of European rugby [...]
By Eric Taber and RugbyInTexas.com HOUSTON, Texas – USA Eagles Head Coach Mike Tolkin has named his squad that will take on Italy this Saturday at BBVA Compass Stadium at 7:30 pm. The squad remains largely unchanged from the team that beat Georgia 36-20 just one week ago in Colorado. Texan Taylor Mokate starts at [...]
Taylor Mokate, a former Texas high school rugby player and stand out at the University of Oklahoma, has been named to the USA Eagles travel squad that goes to Canada this weekend. Mokate has most recently been plying his trade in New Zealand. This seems to have paid off, as his form has impressed new [...]
Boulder, Colo. – USA Men’s Sevens coach, Al Caravelli, has named three player pools for the 2011-2012 international rugby sevens season: a pool for the 2011 Pan-Am Games; a pool for the 2011-2012 HSBC Sevens World Series; and a developmental squad. The final Pan-Am squad will be named on Oct. 21 and the traveling team [...]
2011 MEN’S COLLEGIATE ALL-AMERICAN SELECTIONS MADE BOULDER, Colo. – USA Rugby is proud to announce the 2011 Men’s Collegiate All-Americans. These student-athletes exhibited excellence on the rugby field during their respective seasons and are recognized, as such, as the best men’s collegiate rugby players in America. The All-American selectors had a pool of over 20,000 [...]
Dallas RFC’s Kelly Kolberg and the University of Oklahoma’s Taylor Mokate have been named to the player pool for consideration for the Rugby World Cup, according to USA Rugby. Mokate is unavailable because of an injury, but he was selected. Also, Dallen Sanford, AKA Paki, has been named media guru for the Eagles. We’re wishing [...]
USA Rugby announced the Eagles 7s team to go to Hong Kong. Two Texans are in the squad. Justin Boyd played in Vegas in February for he Eagles, and Taylor Mokate has been in the running for selection. Now Mokate is in. Below is the press release from USA Rugby. For Immediate Release March 18, [...]
Taylor Mokate and Justin Boyd are in San Diego for the USA 7s camp right now. Read the release from USA Rugby. For Immediate Release January 20, 2011 Men’s Sevens Assemble at OTC to prep for Wellington, Vegas BOULDER, Colo. – The USA Men’s Sevens team is set to assemble at the Olympic Training Center [...]
Justin Boyd and Taylor Mokate were invited to the USA Rugby 7s Camp. Boyd is currently listed as unattached, and Mokate plays for the University of Oklahoma. The USA 7s camp squad is: James Aldridge (Spearhead Academy) Marco Barnard (Unattached) Gerson Blaise (Spearhead Academy) Mark Bokhoven (Denver Barbarians) Justin Boyd (Unattached) Miles Craigwell (NYAC/Spearhead Academy) [...]
Texas A&M All-American Chris Parker sent us an email on his way home from England. Parker and his All-American teammates did not win any of their three matches while in London, but Parker says the experience was second to none. The Richmond game was definitely a wake up call to our defense. We came out [...]
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