The USA Men's Eagle Sevens team went 0-3 on day one of the 2012 Wellington Sevens. They play again tomorrow in the bowl quarterfinals that kick off at 7:22 p.m. ET.

The Men's Eagles Sevens team begins pool play at the Hertz Sevens in New Zealand against South Africa, England, and Cook Islands.

The USA has always been known as a physical team, but Men’s Sevens Head Coach, Al Caravelli, employed the help of two very different entities to help move the Eagles forward at the pre-tournament camp last week in Chula Vista, Calif.

USA star, Matt Hawkins, will help with the Serevi Sevens Rugby Seminar , beginning February 9 and ending February 10. The course gives aspiring rugby coaches the opportunity to learn sevens coaching theory from rugby sevens legends like Hawkins, Ben Gollings, and Waisale Serevi.

Rookie Garrett Bender has been called up to the USA Men's Eagle Sevens squad for New Zealand Sevens.

Twenty national team players and prospects will arrive in camp at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. on Friday January 20, 2012 to prepare for the New Zealand and USA legs of the HSBC Sevens World Series.

USA Rugby officially announced the list of men’s rugby sevens athletes that have signed full-time training contracts for 2012. These 11 athletes are the first men’s rugby athletes to receive full-time residency training contracts from USA Rugby.

The Eagles beat Zimbabwe, but were bested by rivals Canada 12-22 in the bowl semifinal. With 17 Series points, the USA will focus on the transition to full-time residency at the Olympic Training Center in January 2012 and the New Zealand Sevens in February.

The USA went 2-1 on day one of the South Africa Sevens, the third stop on the HSBC Sevens World Series with a win over Argentina (21-14) and losses to Samoa (12-14) and England (7-26). They now face Zimbabwe in the bowl quarterfinals.

The Eagles walked away from the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens with seven series points after an impressive day two rally following an 0-3 start to the tournament.