During a perfectly notable summer day at Washington DC, in the middle of the Sun Sun, lowered clouds, debilitating humidity and long lightning delays, England of Steve Barthwick lions transpired to a six-year victory against American Eagles.
Barthwick expressed his satisfaction, telling journalists that his men did well “in difficult conditions, two lightning breaks, so the game actually lasted for a long time. There is a scenario that none of us had been confronted before. We wanted a short half to face this, but it was not possible, but these are six new caps today. ”
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Tourists did not produce high art – hard when you wait an hour to start because of lightning, then you have to play through a kind of atmospheric soup. But their professionals for the most part young first first played with precision beyond the opponents employed by the American clubs, with the exception of the Dominic Besag center, which has a year in college.
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The first test took 10 minutes to come. There was an American pressure period, but half of the fly, Chris Hilsenbeck, was rooted for a deliberate hand and England used their own kicks in the area and leading Mauls, Hooker Curtis Langdon touching, Captain George Ford Convert. Try two comers shortly after another American error, Tom Pittman spitting possession on his own line before the opposing center Luke Northmore trotting. Ford converted again.
Shortly before the first break in the water, the United States went to the England line but were selected. Shortly before half an hour, England n ° 8 Alex Dombrandt seemed to have marked another maul of driving, only to be refused for obstruction.
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And then … Lightning struck, once again, and the teams followed the protocol, and jogging out of the field. Fans jog after them, to block hall bars. When he was sure to come back, the players had to warm up again. The vote of the Senat-a-Ramas flew by faster. Senators sometimes have to be found in Capitol Hill bars. Here, some fans have not returned at all.
The game resumed with the eagles under the cosh. A flight of maul by the blank of England Chandler Cunningham-South led to what seemed to be a test for Joe Carpenter, the beginner back-back, until the video finds a helping hand. There was no problem with the arrival of the Caden Murley wing for the third, produced by Ford. His conversion spread and that was ultimately half, 19-0 in England.
England, half of the melee Jack Van Poortvliet rushed shortly after restarting. Ford Convert. It took a while for the fifth arrival test, but he made, through a break from Wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and the support of Harry Randall, the half-dryer of the replacement. Ford converted 33-0. Gabriel Oghre, a beginner’s replacement hooker, marked from a Maul and another new boy, Charlie Atkinson, converted.
The game ended with the consolation of the Eagles, the Flanker Christian Poidevin (son of Australia Great Simon) intelligent from a line line to put Shilo Klein, the replacement whore, finally on the line. The conversion was wide, the game was finished.
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With world cuts on American soil in 2031 (men) and 2033 (women), global rugby could do with a more competitive product. Nevertheless, the leaders say that they are long term. Before DC DoubleHerader on Saturday, which presented a convincing competition between American women and Fiji, CEO Alan Gilpin told journalists “around 275 million dollars are currently reserved in the next five years” to invest in the United States.
This money will go into “everything, from the construction of community rugby with USA Rugby … until social, digital construction, around the matches we bring here,” said Gilpin. “It’s not just a question of putting punctual matches in Washington or Chicago. It is a question of building these audiences. ”
In Audi Field, attendance was given to 15,19 of for the women’s match, an American record and 19,079 for men, which represents total digitized tickets. In the hall, a non -scientific survey revealed that among the usual colorful riots of fans from all corners of the American game – high schools, colleges, clubs, LGBTQ +, older fans – all came only to see Ilona Maher. But it was a major draw for sure.
Against the Fiji, the social media star this week named Espys Breakthrough Athlete of the Year generated roars each time she ran from the outdoor center. Against the battle and the skillful opponents, his Eagles began strongly but found themselves to be won, 31-24. Maher did the tackle that killed the last Fijian attack. The crowd loved.
