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from USA Rugby:

USA Rugby has announced its men’s and women’s national teams’ domestic spring and summer match schedule, revealing the busiest season yet for the Eagles.

“One of our goals was to increase the number of international opponents in order to make our national teams more competitive,” said USA Rugby’s CEO Nigel Melville.

“This schedule is a very good step forward in many respects. We are playing stiff competition against top international sides, which is really the only way to gauge our development.

“And with the increased amount of matches across the US, as well as the number of games being broadcast, this is a great opportunity for fans to get behind the Eagles and create some momentum.”

On May 31, the men’s team will face Ireland in San Jose, Calif. That game to take place at Buck Shaw Stadium. Time and ticket information will be available to the public as early as March 16.

Then on June 6, the Eagles are set to play Wales at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill. Kickoff is set for 1:30pm and tickets are already on sale via www.ticketmaster.com/rugby

USA Rugby will be hosting its annual Coaching Conference around this event with keynote speaker Kevin Bowring of the RFU. Information regarding this conference is at www.usarugby.org/goto/coaches

Also commencing on June 6 and running through June 21, is the 2009 Churchill Cup. The location of this event has yet to be determined, but will most likely be finalized by late next week. Keep checking www.churchillcup.com for more information.

Shortly thereafter, the women’s team will host Canada in Glendale, Colo.

The USA ‘A’ squad will take on Canada ‘A’ on June 23 at 6pm, while the USA will play an official test against the Canadians on June 27 at 6pm.

Both games will be played at Glendale’s Infinity Park and ticket information will be available at http://www.infinityparkatglendale.com/

Finally, the Eagles will take on Canada on Saturday, July 4 at 5pm at Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, SC, in what will mark the first of two IRB Rugby World Cup Qualifier matches. Tickets to this match will be available at www.tickets.com on April 2.

Canada will host the second RWC Qualifier on July 11, at Ellerslie Rugby Park in Edmonton, Alberta and for more information, visit www.rugbycanada.com

Tickets start as low as $10 for these US-based matches.