Rugby World Cup 2007: Schedule of USA

Rugby world cup 2007 will be held in France. The 20 team competition will have a huge excitement and competitiveness. Ahead of the rugby world cup 2007, all the participating teams are now in their last minute preparation. Coaches are making their plan. Just seven days left to start the competition. Analysts have already started their analysis regarding the possible favorites of the tournament.

USA will play in Pool A where they have to face two world champions England and South Africa. England is the defending champion whereas South Africa was the champion in 1995 world cup. USA participated in the first world cup tournament in 1987. They could attend four rugby world cup tournaments yet. However, they have not qualified for quarter final yet. This time in France, it is almost impossible for USA to qualify for the quarter final stage. However, they can expect some better performance against Samoa and Tonga. The pool stage schedule of USA is given below:

Pool A

Date	Competing Teams	Venue	Referee
8-9-2007	USA vs England	Lens	Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
12-9-2007	USA vs Tonga	Montpellier	Stuart Dickinson (Australlia)
26-9-2007	USA vs Samoa	St-Etienne	Wayne Barnes (England)
30-9-2007	USA vs South Africa	Montpellier	Tony Spreadbury (England)

USA has already declared their 30 men world cup squad. Seven members of the squad also played in the last world cup 2003 including fly half Mike Hercus and second row Alec Parker. Most of the players have participated in the IRB North America 4 and Barclays Churchill Cup of 2007. So, you can easily understand that USA players were in Rugby throughout the year and they had enough practice opportunities. This will be an advantage for USA.

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