After facing the narrow, almost timid attack of of Russia for the best part of last week’s test, the Eagles were immediately put under pressure in the wide spaces as Tonga looked to play the game with real width.
Brief previews, lineups, and predictions for eight matches ahead this weekend.
Scoring, new caps, citings, and some strange comments from the weekend.
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Brief reports and team information from all nine matches from this past weekend.
A game littered with penalties from the beginning, Igor Kliuchnikov got Russia on the board first with an early penalty.
The first game of a strange miniseries of tests to take place in Colwyn Bay, buried in the north of Wales, has the 17th ranked US Eagles taking on the 19th ranked Russian Bears.
New coach Mike Tolkin will hope that the end of his first season in charge will be better than the start.
From the anthems you could tell that Uruguay was fired up for this one, and the forwards had their way in the tight from the opening whistle.
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