Any Bahamians who wish to attend this game should let me know. The Florida Union have offered a special package to the BRFU. - Ely

USA Rugby officially announced today that its Rugby World Cup Qualifier match against Uruguay will kick off at Broward County Regional Park in Lauderhill, Fla., on November 21 at 2 p.m. (EST).

“Obviously it is imperative that we reach the Rugby World Cup in 2011,” USA Men’s National Team Coach Eddie O’Sullivan said. “We allowed a great opportunity to slip away in July against Canada, but we have to put that disappointment behind us and now focus on getting a result against Uruguay.”

Even though the U.S. Men’s National Team beat Canada, 12-6, on its home turf on July 4, Canada won the point differential overall after its 41-18 win in Edmonton to clinch the Americas 1 spot in Pool A of the upcoming Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. The USA found itself playing with only 14 players for three-quarters of the match and struggled to keep any sort of pattern.

Recently promoted to an 18th global ranking by the International Rugby Board (IRB), the USA Eagles face its second chance to qualify for the Rugby World Cup as it will first face Uruguay’s Los Teros on November 14 in Montevideo, Uruguay. The Eagles will assemble in Florida on Sunday, November 8, before departing for Montevideo the following Tuesday. The teams will then meet again one week later in Florida.

The USA has a 9-1 win-loss record over Uruguay over the past 20 years, and had to challenge the South American side for their last qualification into the Rugby World Cup four years ago, winning that series by a two-game point total of 75-20.

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