Following a three-match tour in South America, the USA Hawks will return to US soil this weekend to begin their stretch of home matches from American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Please see below a breakdown of times and locations for the upcoming home matches.
First taking on Cobras Brazil XV, a National A side from Brasil Rugby. Admission to all home matches is free for those in or traveling to Charlotte, there will not be any live streaming at this stage.
| Date | Match Up | Location | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Mar-23 | vs Selknam | Santiago, CHI | 26-41 (L) | |
| 10-Mar-23 | vs Pampas | Buenos Aires, ARG | 14-69 (L) | |
| 14-Mar-23 | vs Argentina U20 | Buenos Aires, ARG | 34-45 (L) | |
| 6-Apr-23 | Kickoff 6p ET | vs Cobras Brazil XV | Charlotte, NC | American Legion Memorial | 14-43 (L) |
| 15-Apr-23 | Kickoff 2p ET | vs Argentina U20 | Charlotte, NC | UNC Charlotte's Rec. Field 12 | 12-33 (L) |
| 21-Apr-23 | Kickoff TBD | vs Argentina U20 | Charlotte, NC | UNC Charlotte's Rec. Field 12 | 0-26 (L) |
| 29-Apr-23 | Kickoff TBD | vs Yacare (Paraguay) | Charlotte, NC | Kannapolis Memorial Stadium | 6pm |
We caught up with Hawks Head Coach, Brendan Keane following the South American tour, checking in on progress the team has made in a full time environment and in international territory.
“The biggest takeaway is that we need more of this kind of competition to get better. Our fitness levels, skill execution and speed of play all have to come up. So does our game management. Again, experience is the goal here and these players will be better for it and there were some definite improvements game to game, along with the work ons.”
“It was great to be able to get all the players game time in South America. It is a tough place to play, and they will all be better for it. Players at different places in their development, so while some players got more game time than others, the match and training reviews should give everyone a chance to see where they are and where they need to go.”
