Put your 15 players on the pitch, draw your phases of play, export a clean image or an animated GIF and share your team in one tap. National heroes, world legends, your club mates — from prop to fullback.
Pick your formation, place your 15 players on a real pitch (in-goal, 22 m and halfway lines, H posts) and add their photo. Walk away with a clean image ready to share.
The rugby tactics board. Place players and opponents, draw passes, runs, kicks and zones, then animate your phase step by step.
TeamBranch reproduces the official structure of a rugby union XV: 8 forwards (the pack), 7 backs (the back line), a captain, a tactical formation. Fifteen positions, fifteen calls, from number 1 to number 15.
Draft from the current Eagles, the Major League Rugby standouts, international icons, or pick from the All Blacks, Springboks, France, Ireland and the rest of the world. With home World Cups in 2031 and 2033 on the horizon, American rugby has never had more to play for — and you can build the XV that grows with it. Or just put together a side made entirely of your friends for the weekend club run.
The Eagles are back — qualified for RWC 2027 after beating Samoa in Denver. Pick the side that runs out down under from 1 October 2027, in a 24-team field that reopens the door for the USA.
Pick the team that takes on Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa and Tonga in the Pacific Nations Cup — the Eagles' main annual proving ground and the road to the World Cup.
Mix the dynasty Free Jacks, the Seawolves, the SaberCats, the Hounds, the Legion. Build the best fifteen across the whole pro league — your version of the MLR team of the year.
Your buddy at prop, your roommate at hooker, your brother at scrum-half, your sister on the wing. Upload your own photo cards for the college final, the club tour, the bachelor party, or just the post-match cookout.
From two Olympic gold medals in the 1920s to a long wilderness, from the birth of Major League Rugby to a return to the World Cup and two home tournaments confirmed for 2031 and 2033 — American rugby is a story unlike any other, and its greatest chapter is only just beginning. On TeamBranch you can build every generation of Eagles, or the side you believe walks out down under.
Rugby reached American shores in the 19th century and the West Coast became its heartland, with California universities carrying the game. A US college-built side stunned the world by winning Olympic gold in 1920 in Antwerp and again in 1924 in Paris, beating France in front of a hostile crowd.
Then rugby fell off the Olympic programme — and because XV rugby never came back, the USA remain the reigning Olympic champions to this day. After that, American rugby entered a long, quiet wilderness, kept alive by clubs and colleges.
The modern Eagles played their first official Test in 1976 and were one of the sixteen invited nations at the inaugural 1987 Rugby World Cup. Through the amateur decades the side lived on passion and club rugby, mixing the occasional famous scalp with the hard reality of facing full-time professionals.
The Eagles' modern high points came as the sport searched for a foothold: a one-win World Cup record in 1987, 2003 and 2011, and a landmark 2017 Americas Rugby Championship — the country's first 15s title in over 90 years.
Olympic sevens returning in 2016 lit a fuse. Two years later Major League Rugby kicked off, giving the country its first real professional 15s competition and a home pathway for American players. The New England Free Jacks built a dynasty, winning three straight titles.
After missing 2023, the Eagles roared back to qualify for RWC 2027 with a win over Samoa in Denver. And the biggest news of all: World Rugby awarded the USA the men's 2031 and women's 2033 World Cups.
A rugby XV runs out with 15 starters and a bench of reserves: the pack and the back line, the forwards and the backs. Each jersey number maps to a specific role. American rugby prizes size, speed and athletic crossover from football and basketball — but the set piece is where Tests are decided.
The pack (1 to 8) is about set-piece and contact: scrums, lineouts, mauls, rucks. The backs (9 to 15) are about movement: handling, territory, running lines, finishing. All of it under a captain, who can wear any number.
Each generation has its faces, its system, its stage. On TeamBranch you can rebuild these XVs, or change one name and see what happens. What if the 1924 gold-medal side ran out today? What does the 2031 home-World-Cup XV look like? Answer in 60 seconds.
No country in the world has a men's and a women's home World Cup ahead of it. The opportunity in front of American rugby has never been bigger.The promise of the next American rugby generation
Build the fifteen that flies to Australia for RWC 2027. The Eagles secured their berth in Denver — now it's your call on the starting XV, the bench and the captain who leads them out down under.
Reach back across a century — from the 1924 Olympic gold medallists to the World Cup regulars and the MLR-era pros. Build the all-time American fifteen, the side that tells the whole story of US rugby in fifteen jerseys.
Mix the dynasty New England Free Jacks, the Seattle Seawolves, the Houston SaberCats, the Chicago Hounds, the San Diego Legion, the Miami Sharks and more. The best fifteen in the pro league, your call.
Step beyond the Eagles: build a global dream team with the icons of New Zealand, South Africa, France, Ireland and the rest. The World XV the Eagles would love to test themselves against.
What if you wore another jersey? Build the Flying Fijians, the Brave Blossoms of Japan, Canada, Samoa, Tonga, Uruguay or Chile — the sides that shape the Eagles' calendar and World Cup ambitions.
American rugby is built on college and club sides. Pick the fifteen from your school, your conference or your local club — the rivalries, the road trips, the championship weekends that grow the game grassroots-up.
Go off-script: pack your fifteen with athletes from other sports, movie stars, musicians or fictional heroes. The only rugby team where the warm-up has a soundtrack and the front row could bench-press a truck.
Upload your own photo cards. Put your brother at fly-half, your buddy at prop, your cousin on the wing, your dad as captain. The weekend club side, the college final XV, the team for the bachelor party. Custom and unlimited.
The Rugby World Cup 2027 kicks off across Australia from 1 October to 13 November, expanded for the first time to 24 nations, with six pools of four and a round of 16. The USA Eagles are back — booking their place with a win over Samoa in Denver, a return to the global stage after missing 2023, and their ninth World Cup appearance.
On TeamBranch, build your 2027 Eagles XV by scenario: the current Test core, the MLR-blooded side, the all-time American fifteen, your full reset. Editable in two clicks.
The United States operates in a competitive tier-two world while eyeing the giants above. On TeamBranch you can build the XV of any nation: current squads, all-time legends, or your perfect mix.
Major League Rugby is where Eagles are made. Since 2018 the league has grown into a coast-to-coast professional competition across the United States and Canada, giving American players a home and fans a weekly fixture. Franchises evolve as the league grows, but the mission stays the same: build the base that feeds the Eagles. On TeamBranch you can build the type-XV of any club, or a league-wide all-star side.
Every team built on TeamBranch generates a unique link plus an Open Graph card with photos, numbers and a navy-and-red banner. Share it on WhatsApp, X, Instagram, challenge your friends, and kick off the great American rugby debate.
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