What do a USA 7s veteran, Mid-Atlantic Rugby Champion, and a pair of shredded rugby shorts have in common? Years after meeting on the Nationals circuit as commentator and player, World Rugby analyst Dallen Stanford and rugby journalist Alexander Diegel reunite to highlight the next generation of USA Rugby talent.

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• Loose-head prop
• Hooker
• Tight-head prop
• Second-row
• Flanker
• Number eight
• Scrum-half
• Fly-half
• Wings
• Centers
• Fullback

In case you missed it, be sure to check out our companion pieces, written for World Rugby. Click here to read about the forwards, and here for the backs.

Bonus material: As Diegel’s sister was kind enough to capture the shredded shorts via live stream, it would be quite rude of us not to share with the rest of the rugby community. After all, it is the singular responsibility of the elder sibling to both support and humiliate their younglings.