United States women's national rugby union team

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United States

Nickname(s)	Eagles
Union	USA Rugby
Head coach	Sione Fukofuka[1]
Captain	Rachel Johnson
Most caps	Jamie Burke (51)
First colours Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	8 (as of 23 October 2023)
First international
Canada 3–22 United States  (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; 14 November 1987)
Biggest win
Japan 0–121 United States  (Melrose, Scotland; 15 April 1994)
Biggest defeat
England 89–0 United States  (Worcester, England; 21 November 2021)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 1991)
Best result	Champions 1991

Women's
World Rugby Rankings

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Top 20 rankings as of 1 July 2024^[2]

Rank	Change*	Team	Points
1		England	096.90
2		Canada	089.13
3		New Zealand	088.96
4		France	087.27
5		Australia	078.36
6		Scotland	075.99
7		United States	074.57
8		Wales	074.28
9		Italy	074.26
10		Ireland	073.53
11		Japan	069.98
12		South Africa	065.17
13		Spain	065.15
14		Fiji	061.19
15		Russia	061.10
16		Netherlands	058.98
17		Hong Kong	058.76
18		Samoa	058.48
19		Kazakhstan	055.23
20		Sweden	052.72
*Change from the previous week

The USA Women's National Team XVs represents the United States in women's international rugby union. The team was officially formed in 1987 and is nicknamed the Eagles.

An international powerhouse during the 1990s— the Eagles won the inaugural 1991 Women's World Cup and finished second in the two following World Cups in 1994 and 1998. The team finished fourth at the 2017 Rugby World Cup in Ireland.^[3]

In May 2018, Rob Cain was appointed full-time Head Coach. Cain joined the Eagles after winning the inaugural Tyrell Premier 15s title in England with Saracens Women.