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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Martin Pengelly

‘Shout out to the girls’: US exit Rugby World Cup but young stars stoke hope for future

Freda Tafuna celebrates a try against Samoa on Saturday.
Freda Tafuna celebrates a try against Samoa on Saturday. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

The US Eagles exited the World Cup on Saturday after beating Samoa 60-0 in York but seeing Australia hold England to 47-7 in Brighton, enough for the Wallaroos to reach the quarter-finals on points differential.

Kate Zackary’s team will be disappointed to miss a last-eight date with Canada, knowing they might well have made it had a few things gone differently.

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