Just over a week ago it was announced that Eddie O' Sullivan was no longer the USA Eagles Head Coach. It had been speculated for some time that he intended to leave after the world cup - the rumors that he was looking at other jobs long before the Eagles left for New Zealand had been doing the rounds. Coming as it did, the same day as Martin Johnson's resignation as the England coach certainly looks like a pre-meditated move, as he has now put his hand up for the job at Twickenham. But whether he intended to leave or not is now immaterial - those of us who care about the game in America are asking, what now for us?

In the past two months, nothing much appears to have happened. I'm not sure when, or if, the board or congress next meets or what direction USA Rugby will head as we start another four-year cycle towards to next world cup without a coach. One thing looks certain though, the sweeping changes I think we need are probably not going to happen and the process of replacing EOS is in full swing.

This morning I learned that Bret Costain, President of the Village Lions RFC in New York had set up a petition calling for a change in management at USA Rugby. The items he outlines in the petition are almost identical what I asked for in my blog post of 4th October. This is a very promising development and shows that there are people out there who care about the direction USA Rugby is going and what we can do to maximize the obvious potential we have. I encourage everyone to read and sign the petition, so that we can at least let our voices be heard in Colorado.

To sign the petition, please go to this link.