Perry Baker took USA to sevens gold in Vegas – now the hard work begins

USA won a HSBC Series title and the Americas Rugby Championship in two days, demonstrating the strength of the US grassroots gameThat the USA is the sleeping giant of rugby union has come to be something of a cliche. But events in Montevideo and Las Vegas this weekend suggest there is life in the old phrase yet. If the deciding game of the Americas Rugby Championship or finals day at the USA Sevens did not jolt the ogre fully awake, it seemed at least to give it a start. Related: Houston? No problem – SaberCats bullish about latest US rugby venture Related: Meet Phaidra Knight: free radical f…