Carlin Isles of Massillon also scored for the U.S. against Brazil.
Ebner, who was on the field for both of the U.S. second-half tries in the opener, became the first active NFL player to participate in the Olympics.
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Before heading to Rio, he took a few minutes to explain the differences between playing football and rugby, a sport he excelled in before walking on to the Ohio State football team.
His father, Jeff, was the owner of an auto reclamation business in Springfield and tragically killed trying to defend it from a robbbery.
Ebner graduated from Hilliard Davidson High School. He played for the U.S. U-19 and U-20 national rugby teams and played three seasons of football for the Buckeyes.
The U.S. returns to action at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday against Fiji.
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