Eagles Name Strong Squad To Face Canada

Sep 4, 2019 by Alex Goff

USA men's 15s head coach Gary Gold has named a strong gameday 23 to face Canada Saturday LIVE on FloRugby.

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Amid speculation that he would rest some players, Gold has indeed put a few regulars on the bench and a few more on the sidelines, but he has also retained a few mainstays such as Cam Dolan, Paul Lasike, Greg Peterson, and captain Blaine Scully.

Starters Eric Fry and Joe Taufete’e as well as reserves Olive Kilifi and Mike Te’o return from injuries that kept them out of the Pacific Nations Cup. AJ MacGinty, Thretton Palamo, and Nick Civetta are all still coming back from injuries of various severity.

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“This game on Saturday will be very beneficial for us in not only cementing months-long preparation but allowing us to make our final selections for Rugby World Cup," said Gold. "I am proud of the guys for how much work they’ve put in over these past several weeks as the heat and altitude in Colorado have provided the challenging setting we need to prepare at the highest level."

Gold will be looking at a somewhat changed backline, with Will Magie at flyhalf and Nate Augspurger at scrumhalf. Marcel Brache, as indicated in an earlier interview with FloRugby, will get time at outside center.

But it's not really an experimental pack. Gold's front row, however, while experienced, is a combination we haven't seen much of.

Notable on the bench is Malon Al-Jiboori, who has logged some pretty impressive athletic and fitness stats.

Gold, meanwhile, is also thinking about beating Canada.

"Canada are a very well-coached team and have a number of experienced players within the squad who will be a serious threat to us if we don’t execute with precision," he warned. "We need to approach this game in the same way we will approach our pool in Japan in terms of our focus, our mindset and our ability to respond under pressure.”

USA

PLAYER NAME	POSITION	CLUB	XVs CAPS
1. Eric Fry	Prop	Vannes (FRA)	44
2. Joe Taufete'e	Hooker	Worcester Warriors (ENG)	22
3. Titi Lamositele	Prop	Saracens (ENG)	27
4. Ben Landry	Lock	Ealing Trailfinders (ENG)	21
5. Greg Peterson	Lock	Newcastle Falcons (ENG)	25
6. Hanco Germishuys	Flanker	Glendale Raptors	16
7. John Quill	Flanker	Rugby United New York	35
8. Cam Dolan	No. 8	NOLA Gold	46
9. Nate Augspurger	Scrumhalf	San Diego Legion	23
10. Will Magie	Flyhalf	Unattached	24
11. Martin Iosefo	Wing	USA Sevens	5
12. Paul Lasike	Center	Harlequins (ENG)	15
13. Marcel Brache	Center	Western Force (AUS)	18
14. Blaine Scully (C)	Wing	Unattached	49
15. Will Hooley	Fullback	Bedford Blues (ENG)	11

RESERVES

PLAYER NAME	POSITION	CLUB	XVs CAPS
16. Dylan Fawsitt	Reserve	Rugby United New York	11
17. Olive Kilifi	Reserve	Seattle Seawolves	26
18. Paul Mullen	Reserve	Unattached	13
19. Nate Brakeley	Reserve	Rugby United New York	20
20. Malon Al-Jiboori	Reserve	Unattached	4
21. Shaun Davies	Reserve	Glendale Raptors	24
22. Bryce Campbell	Reserve	London Irish (ENG)	27
23. Mike Te'o	Reserve	San Diego Legion	23

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Eagles Name Strong Squad To Face Canada

Eagles Name Strong Squad To Face Canada

Eagles Name Strong Squad To Face Canada