MEN’S EAGLES ROSTER FOR SUMMER TEST SERIES

Gary Gold, Head Coach of the USA Men’s Eagles XV will have 30 national team players will begin training camp in preparation for three June test matches, against Russia, Scotland, and Canada. Camp will begin on May 27 with David Tameilau, Samu Manoa, AJ MacGinty and Eric Fry making their season debuts. Both Paul Mullen and Callum Black will have opportunities to earn their first caps in the front row.

The first two matches of the Emirates Airline Summer Series will be home against No. 19 Russia on June 9 in Denver and No. 5 Scotland in Houston on June 16. The final match on June 23 will be in Halifax, Nova Scotia against No. 21 Canada.

Tickets to the Eagles two home matches of the Emirates Airline Summer Series are on sale now at usarugby.org/summerseries. Both matches will also be featured LIVE on The Rugby Channel.

More than half of the squad was selected from the new professional rugby league in the United States,
Major League Rugby (MLR). This kicked off on April 21 and will be extend through the Championship on July 7.

Head Coach Gary Gold said that “We are really excited about the group of guys coming into camp this month,” said Head Coach Gary Gold. “After a successful start to the season and with the return of several key players, the men are anxious to begin training for three challenging test matches ahead.”

Players for the Summer Series include

Hooker – Dylan Fawsitt, James Hilterbrand, Joe Taufete’e
Prop – Chris Bauman, Callum Black, Eric Fry, Olive Kilifi, Paul Mullen
Lock – Nick Civetta, Ben Landry, Samu Manoa, Siaosi Mahoni
Back row – Cam Dolan, Hanco Germishuys, Tony Lamborn, John Quill, David Tameilau
Scrumhalf – Nate Augspurger, Shaun Davies, Ruben de Haas
Flyhalf – Ben Cima, Will Hooley, AJ MacGinty, Will Magie
Center – Dylan Audsley, Marcel Brache, Bryce Campbell, Paul Lasike
Wing – Ryan Matyas
Fullback – Blaine Scully

Three of the four top point scorers from the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship return to the June tests: Will Magie (38pts), Tony Lamborn (15pts) and Nate Augspurger (15pts).

Tickets to see the Men’s Eagles compete in the Emirates Airline Summer Series are on sale now starting at only $20 (Denver) and $23 (Houston). Seat options, hotel offers and other event information is available at usarugby.org/summerseries. Both matches will be broadcast LIVE on The Rugby Channel.

MEN’S EAGLES ROSTER | 2018 JUNE TEST SERIES

Player	Club	Position
Dylan Audsley	San Diego Legion	Center
Nate Augspurger	San Diego Legion	Scrum half
Chris Baumann	Leicester Tigers (ENG)	Prop
Callum Black	Ulster Rugby (IRE)	Prop
Marcel Brache	Perth/Western Force (AUS)	Center
Bryce Campbell	Glendale Raptors	Center
Ben Cima	San Diego Legion	Fly half
Nick Civetta	Newcastle Falcons (ENG)	Lock
Shaun Davies	Glendale Raptors	Scrum half
Cam Dolan	San Diego Legion	No. 8
Dylan Fawsitt	Glendale Raptors	Hooker
Eric Fry	Vannes Rugby (FRA)	Prop
Hanco Germishuys	Austin Elite	Flanker
Ruben de Haas	Free State Cheetahs (RSA)	Scrum half
James Hilterbrand	Manly Marlins (AUS)	Hooker
Will Hooley	Bedford Blues (ENG)	Fly half
Olive Kilifi	Seattle Seawolves	Prop
Tony Lamborn	San Diego Legion	Flanker
Ben Landry	Glendale Raptors	Lock
Paul Lasike	Utah Warriors	Center
AJ MacGinty	Sale Sharks (ENG)	Fly half
Will Magie	Glendale Raptors	Fly half
Samu Manoa	Toulon (FRA)	Lock
Siaosi Mahoni	San Diego Legion	Lock
Ryan Matyas	San Diego Legion	Wing
Paul Mullen	Houston SaberCats	Prop
John Quill	Glendale Raptors	Flanker
Blaine Scully	Cardiff Blues (WAL)	Full back
David Tameilau	Utah Warriors	Flanker
Joe Taufete’e	Worcester Warriors (ENG)	Hooker

MEN’S EAGLES STAFF | 2018 JUNE TEST SERIES

General Manager	Dave Hodges
Head Coach	Gary Gold
Assistant Coach	Shawn Pittman
Assistant Coach	Greg McWilliams
Performance Analyst	Jimmy Harrison
Team Manager	Chris Hanson
Head Athletic Trainer	Kevin Ng
Team Doctor	Sam Akhavn (Denver)
Team Doctor	Vince Lai (Denver)
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Kristen Douhan (Denver)
Team Doctor	Matt Schmitz (Houston)
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Matt Lopez (Houston & Halifax)
Team Doctor	Bruce Miller (Halifax)

USA MEN’S EAGLES SCHEDULE | 2018 JUNE TEST SERIES

Emirates Airline Summer Series
vs. Russia
Sat, June 9 | 6 PM MT
Dick’s Sporting Good’s Park
Denver, CO

Emirates Airline Summer Series
vs. Scotland
Sat, June 16 | Time TBA
BBVA Compass Stadium
Houston, TX

vs. Canada
Sat, June 23 | 3 PM ET
Wanderers Grounds
Halifax, NS