Americas Pacific Challenge 2018
USA Rugby Men’s Selects Head Coach Scott Lawrence has named his 27 man squad for the Americas Pacific Challenge 2018 (APC), being held Oct. 6-14 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Ten athletes participated in the 2017 APC, twelve are capped Eagles, three are 2018 1st Team All-Americans named from the recent Men’s Collegiate All-American Selection Camp.
In 2017, the team finished in second place and hope to improve that performance this year against Tonga A, Uruguay XV and reigning two-time champion Argentina XV.
The Men’s Selects will begin training camp for the third annual Americas Pacific Challenge later this month in Fort Lauderdale.
The 6-team tournament also includes Canada A and Samoa A — will begin on Oct. 6 with the U.S. facing Tonga A at 12:30 PM ET. Uruguay XV and Argentina XV will follow, after which the team with the most points in the first-past-the-post competition will be named the champion.
USA Rugby Comments
“The makeup of this year’s touring squad is an exciting evolution leading into a World Cup year,” said Head Coach Scott Lawrence. “Not only are there a handful of current Eagles that we’re looking to build cohesion with, there are also a number of new Major League Rugby and Varsity collegiate athletes that have the film and the metrics to back up their inclusion.”
2018 USA Men’s Selects Roster
|
Player Name |
Position |
Club |
Notes |
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Dylan Audsley |
Center |
San Diego Legion |
Men’s Eagle |
|
Nick Boyer |
Scrumhalf |
San Diego Legion |
|
|
Nate Brakeley |
Lock |
New York Athletic |
Men’s Eagle |
|
Brendan Daly |
Flanker |
San Francisco Golden Gate |
Men’s Eagle |
|
Cam Falcon |
Hooker |
NOLA Gold |
|
|
Devereaux Ferris |
Scrumhalf |
Life West Gladiators |
|
|
Kelepi Fifita |
Prop |
Glendale Raptors |
|
|
Hanco Germishuys |
Flanker |
Austin Elite |
Men’s Eagle |
|
John Hayden |
Prop |
unattached |
|
|
Matt Jensen |
Lock |
Utah Warriors |
Men’s Eagle |
|
Conor Kearns |
Flyhalf |
San Diego Legion |
|
|
Olive Kilifi |
Prop |
Seattle Seawolves |
Men’s Eagle |
|
Taylor Krumrei |
Lock |
Seattle Seawolves |
|
|
Mika Kruse |
Center |
Glendale Raptors |
|
|
Harry Bennett |
Flyhalf |
Rugby United New York |
|
|
Ryan Matyas |
Wing |
San Diego Legion |
Men’s Eagle |
|
Alex Maughan |
Hooker |
Life University |
Men’s Eagle & 1st Team All-American |
|
Tim Maupin |
Wing |
NOLA Gold |
Men’s Eagle |
|
Pat O’Toole |
Hooker |
San Diego Legion |
|
|
Thomas Robles |
No. 8 |
unattached |
|
|
Anthony Salaber |
Center |
San Diego Legion |
|
|
Vili Toluta’u |
Flanker |
Seattle Seawolves |
Men’s Eagle |
|
Chance Wenglewski |
Prop |
Lindenwood University |
1st Team Collegiate All-American |
|
Mitch Wilson |
Fullback |
Life University |
1st Team Collegiate All-American |
|
Psalm Wooching |
Flanker |
unattached |
Men’s Eagle |
|
JP Eloff |
Center |
NOLA Gold |
Men’s Eagle |
|
Holden Yungert |
Scrumhalf |
NOLA Gold |
USA Men’s Selects Staff
- Head Coach Scott Lawrence
- Assistant Coach David Williams
- Assistant Coach Blake Bradford
- Strength & Conditioning Coach Huw Bevan
- Performance Analyst Jimmy Harrison
- Team Doctor Marc Kowalsky
- Head Athletic Trainer Kevin Ng
- Assistant Athletic Trainer Santiago Aguirre
- Team Manager & Operations Kevin McCorry II
Americas Pacific Challenge USA Selects 2018 Schedule
Montevideo, Uruguay
- vs Tonga A Sat, Oct. 6 – 12:30 PM ET
- vs Uruguay XV Wed, Oct. 10 – 12:30 PM ET
- vs Argentina XV Sun, Oct. 14 – 12:30 PM ET
World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge 2018 schedule
Saturday 6 October (all times local)
11:00 – Argentina XV v Samoa A
13:30 – Tonga A v USA Selects
16:00 – Uruguay A v Canada A
Wednesday 10 October
11:00 – Tonga A v Samoa A
13:30 – Argentina XV v Canada A
16:00 – Uruguay A v USA Selects
Sunday 14 October
11:00 – Tonga A v Canada A
13:30 – Argentina XV v USA Selects
16:00 – Uruguay A v Samoa A
