USA Men’s National Team will play two July internationals against England on July 4 at Twickenham in London and Ireland on July 10 at Aviva Stadium, in Dublin.
Head Coach Gary Gold has selected a preliminary roster of 41 players for the July test matches before narrowing the team to 30 to travel. This will mark the first time the Eagles have assembled since Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan.
Major League Rugby, whose season is in progress, will include 31 players or about 75% of the extended roster. All eleven of the U.S.-based MLR teams have players included on the extended roster. NOLA Gold has 5, Rugby United New York, Utah Warriors, and Austin Gilronis have 4 each, Old Glory DC, San Diego Legion, and eachLA Giltinis have 3 apiece, Rugby ATL 2, and New England Free Jacks, Houston SaberCats, and Seattle Seawolves 1.
Gary Gold and his staff will continue to evaluate the roster over the next few weeks before making the final selections for the 30 players traveling for the July tests. The remaining players will serve as injury reserves. The final selection will be made toward the end of June.
“It’s taken us some time to come up with this list of players and I’m very happy to see this group of guys make even more strides in the coming weeks.
“A huge thank you to all the MLR clubs, not just for working with us as we select this group, but also in delivering a competitive training and competition environment that will help us get on the front foot in the short time we have ahead of facing England and Ireland.
“We still have some work to do in terms of making final selections but we are excited to see the final squad of 30 come together and to play some meaningful games this year.”
The Eagles staff will include Rob Hoadley as an Assistant Coach and Eagle Alumnus Chris Wyles as a Coach Consultant for the July tests specifically. Hoadley has coached at Wasps, Stanford University, and San Diego Legion, while Wyles most recently spent 10 years with Saracens before retiring as a player.
Following the July test, the Eagles will assemble in September for a two-part Rugby World Cup qualification series against rivals Canada. The first match is yet to be confirmed, while the second will be on September 11 at Infinity Park in Glendale, CO. A final qualification series against a team from South America may follow along with a fall test schedule that is currently being organized.
USA Men’s Eagles 41-Player Extended Roster
| PLAYER NAME | POSITION | CLUB | CAPS |
| David Ainu’u | Prop | Toulouse (FRA) | 9 |
| Malon Al-Jiboori | Flanker | Ealing Trailfinders (ENG) | 6 |
| Harry Barlow | Center | New England Free Jacks | uncapped |
| Michael Baska | Scrumhalf | Utah Warriors | uncapped |
| Nick Boyer | Scrumhalf | Houston Sabercats | 1 |
| Marcel Brache | Wing | Western Force (AUS) | 23 |
| Nate Brakeley | Lock | Rugby United New York | 23 |
| Bryce Campbell | Center | Austin Gilgronis | 32 |
| Luke Carty | Flyhalf | LA Giltinis | Uncapped |
| Nick Civetta | Lock | Rugby United New York | 26 |
| Ryan Rees | Scrumhalf | Rugby ATL | Uncapped |
| Mike Dabulas | Fullback | Old Glory DC | Uncapped |
| Ruben De Haas | Scrumhalf | Austin Gilgronis | 17 |
| Cam Dolan | No. 8 | NOLA Gold | 51 |
| Jamason Fa’anana Schultz | Flanker | Old Glory DC | 2 |
| Dylan Fawsitt | Hooker | Rugby United New York | 15 |
| Mike Sosene Feagai | Hooker | Old Glory DC | 5 |
| Hanco Germishuys | Flanker | Rugby United New York | 21 |
| Andrew Guerra | Flanker | NOLA Gold | Uncapped |
| Riekert Hattingh | No. 8 | Seattle Seawolves | Uncapped |
| Will Hooley | Flyhalf | Saracens (ENG) | 15 |
| Ryan James | Wing | LA Giltinis | Uncapped |
| Mika Kruse | Center/Wing | Utah Warriors | Uncapped |
| Titi Lamositele | Prop | Montpellier (FRA) | 32 |
| Matt Harmon | Prop | NOLA Gold | Uncapped |
| AJ MacGinty | Flyhalf | Sale Sharks (ENG) | 28 |
| Will Magie | Flyhalf | Austin Gilgronis | 26 |
| Siaosi Mahoni | Lock | San Diego Legion | 2 |
| Ryan Matyas | Wing | San Diego Legion | 12 |
| Conner Mooneyham | Wing | Austin Gilgronis | Uncapped |
| Gannon Moore | Wing | North Harbour (NZ) | 4 |
| Paul Mullen | Prop | Utah Warriors | 18 |
| Greg Peterson | Lock | Newcastle Falcons | 30 |
| KP Pifeleti | Hooker | Saracens | 3 |
| John Ryberg | Wing | LA Giltinis | Uncapped |
| Joe Taufete’e | Hooker | Lyon (FRA) | 27 |
| Mike Te’o | Wing | Utah Warriors | 28 |
| Moni Tonga’uiha | Flanker | NOLA Gold | Uncapped |
| Dino Waldren | Prop | NOLA Gold | 19 |
| Chance Wenglewski | Prop | Rugby ATL | 6 |
| Psalm Wooching | Flanker | San Diego Legion | 4 |
USA Men’s Eagles Staff
Head Coach | Gary Gold
Asst Coach | Rob Hoadley
Coach Consultant | Chris Wyles
Head of Strength & Conditioning | Huw Bevan
Performance Analyst | Jimmy Harrison
Team Doctor | Marc Kowolsky
Athletic Trainer | Kristen Douhan
Asst Athletic Trainer | Ron Klingensmith
Team Manager | Oscar Alvarez
Asst Manager | Will Bevan
USA vs England
July 4, 2021
Twickenham Stadium, England
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USA vs Ireland
July 10, 2021
Aviva Stadium, Ireland
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