USA Men’s Falcons Rugby Travel to South Africa

The USA Men’s Eagles held a camp in Glendale, Colorado ahead of their Rugby World Cup Final Qualification Tournament preparations in South Africa as they compete under the USA Falcons name on October 14 and 21 as part of the Toyota Challenge at Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

The Toyota Cheetahs compete in the European Rugby Challenge Cup and the Airlink Pumas in the Currie Cup. Streaming details for the Toyota Challenge matches and Final Qualification Tournament will be announced shortly.

USA MEN’S FALCONS MATCH SCHEDULE

  • Friday, October 14, 2022, at 12:00 PM ET: Toyota Cheetahs vs USA Men’s Falcons
  • Friday, October 21, 2022, at 5:45 AM ET: Airlink Pumas vs USA Men’s Falcons

The Toyota Challenge will be part of the Men’s Eagles’ preparation for the Rugby World Cup qualifier this November in Dubai, in which they will compete against Hong Kong, Kenya, and Portugal for the final place in the Rugby World Cup 2023.

A majority of the Men’s Eagles player pool participated in the Glendale, CO camp last month for a multi-week training assembly to align on fitness and conditioning goals before taking the pitch in match play.  Coach Gold and staff have taken full advantage of 30 players from the Glendale assembly who will make up the Falcons player pool in South Africa.

Alex Cullen Maughan and Ethan McVeigh will join a USA development squad in Uruguay for two matches against Uruguay XV and Argentina XV. Those two fixtures will be played on Oct 13 and Oct 18 respectively.

Following the exhibition matches in South Africa, the USA will head right to Dubai for their final qualification series and will be joined by pool players currently in-season with European clubs.

USA MEN’S FALCONS TOYOTA CHALLENGE PLAYER POOL

FIRST NAME LAST NAME CLUB
Nate Augspurger San Diego Legion
Marcel Brache Austin Gilgronis
Bryce Campbell Austin Gilgronis
Luke Carty LA Giltinis
Nick Civetta Rugby New York
Michael De Waal Austin Gilgronis
Cam Dolan NOLA Gold
Christian Dyer Houston SaberCats
Jamason Fa’anana-Schultz Old Glory DC
Dylan Fawsitt Rugby New York
Kaleb Geiger Rugby New York
Cory Gilliland-Daniel Old Glory DC
Viliami Helu Rugby ATL
Jack Iscaro Old Glory DC
Paul Lasike Utah Warriors
Tavite Lopeti Seattle Seawolves
Angus Maclellan Utah Warriors
CC Mahoni Houston SaberCats
Chris Mattina Austin Gilgronis
Conner Mooneyham Austin Gilgronis
Paul Mullen Utah Warriors
Keni Nasoqeqe Houston SaberCats
Faka’osi Pifeleti Austin Gilgronis
Ryan Rees Rugby ATL
Nathan Sylvia San Diego Legion
Moni Tonga’uiha NOLA Gold
Duncan Van Schalkwyk Rugby ATL
Chance Wenglewski Rugby New York
Mitch Wilson New England FreeJacks
Benjamin Bonasso Rugby New York

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