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USA Falcons XV

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USA Falcons
UnionUSA Rugby
Nickname(s)USA Falcons[1]
Coach(es)Shawn Pittman
Team kit
Change kit
Official website
www.usa.rugby/mens-eagles/falconsxv/

The USA Falcons or the USA A national team, formerly known as the USA Selects, is the second national rugby team for the United States, usually used for uncapped matches and domestic club sides. The primary national team is known as the USA Eagles or the United States national rugby union team.

The USA A side lost 8–24 to Scotland in 2002 in Portland, Oregon in front of 1,100 fans.[2] The USA Selects participated in the Americas Rugby Championship, a tournament originally featuring the "A" sides for Argentina, Canada, the United States, and Uruguay. The ARC is an annual tournament (except for Rugby World Cup years) that replaced the North America 4 competition. The USA Selects' best results in the ARC were their second-place finishes in 2013 and 2014.[3] In April and May 2015, the Select side were used for the United States 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches in South America, as part of the Eagles 2015 Rugby World Cup preparations.[4]

Results

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The following table shows the results of the USA Selects during annual competitions. In 2016 The Americas Pacific Challenge replaced the ARC as the developmental tournament for the USA Selects.

Competition Results Finish Top Try
Scorer
Top Points
Scorer
2009 ARC 0–2 4th Kevin Swiryn (3) Kevin Swiryn (15)
2010 ARC 1–2 3rd Samu Manoa (2) Nese Malifa (13)
2012 ARC 0–3 4th Eric Duechle (1) Zack Pangelinan (6)
2013 ARC 2–1 2nd D. Barrett / T. Maupin (2) Joe Cowley (24)
2014 ARC 2–1 2nd Tim Stanfill (4) T. Stanfill (20)
2016 APC 1–2 5th Martin Iosefo Ben Cima (33)
2017 APC 2–1 2nd Hanco Germishuys (4) JP Eloff (17)
2018 APC 0–3 6th Ryan Matyas (3) Dylan Audsley (28)
2021 APC 0–2 5th Harry Barlow / Kyle Breytenbach /
George Sharpe / Bailey Wilson (1)
Patrick Madden (12)

Overall Record

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Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Win % For Aga Diff
 Argentina XV 1 0 0 1 0.00% 15 55 −40
 Argentina Jaguars 5 0 0 5 0.00% 50 209 −159
 Brazil 1 0 0 1 0.00% 20 33 –13
 Chile A 1 0 0 1 0.00% 14 29 –15
 Canada A 6 4 0 2 66.66% 147 116 +31
 Fiji Warriors 1 0 0 1 0.00% 12 62 –50
Ontario Ontario Blues 1 0 0 1 0.00% 24 27 −3
 Samoa A 1 0 0 1 0.00% 26 48 −22
 Scotland 1 0 0 1 0.00% 8 24 −16
 Tonga A 2 1 0 1 50.00% 50 54 –4
 Uruguay 3 2 0 1 66.66% 58 39 +19
 Uruguay A 3 1 0 2 33.33% 82 116 –34
Total 26 8 0 18 30.77% 506 812 −306

Up to date as of 2 November 2021

Roster

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USA Selects 27-man roster for the uncapped 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge in October 2018.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Pat O'Toole Hooker (1995-01-05) January 5, 1995 (age 29) 0 United States San Diego Legion
Kapeli Pifeleti Hooker (1999-09-01) September 1, 1999 (age 25) 0 England Saracens
Alex Maughan Hooker (1994-10-29) October 29, 1994 (age 29) 1 United States Life University
John Hayden Prop (1991-12-28) December 28, 1991 (age 32) 0 United States Seattle Seawolves
Cam Falcon Prop (1993-08-18) August 18, 1993 (age 31) 0 United States New Orleans Gold
Angus MacLellan Prop (1992-08-24) August 24, 1992 (age 32) 5 United States Utah Warriors
Kelepi Fifita Prop (1995-08-23) August 23, 1995 (age 29) 0 United States Glendale Raptors
Chance Wenglewski Prop (1997-09-04) September 4, 1997 (age 27) 0 United States Lindenwood University
Nate Brakeley Lock (1989-08-31) August 31, 1989 (age 35) 15 United States Rugby United New York
Matt Jensen Lock (1992-04-21) April 21, 1992 (age 32) 7 United States Utah Warriors
Taylor Krumrei Lock (1992-07-02) July 2, 1992 (age 32) 0 United States Seattle Seawolves
Hanco Germishuys Flanker (1996-08-24) August 24, 1996 (age 28) 8 United States Austin Elite
Vili Toluta’u Flanker (1994-01-24) January 24, 1994 (age 30) 1 United States Seattle Seawolves
Psalm Wooching Flanker (1994-01-16) January 16, 1994 (age 30) 3 United States Seattle Saracens
Brendan Daly Number 8 (1990-12-20) December 20, 1990 (age 33) 2 United States SFGG
Robles Thomas Number 8 (1994-10-27) October 27, 1994 (age 29) 0 United States University of California
Nick Boyer Scrum-half (1993-07-17) July 17, 1993 (age 31) 0 United States San Diego Legion
Holden Yungert Scrum-half (1993-07-17) July 17, 1993 (age 31) 0 United States New Orleans
Devereaux Ferris Scrum-half (1994-10-24) October 24, 1994 (age 30) 0 United States Life West
JP Eloff Fly-half (1991-05-28) May 28, 1991 (age 33) 9 United States New Orleans
Conor Kearns Fly-half (1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 31) 0 United States San Diego Legion
Dylan Audsley Centre (1994-01-15) January 15, 1994 (age 30) 6 United States San Diego Legion
Anthony Salaber Centre (1994-09-24) September 24, 1994 (age 30) 0 United States San Diego Legion
Mika Kruse Centre (1998-06-27) June 27, 1998 (age 26) 0 United States Glendale Raptors
Zach Young Centre (1996-02-15) February 15, 1996 (age 28) 0 United States University of Arkansas
Ryan Matyas Wing (1990-12-24) December 24, 1990 (age 33) 10 United States San Diego Legion
Tim Maupin Wing (1989-03-23) March 23, 1989 (age 35) 7 United States New Orleans Gold
Mitch Wilson Fullback (1996-04-15) April 15, 1996 (age 28) 0 United States Life University

References

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  1. ^ "MEN'S FALCONS". USA Rugby. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Scotland survives USA 'A' challenge". espnscrum. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Eagles Select XVs defeat Canada 30-10 at Americas Rugby Championship", USA Rugby, October 15, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Roster announced for Selects' tour to South America". Archived from the original on April 14, 2015.
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