The USA Men’s Eagles will reconvene after a short three-week break this Monday, as they prepare for their only match on North American soil this year, taking on French Champions Stade Toulousain in Sandy, UT at Americas First Field.
A few new names will join their first Eagle’s assembly while Head Coach Scott Lawrence parlays a largely similar group from the August Tour in Europe. Another opportunity for high level international rugby, the dynamic of facing off with a fast a cohesive club will provide another level of education for this developing Men’s Eagles side. USA vs Stade Toulousain kicks off Saturday, September at 7PM MT at Americas First Field in Utah. Saturday's match will be live on FS2 for US viewers, with a delayed broadcast on FS1 Sunday at 6PM ET. All international viewers outside the US can watch live on The Rugby Network.
Head Coach Scott Lawrence said on the match at home, “Everyone’s pretty excited to play at home. We were on the road for five weeks, so it feels good to learn all the lessons that we learned abroad and bring that home to play in front of the people we love and support us.”
Speaking to the upcoming game against the club side, Lawrence added, “I think we can take away an ability to play a high skill team, how we fare in a faster pace game, so pretty exciting for that.”
Six current Utah Warriors will have the opportunity to pull on the USA shirt on their home soil, with Logan Tago and Joe Mano joining the XVs player pool for the first time. Tago and Devin Short come with some USA Sevens experience, both having spent time with residency in Chula Vista. Erich Storti also gets a national team call, joining his collegiate teammate Dominic Besag from Saint Mary’s College. Notably, veterans Bryce Campbell and CC Mahoni also return to team assembly for the first time this year.
Lawrence concluded on the selected roster, “This is an opportunity for us to bring in a number of players we wanted to look at this summer, but were unavailable. So we’ve got some fresh faces in this squad and an opportunity for them to compete for spots on the team going forward.”
| NAME | CLUB |
|---|---|
| Bailey Wilson | Utah Warriors |
| Bryce Campbell | Chicago Hounds |
| Cam Dolan | NOLA Gold |
| Christian Dyer | Houston SaberCats |
| Devin Short | Seattle Seawolves |
| Dominic Besag | Saint Mary's College |
| Dylan Fawsitt | New York Ironworkers |
| Erich Storti | Saint Mary's College |
| Greg Peterson | Unattached |
| Jack Iscaro | Old Glory DC |
| Jake Turnbull | Seattle Seawolves |
| Line Latu | American Raptors |
| Joe Mano | Utah Warriors |
| Kaleb Geiger | New York Ironworkers |
| Keni Nasoqeqe | Houston SaberCats |
| Lauina Futi | Seattle Seawolves |
| Logan Tago | Utah Warriors |
| Luke Carty | Chicago Hounds |
| Luke White | Chicago Hounds |
| Mike Baska | Chicago Hounds |
| Mitch Wilson | New England Free Jacks |
| Nate Augspurger | San Diego Legion |
| Nate Brakeley | New York Ironworkers |
| Nathan Sylvia | San Diego Legion |
| Nick McCarthy | Chicago Hounds |
| Paul Mullen | Utah Warriors |
| Peter Malcolm | Seattle Seawolves |
| Sam Golla | Dallas Jackals |
| Siaosi Mahoni | Houston SaberCats |
| Takaji Yen Young | Utah Warriors |
| Tavite Lopeti | Seattle Seawolves |
| Thomas Tu'avao | Utah Warriors |
| Viliami Helu | Unattached |
Interim Head Coach | Scott Lawrence
Assistant Coach - Attack | Alama Ieremia
Assistant Coach - Defense | Blake Bradford
Head of Athlete Performance | Alex Ross
Analyst | Jimmy Harrison
Technical Advisor | Grant Keenan
Head Physiotherapist | Kristen Douhan
Sports Massage Therapist | Daliah Hurwitz
Assistant Athletic Trainer | Jenn Rooney
Team Doctor | Derek Hatfield
Team Manager | Oscar Alvarez
