Men’s Eagles land in Romania as summer series traveling roster is announced

Tue, Aug 1, 2023, 3:30 AM
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by Calder Cahill.

Following a two-week intensive camp and onboarding in Charlotte, NC, Men’s Eagles Head Coach Scott Lawrence has selected the 30-man traveling roster for this summer’s three-match series in Europe, beginning this Saturday in Bucharest against Romania.

Captain AJ MacGinty will miss the tour with club duties, however nearly half the named roster will board the plane to Romania in search of their first USA cap, as Lawrence looks to initiate a new generation of talent and test match experience. Watch all three summer series matches, live on The Rugby Network.

Among the rising stars is USA Men’s U20s Captain, Dominic Besag, fresh off the World Rugby U20s Trophy campaign in Kenya. Besag has seen a rapid rise to the senior national team tour, breaking onto the scene with the Men’s U18s last summer for the Corendon Tour, before taking on the U20s Captain role as a freshman at Saint Mary’s College. Utah Warriors backrower, Bailey Wilson also receives a traveling invite from the player reserve list following the North Carolina camp.


USA Men’s Eagles 2023 Summer Series Roster
Name Club
Nate Augspurger San Diego Legion
Dominic Besag Saint Mary's College
Tommaso Boni Zebra (ITA)
Nate Brakeley New York Ironworkers
Luke Carty Chicago Hounds
Ruben De Haas Free State Cheetahs
Cam Dolan NOLA Gold
Christian Dyer Houston SaberCats
Dylan Fawsitt New York Ironworkers
Lauina Futi Seattle Seawolves
Kaleb Geiger New York Ironworkers
Sam Golla Dallas Jackals
Viliami Helu Rugby ATL
Jack Iscaro Old Glory DC
Mika Kruse Utah Warriors
Line Latu American Raptors
Tavite Lopeti Seattle Seawolves
Peter Malcolm Seattle Seawolves
Chris Mattina Chicago Hounds
Nick McCarthy Leinster
Paul Mullen Utah Warriors
Greg Peterson Unattached
Paddy Ryan Coventry (ENG)
Joe Taufete'e Houston SaberCats
Thomas Tu'avao Utah Warriors
Jake Turnbull Seattle Seawolves
Luke White Chicago Hounds
Mitch Wilson New England Free Jacks
Bailey Wilson Utah Warriors
Tajaki Young Yen Utah Warriors

2023 USA Men’s Eagles Staff

Head Coach | Scott Lawrence

Assistant Coach - Attack | Alama Ieremia

Assistant Coach - Forwards and Defense | Nick Easter

Assistant Coach - Scrum | Blake Bradford

Head of Athlete Performance | Alex Ross

Individual Skill Development | Elvis Seveali’i

Head Analyst | Jimmy Harrison

Technical Adviser | Grant Keenan

Head Physiotherapist | Kristen Douhan

Assistant ATC | Ron Klingensmith

Assistant ATC | Deanna Sisti

Sports Massage Therapist | Daliah Hurwitz

Sam Akhavan | Team Doctor

Abigail Hamilton | Team Doctor

Team Manager | Oscar Alvarez


2023 USA Men’s Eagles Schedule

Aug 5 | USA vs Romania | Bucharest, ROM

Aug 12 | USA vs Portugal | Algarve, POR

Aug 19 | USA vs Georgia | Tbilisi, GEO

Sep 17 | USA vs Stade Toulousain | Salt Lake City, UT

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