Kicking off 2025 with a win over Belgium, the USA Men's Eagles are refocused on week two in Charlotte with a fixture against Spain on Saturday night.
Working through a humid week in Carolina, the Men's Eagles remained in Charlotte for week two of the July test series with targets on a third straight win over Spain in as many years. This is the first time Spain have faces the Eagles in the US, following fixtures from Madrid and Villajoyosa the past two years. USA vs Spain kicks off at 7:30pm ET from American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, NC with live coverage on Paramount+ and tickets still available at usa.rugby/tickets.
Head Coach Scott Lawrence's squad continues to focus on alignment and excelling the test match fundamentals for the second match of the 2025 calendar. Lawrence and the USA coaching staff have selected the match day 23 with movement from last week's roster and new players named to the roster. Lock Sam Golla will sit out the contest after a shoulder injury in the opener against Belgium, moving Viliami Hellu to the #4 position. Jamason Fa'anana-Schultz gets his first selection of the year alongside recent MLR Champion Kaleb Geiger, and Lauina Futi. On the debut front, Tom Pittman, Christian Poidevin and Ezekiel Lindenmuth earn their first roster spots with an eye on making their USA Eagles debut.
Lawrence said looking back on the previous week and work-ons for Spain, "Last week was reflective of where we are as a team going into the first test match, our collective instincts are something to focus on when we first come together. Overall we're happy with our set piece performance, and having under 10 penalties for the first test match is reasonable discipline, so if we can continue to win the set piece and discipline we'll have a good outcome. We place a big emphasis on competition within the squad, we think these guys competed well this week in training."
| Name | Club |
|---|---|
| 1. Jack Iscaro | Old Glory DC |
| 2. Shilo Klein | San Diego Legion |
| 3. Tonga Kofe | Utah Warriors |
| 4. Marno Redelinghuys | Houston SaberCats |
| 5. Viliami Helu | San Diego Legion |
| 6. Benjamin Bonasso (C) | Miami Sharks |
| 7. Cory Daniel | Old Glory DC |
| 8. Jamason Fa'anana-Schultz | Old Glory DC |
| 9. Ruben de Haas | NOLA Gold |
| 10. AJ MacGinty | Bristol Bears |
| 11. Nate Augspurger | Chicago Hounds |
| 12. Tavite Lopeti | San Diego Legion |
| 13. Dominic Besag | Saint Mary's College |
| 14. Toby Fricker | Anthem Rugby Carolina |
| 15. Mitch Wilson | Anthem Rugby Carolina |
| 16. Kaleb Geiger | New England Free Jacks |
| 17. Ezekiel Lindenmuth* | Houston SaberCats |
| 18. Pono Davis | Houston SaberCats |
| 19. Tevita Naqali | Old Glory DC |
| 20. Christian Poidevin* | San Diego Legion |
| 21. JP Smith | Seattle Seawolves |
| 22. Tom Pittman* | Anthem Rugby Carolina |
| 23. Lauina Futi | Seattle Seawolves |
Scott Lawrence | Head Coach
Alama leremia | Backs And Attack Coach
Nick Easter | Forwards and Defense
Rodolfo Broggi | Lead Performance Coach
Jimmy Harrison | Head of Analysis
Matoko Noudehou | Performance Coach
Blake Bradford | Scrum Coach
Steve Brett | Skills Coach
Michael Sheridan | Athletic Trainer
Jenn Roney | Assistant Athletic Trainer
Willie Berlanga | Sports Massage Therapist
Joe Powers | Team Doctor
David Hadfield | Performance Expert
Nick Colling | Team Manager
USA vs Belgium | 36-17 (W)
July 5 | American Legion Memorial Stadium | Charlotte, NC
USA vs Spain | July 12, 7:30pm ET
American Legion Memorial Stadium | Charlotte, NC
USA vs England | July 19, 5:00pm ET
Audi Field | Washington DC
