Men's Eagles look for second win in Charlotte with Spain on deck

Fri, Jul 11, 2025, 2:05 AM
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by Calder Cahill.

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.

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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."

USA Men's Eagles Roster | USA vs Spain
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
USA Men’s Eagles Coaches & Staff

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 Men’s Eagles | July Match Series Schedule

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

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USA vs England | July 19, 5:00pm ET

Audi Field | Washington DC

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