USA Falcons XV

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USA Falcons
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Nickname(s)USA Falcons [1]
Coach(es) Shawn Pittman
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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.

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History

The USA A side lost 21–83 to England during their 2001 North America tour. [2] The USA A side lost 8–24 to Scotland in 2002 in Portland, Oregon in front of 1,100 fans. [3] 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. [4] 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. [5] The Selects went 1-2 on their South American Tour defeating Uruguay and losing to the Argentina Jaguars twice. [6]

Results

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.

CompetitionResultsFinishTop Try
Scorer		Top Points
Scorer
2001 England tour of North America 0–1— Jone Naqica / Jovesa Naivalu (1) Link Wilfley (11)
2002 Scotland tour of North America 0–1—Aaron Satchwell (1)Aaron Satchwell (5)
2009 ARC 0–24th Kevin Swiryn (3) Kevin Swiryn (15)
2010 ARC 1–23rd Samu Manoa (2) Nese Malifa (13)
2012 ARC 0–34th Eric Duechle (1) Zack Pangelinan (6)
2013 ARC 2–12nd D. Barrett / T. Maupin (2) Joe Cowley (24)
2014 ARC 2–12nd Tim Stanfill (4) T. Stanfill (20)
2015 USA Selects tour of South America1–2— John Quill (2) AJ MacGinty (32)
2016 APC 1–25th Martin Iosefo Ben Cima (33)
2017 APC 2–12nd Hanco Germishuys (4) JP Eloff (17)
2018 APC 0–36th Ryan Matyas (3) Dylan Audsley (28)
2021 APC 0–25th Barlow / Breytenbach /
Sharpe / Wilson (1)		Patrick Madden (12)
2022 Toyota Challenge 0–2— Fa’anana-Schultz / Dyer /
Lopeti / Mattina / Mooneyham (1)		 Luke Carty (10)

Overall Record

OpponentPlayedWonDrawnLostWin %ForAgaDiff
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina XV 10010.00%1555−40
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Jaguars 70070.00%79291−212
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 10010.00%2033–13
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile A 10010.00%1429–15
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada A 640266.66%147116+31
Flag of South Africa.svg Cheetahs 10010.00%2553–28
Flag of England.svg  England 10010.00%2183–62
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Warriors 10010.00%1262–50
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario Blues 10010.00%2427−3
Flag of South Africa.svg Pumas 10010.00%1533−18
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa A 10010.00%2648−22
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10010.00%824−16
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga A 210150.00%5054–4
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 430175.00%7142+29
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay A 310233.33%82116–34
Total32902328.13%6091,066−457

Up to date as of 11 December 2024

Roster

USA Selects 27-man roster for the uncapped 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge in October 2018. [5]

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

Player Position Date of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Pat O'Toole Hooker (1995-01-05) January 5, 1995 (age 30)0 Flag of the United States.svg San Diego Legion
Kapeli Pifeleti Hooker (1999-09-01) September 1, 1999 (age 26)0 Flag of England.svg Saracens
Alex Maughan Hooker (1994-10-29) October 29, 1994 (age 30)1 Flag of the United States.svg Life University
John Hayden Prop (1991-12-28) December 28, 1991 (age 33)0 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Seawolves
Cam Falcon Prop (1993-08-18) August 18, 1993 (age 32)0 Flag of the United States.svg New Orleans Gold
Angus MacLellan Prop (1992-08-24) August 24, 1992 (age 33)5 Flag of the United States.svg Utah Warriors
Kelepi Fifita Prop (1995-08-23) August 23, 1995 (age 30)0 Flag of the United States.svg Glendale Raptors
Chance Wenglewski Prop (1997-09-04) September 4, 1997 (age 28)0 Flag of the United States.svg Lindenwood University
Nate Brakeley Lock (1989-08-31) August 31, 1989 (age 36)15 Flag of the United States.svg Rugby United New York
Matt Jensen Lock (1992-04-21) April 21, 1992 (age 33)7 Flag of the United States.svg Utah Warriors
Taylor Krumrei Lock (1992-07-02) July 2, 1992 (age 33)0 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Seawolves
Hanco Germishuys Flanker (1996-08-24) August 24, 1996 (age 29)8 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Elite
Vili Toluta’u Flanker (1994-01-24) January 24, 1994 (age 31)1 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Seawolves
Psalm Wooching Flanker (1994-01-16) January 16, 1994 (age 31)3 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Saracens
Brendan Daly Number 8 (1990-12-20) December 20, 1990 (age 34)2 Flag of the United States.svg SFGG
Robles Thomas Number 8 (1994-10-27) October 27, 1994 (age 30)0 Flag of the United States.svg University of California
Nick Boyer Scrum-half (1993-07-17) July 17, 1993 (age 32)0 Flag of the United States.svg San Diego Legion
Holden Yungert Scrum-half (1993-07-17) July 17, 1993 (age 32)0 Flag of the United States.svg New Orleans
Devereaux Ferris Scrum-half (1994-10-24) October 24, 1994 (age 30)0 Flag of the United States.svg Life West
JP Eloff Fly-half (1991-05-28) May 28, 1991 (age 34)9 Flag of the United States.svg New Orleans
Conor Kearns Fly-half (1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 32)0 Flag of the United States.svg San Diego Legion
Dylan Audsley Centre (1994-01-15) January 15, 1994 (age 31)6 Flag of the United States.svg San Diego Legion
Anthony Salaber Centre (1994-09-24) September 24, 1994 (age 30)0 Flag of the United States.svg San Diego Legion
Mika Kruse Centre (1998-06-27) June 27, 1998 (age 27)0 Flag of the United States.svg Glendale Raptors
Zach Young Centre (1996-02-15) February 15, 1996 (age 29)0 Flag of the United States.svg University of Arkansas
Ryan Matyas Wing (1990-12-24) December 24, 1990 (age 34)10 Flag of the United States.svg San Diego Legion
Tim Maupin Wing (1989-03-23) March 23, 1989 (age 36)7 Flag of the United States.svg New Orleans Gold
Mitch Wilson Fullback (1996-04-15) April 15, 1996 (age 29)0 Flag of the United States.svg Life University

References

  1. ↑ "MEN'S FALCONS". USA Rugby. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "England too good for second-string". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Scotland survives USA 'A' challenge". espnscrum. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Eagles Select XVs defeat Canada 30-10 at Americas Rugby Championship", USA Rugby, October 15, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Roster announced for Selects' tour to South America". Archived from the original on April 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ "South American Tour ends with gritty loss to Argentina". Eagles Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
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