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USA Falcons

Union	USA Rugby
Nickname(s)	USA Falcons
Coach(es)	Shawn Pittman
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Official website
www.usa.rugby/mens-eagles/falconsxv/

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.

History

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

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.

Overall Record

Opponent	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %	For	Aga	Diff
Argentina XV	1	0	0	1	0.00%	15	55	−40
Argentina Jaguars	7	0	0	7	0.00%	79	291	−212
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0.00%	20	33	–13
Chile A	1	0	0	1	0.00%	14	29	–15
Canada A	6	4	0	2	66.66%	147	116	+31
Cheetahs	1	0	0	1	0.00%	25	53	–28
England	1	0	0	1	0.00%	21	83	–62
Fiji Warriors	1	0	0	1	0.00%	12	62	–50
Ontario Blues	1	0	0	1	0.00%	24	27	−3
Pumas	1	0	0	1	0.00%	15	33	−18
Samoa A	1	0	0	1	0.00%	26	48	−22
Scotland	1	0	0	1	0.00%	8	24	−16
Tonga A	2	1	0	1	50.00%	50	54	–4
Uruguay	4	3	0	1	75.00%	71	42	+29
Uruguay A	3	1	0	2	33.33%	82	116	–34
Total	32	9	0	23	28.13%	609	1,066	−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.

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Pat O'Toole	Hooker	(1995-01-05) January 5, 1995 (age 30)	0	San Diego Legion
Kapeli Pifeleti	Hooker	(1999-09-01) September 1, 1999 (age 25)	0	Saracens
Alex Maughan	Hooker	(1994-10-29) October 29, 1994 (age 30)	1	Life University
John Hayden	Prop	(1991-12-28) December 28, 1991 (age 33)	0	Seattle Seawolves
Cam Falcon	Prop	(1993-08-18) August 18, 1993 (age 31)	0	New Orleans Gold
Angus MacLellan	Prop	(1992-08-24) August 24, 1992 (age 32)	5	Utah Warriors
Kelepi Fifita	Prop	(1995-08-23) August 23, 1995 (age 29)	0	Glendale Raptors
Chance Wenglewski	Prop	(1997-09-04) September 4, 1997 (age 27)	0	Lindenwood University
Nate Brakeley	Lock	(1989-08-31) August 31, 1989 (age 35)	15	Rugby United New York
Matt Jensen	Lock	(1992-04-21) April 21, 1992 (age 32)	7	Utah Warriors
Taylor Krumrei	Lock	(1992-07-02) July 2, 1992 (age 32)	0	Seattle Seawolves
Hanco Germishuys	Flanker	(1996-08-24) August 24, 1996 (age 28)	8	Austin Elite
Vili Toluta’u	Flanker	(1994-01-24) January 24, 1994 (age 30)	1	Seattle Seawolves
Psalm Wooching	Flanker	(1994-01-16) January 16, 1994 (age 30)	3	Seattle Saracens
Brendan Daly	Number 8	(1990-12-20) December 20, 1990 (age 34)	2	SFGG
Robles Thomas	Number 8	(1994-10-27) October 27, 1994 (age 30)	0	University of California
Nick Boyer	Scrum-half	(1993-07-17) July 17, 1993 (age 31)	0	San Diego Legion
Holden Yungert	Scrum-half	(1993-07-17) July 17, 1993 (age 31)	0	New Orleans
Devereaux Ferris	Scrum-half	(1994-10-24) October 24, 1994 (age 30)	0	Life West
JP Eloff	Fly-half	(1991-05-28) May 28, 1991 (age 33)	9	New Orleans
Conor Kearns	Fly-half	(1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 31)	0	San Diego Legion
Dylan Audsley	Centre	(1994-01-15) January 15, 1994 (age 30)	6	San Diego Legion
Anthony Salaber	Centre	(1994-09-24) September 24, 1994 (age 30)	0	San Diego Legion
Mika Kruse	Centre	(1998-06-27) June 27, 1998 (age 26)	0	Glendale Raptors
Zach Young	Centre	(1996-02-15) February 15, 1996 (age 28)	0	University of Arkansas
Ryan Matyas	Wing	(1990-12-24) December 24, 1990 (age 34)	10	San Diego Legion
Tim Maupin	Wing	(1989-03-23) March 23, 1989 (age 35)	7	New Orleans Gold
Mitch Wilson	Fullback	(1996-04-15) April 15, 1996 (age 28)	0	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. ^ "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.

External links

• Official website

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