USA Falcons
UnionUSA Rugby
Nickname(s)USA Falcons[1]
Coach(es)Shawn Pittman
Team kit
Change kit
Official website
www.usa.rugby/mens-eagles/falconsxv/

The USA Falcons, 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.

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.[2] 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.[3]

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
2009 ARC0–24thKevin Swiryn (3)Kevin Swiryn (15)
2010 ARC1–23rdSamu Manoa (2)Nese Malifa (13)
2012 ARC0–34thEric Duechle (1)Zack Pangelinan (6)
2013 ARC2–12ndD. Barrett / T. Maupin (2)Joe Cowley (24)
2014 ARC2–12ndTim Stanfill (4)T. Stanfill (20)
2016 APC1–25thMartin IosefoBen Cima (33)
2017 APC2–12ndHanco Germishuys (4)JP Eloff (17)
2018 APC0–36thRyan Matyas (3)Dylan Audsley (28)
2021 APC0–25thHarry Barlow / Kyle Breytenbach /
George Sharpe / Bailey Wilson (1)
Patrick Madden (12)

Overall Record

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Win % For Aga Diff
 Argentina XV10010.00%1555−40
 Argentina Jaguars50050.00%50209−159
 Brazil10010.00%2033–13
 Chile A10010.00%1429–15
 Canada A640266.66%147116+31
 Fiji Warriors10010.00%1262–50
Ontario Ontario Blues10010.00%2427−3
 Samoa A10010.00%2648−22
 Tonga A210150.00%5054–4
 Uruguay320166.66%5839+19
 Uruguay A310233.33%82116–34
Total25801732.00%498788−290

Up to date as of 2 November 2021

Roster

USA Selects 27-man roster for the uncapped 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge in October 2018.[3]

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

References

  1. "MEN'S FALCONS". USA Rugby. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. "Eagles Select XVs defeat Canada 30-10 at Americas Rugby Championship", USA Rugby, October 15, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Roster announced for Selects' tour to South America". Archived from the original on April 14, 2015.
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