The No. 14 USA Men’s National Team XVs will face No. 21 and rivals Canada this Saturday, Sept 7, KO 10 PM ET, at Vancouver’s B.C. Place Stadium. Broadcast LIVE on florugby.com, the contest will serve as the final match for the Eagles before they depart for Rugby World Cup in Japan. Tickets are still available at usarugby.org/tickets.

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MATCH-DAY 23

Head Coach Gary Gold’s match-day 23 features a number of players who will get crucial playing time before final selections for Rugby World Cup are made.

Starters Eric Fry and Joe Taufete’e as well as reserves Olive Kilifi and Mike Te’o return from injuries that kept them out of the Pacific Nations Cup. Fry, Taufete’e, Kilifi and Te’o all last suited up against Canada, with Fry making his last appearance in June of 2018 and the rest suiting up for the Americas Rugby Championship finale in Seattle this March.

Captain Blaine Scully will lead the group in his 50th test cap with the United States, an honor shared by only nine other Eagles in U.S. history. Since he’s been Captain, Scully has made 17 test match appearances with the USA, helping the group to their most successful season in modern history in 2018.

Saturday’s full lineup features 529 cumulative test caps — a total greater than any of the three matches in the Pacific Nations Cup.

STARTERS

PLAYER NAME POSITION CLUB XVs CAPS 1. Eric Fry Prop Vannes (FRA) 44 2. Joe Taufete’e Hooker Worcester Warriors (ENG) 22 3. Titi Lamositele Prop Saracens (ENG) 27 4. Ben Landry Lock Ealing Trailfinders (ENG) 21 5. Greg Peterson Lock Newcastle Falcons (ENG) 25 6. Hanco Germishuys Flanker Glendale Raptors 16 7. John Quill Flanker Rugby United New York 35 8. Cam Dolan No. 8 NOLA Gold 46 9. Nate Augspurger Scrumhalf San Diego Legion 23 10. Will Magie Flyhalf Unattached 24 11. Martin Iosefo Wing USA Sevens 5 12. Paul Lasike Center Harlequins (ENG) 15 13. Marcel Brache Center Western Force (AUS) 18 14. Blaine Scully (C) Wing Unattached 49 15. Will Hooley Fullback Bedford Blues (ENG) 11

RESERVES

PLAYER NAME POSITION CLUB XVs CAPS 16. Dylan Fawsitt Reserve Rugby United New York 11 17. Olive Kilifi Reserve Seattle Seawolves 26 18. Paul Mullen Reserve Unattached 13 19. Nate Brakeley Reserve Rugby United New York 20 20. Malon Al-Jiboori Reserve Unattached 4 21. Shaun Davies Reserve Glendale Raptors 24 22. Bryce Campbell Reserve London Irish (ENG) 27 23. Mike Te’o Reserve San Diego Legion 23

MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM XVs STAFF

General Manager | Dave Hodges

Head Coach | Gary Gold

Assistant Coach, Attack | Greg McWilliams

Assistant Coach, Set Piece | Shawn Pittman

Assistant Coach, Defense | Jaque Fourie

Strength & Conditioning Coach | Huw Bevan

Performance Analyst | Jimmy Harrison

Assistant S&C and Analyst | Tom Kindley

Team Doctor | Mark Sakr

Team Doctor | Sam Akhavan

Head Athletic Trainer | Kevin Ng

Athletic Trainer | Kristen Douhan

Massage Therapist | Daliah Hurwitz

Team Manager | Chris Hanson

Assistant Team Manager | Mark Drown

LAST TIME ON THE PITCH AGAINST JAPAN

Just a couple months ago, the Eagles faced Japan in a winner-takes-all finale to the Pacific Nations Cup 2019 where the Japanese prevailed 20-34.

The United States fought well past 80-minutes in spite of an impressive combination of line speed and precision in Japan’s attack. But the Eagles were equally impressive themselves, coming back from an early 0-17 deficit to force a number of Japanese mistakes and level the score 13-20 at halftime.

As the USA found momentum, the Japanese committed errors; and the same was true in reverse. The final minute proved to me the most thrilling where the U.S. attack moved patiently, phase after phase to inch the ball closer to the goal line before one final turnover drew full time.

While there were certainly critical errors committed by the United States, the relentless drive through every minute was a testament to the growth in fitness and cohesion across all 23 in the playing group.

FULL MATCH RECAP

THE MATCHUP | UNITED STATES vs CANADA

The Eagles will face Canada for the third time this calendar year, having won their first meeting in March 30-25 and their matchup in June 47-19.

Canada can be expected to play much sharper, however, as Kingsley Jones has named his 31 player roster for Rugby World Cup following a string of high level matches in the Pacific Nations Cup and, most recently, against Leinster.

As a whole, Saturday’s contest will be primarily focused on cementing intricate and months long preparation for Rugby World Cup; allowing the Eagles to ensure systems are set and players receive valuable game time.

USA and Canada have met 62 times in history where the Eagles have won 22 times, the Canadians have won 38 times and two matches have resulted in a draw.

THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH GARY GOLD

“This game on Saturday will be very beneficial for us in not only cementing months long preparation but allowing us to make our final selections for Rugby World Cup. I am proud of the guys for how much work they’ve put in over these past several weeks as the heat and altitude in Colorado have provided the challenging setting we need to prepare at the highest level.

Canada are a very well-coached team and have a number of experienced players within the squad who will be a serious threat to us if we don’t execute with precision. We need to approach this game in the same way we will approach our pool in Japan in terms of our focus, our mindset and our ability to respond under pressure.”

RUGBY WORLD CUP TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT DATE

The USA Men’s National Team XVs 31-player squad for Rugby World Cup Japan will be announced on Sunday, Sept 8 by 12 PM Pacific Time. Fans should follow @usarugby on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook as well as www.usa.rugby for the official announcement.

TICKETS & BROADCAST

Tickets to see the United States face Canada in one final test match before Rugby World Cup Japan are available now at www.usa.rugby/tickets. The game may be streamed LIVE on florugby.com.