USA Falcons XV explained

Country:USA Falcons
Iamgesize:200
Union:USA Rugby
Nickname:USA Falcons[1]
Coach:Shawn Pittman
Url:https://www.usa.rugby/mens-eagles/falconsxv/
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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.

Competition Results Finish Top Try
Scorer
Top Points
Scorer
0–2 4th Kevin Swiryn (3) Kevin Swiryn (15)
1–2 3rd Samu Manoa (2) Nese Malifa (13)
0–3 4th Eric Duechle (1) Zack Pangelinan (6)
2–1 2nd D. Barrett / T. Maupin (2) Joe Cowley (24)
2–1 2nd Tim Stanfill (4) T. Stanfill (20)
1–2 5th Ben Cima (33)
2–1 2nd Hanco Germishuys (4) JP Eloff (17)
0–3 6th Ryan Matyas (3) Dylan Audsley (28)
0–2 5th Harry Barlow / Kyle Breytenbach /
George Sharpe / Bailey Wilson (1)
Patrick Madden (12)

Overall Record

OpponentPlayedWonDrawnLostWin %ForAgaDiff
1 0 0 1 0.00% 15 55 −40
5 0 0 5 0.00% 50 209 −159
1 0 0 1 0.00% 20 33 –13
1 0 0 1 0.00% 14 29 –15
6 4 0 2 66.66% 147 116 +31
1 0 0 1 0.00% 12 62 –50
1 0 0 1 0.00% 24 27 −3
1 0 0 1 0.00% 26 48 −22
2 1 0 1 50.00% 50 54 –4
3 2 0 1 66.66% 58 39 +19
3 1 0 2 33.33% 82 116 –34
Total 25 8 0 17 32.00% 498 788 −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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MEN’S FALCONS . USA Rugby . 8 March 2021.
  2. http://usarugby.org/mens-eagles-news/item/eagles-select-xvs-defeat-canada-30-10-at-americas-rugby-championship "Eagles Select XVs defeat Canada 30-10 at Americas Rugby Championship"
  3. Web site: Roster announced for Selects' tour to South America. https://web.archive.org/web/20150414161514/http://usarugby.org/mens-eagles-news/item/roster-announced-for-selects-tour-to-south-america. dead. April 14, 2015.