USA Falcons XV
| Union | USA Rugby | ||
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| Nickname(s) | USA Falcons[1] | ||
| Coach(es) | Shawn Pittman | ||
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| Official website | |||
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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.
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.
| Competition | Results | Finish | Top 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 | 0–2 | 4th | Kevin Swiryn (3) | Kevin Swiryn (15) |
| 2010 ARC | 1–2 | 3rd | Samu Manoa (2) | Nese Malifa (13) |
| 2012 ARC | 0–3 | 4th | Eric Duechle (1) | Zack Pangelinan (6) |
| 2013 ARC | 2–1 | 2nd | D. Barrett / T. Maupin (2) | Joe Cowley (24) |
| 2014 ARC | 2–1 | 2nd | Tim Stanfill (4) | T. Stanfill (20) |
| 2015 USA Selects tour of South America | 1–2 | — | John Quill (2) | AJ MacGinty (32) |
| 2016 APC | 1–2 | 5th | Martin Iosefo | Ben Cima (33) |
| 2017 APC | 2–1 | 2nd | Hanco Germishuys (4) | JP Eloff (17) |
| 2018 APC | 0–3 | 6th | Ryan Matyas (3) | Dylan Audsley (28) |
| 2021 APC | 0–2 | 5th | 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
| 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.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
References
- ^ "MEN'S FALCONS". USA Rugby. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "England too good for second-string". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Scotland survives USA 'A' challenge". espnscrum. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Eagles Select XVs defeat Canada 30-10 at Americas Rugby Championship", USA Rugby, October 15, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ^ a b "Roster announced for Selects' tour to South America". Archived from the original on April 14, 2015.
- ^ "South American Tour ends with gritty loss to Argentina". Eagles Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2024.