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.
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| Union | USA Rugby | ||
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| Nickname(s) | USA Falcons[1] | ||
| Coach(es) | Shawn Pittman | ||
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The USA A side lost 8–24 to Scotland in 2002 in Portland, Oregon in front of 1,100 fans.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
Results
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 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 | Harry Barlow / Kyle Breytenbach / George Sharpe / Bailey Wilson (1) |
Patrick Madden (12) |
Overall Record
edit| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina XV |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 15 | 55 | −40 |
| Argentina Jaguars |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00% | 50 | 209 | −159 |
 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 |
 Fiji Warriors |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 12 | 62 | –50 |
 Ontario Blues |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 24 | 27 | −3 |
 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 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.66% | 58 | 39 | +19 |
| Uruguay A |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% | 82 | 116 | –34 |
| Total | 26 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 30.77% | 506 | 812 | −306 |
Up to date as of 2 November 2021
Roster
editUSA Selects 27-man roster for the uncapped 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge in October 2018.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
References
edit- ^ "MEN'S FALCONS". USA Rugby. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "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.
