LONDON - Captain Chris Wyles, Mike Petri and Takudzwa Ngwenya will all make a third Rugby World Cup appearance for USA Sunday as the Eagles face Samoa in their opening game in Brighton.
USA Head Coach Mike Tolkin has named his lineup to face Manu Samoa, with Blaine Scully retaining his position at fullback, and Wyles staying at left wing. Samu Manoa makes his World Cup debut, starting at No. 8, and five more also run out for their first RWC game.
Here is the USA lineup:
1 Eric Fry
2 Zach Fenoglio
3 Titi Lamositele
4 Hayden Smith
5 Greg Peterson
6 Al McFarland
7 Andrew Durutalo
8 Samu Manoa
9 Mike Petri
10 AJ MacGinty
11 Chris Wyles (captain)
12 Thretton Palamo
13 Seamus Kelly
14 Takudzwa Ngwenya
15 Blaine Scully
Replacements
16 Phil Thiel
17 Oli Kilifi
18 Chris Baumann
19 Cam Dolan
20 Danny Barrett
21 Shalom Suniula
22 Folau Niua
23 Brett Thompson
