USA U20 Men Looks to Target 5th at World Rugby Trophy
USA U20 Men Looks to Target 5th at World Rugby Trophy
Solomon Williams spins the ball out against Scotland. Photo Antony Munge for World Rugby.
The USA U20s will face off with Zimbabwe at 1AM 3AM Tuesday morning, July 25 in the final pool round of the World Rugby Trophy.
The Junior Eagles are 0-2 after a close loss from Uruguay and a 40-13 loss to Scotland in which they led late in the first half.
While the USA won't be able to win the tournament—Tuesday's clash between Uruguay and Scotland will decide who makes the final from Pool A and the winner of Spain vs Samoa will decide the finalist from Pool B.
There will be one more game for everyone, however. The USA's target will be 5th. If they can beat Zimbabwe then they will meet the winner of Hong Kong and hosts Kenya in the playoff for 5th.
| USA U20s vs Zimbabwe | |||
| Name | College | HS Team | |
| 1 | John Wilson | Saint Mary's | East HS, Colo. |
| 2 | Caden Crist | Cal | Torrey Pines, Calif. |
| 3 | Connor Devos | Lindenwood | Woodlands, Texas |
| 4 | Dylan Fortune | Lindenwood | Cathedral Catholic, Calif. |
| 5 | Will Sherman | UCLA | East HS, Utah |
| 6 | Logan Ballinger | Life University | Boca Rugby, Fla. |
| 7 | Hayden McKay | Young Glory | Takapuna Gram., NZ |
| 8 | Aidan Christians | USA Hawks | Scots Coll. NZ |
| 9 | Solomon Williams | Cal | Thunder Calif. |
| 10 | Oliver Cline | Central Washington | St. Peter's, NZ |
| 11 | Corbin Smith | Hartpury University | Trumbull, Conn. |
| 12 | Dominic Besag (C) | Saint Mary's | De La Salle, Calif. |
| 13 | Sosaia Pongi | Saint Mary's | Menlo-Atherton, Calif. |
| 14 | Aisake Tukuafu | Herriman HS, Utah | |
| 15 | Rand Santos | Cal | Int'l Sch. Manila |
| Reserves | |||
| 16 | John Vinter | Cal | Gonzaga, DC |
| 17 | Jaydon Brooks | USA Hawks | |
| 18 | Leon Best | Life University | Paarl Boys, Ire. |
| 19 | Henry Duke | Unattached | Richmond, Va. |
| 20 | Jackson Cain | Life University | South Greenville, SC |
| 21 | Tommy Hannon | Indiana | Royal Irish, Ind. |
| 22 | Gabriel Riordan | Dartmouth College | Royal Tunbridge UK |
| 23 | Aaron Faison | Life University | Jacksonville Fla. |
