USA Lineup Full Profiles
USA Head Coach Mike Tolkin has named his squad for the team's Rugby World Cup opener against Samoa.
Here's a look at the USA team (below) and also the matchiup between the two teams. Additional reporting from Chris Tipping and by Boudewijn de Jongh.
Samoa Names Lineup to Face USA
LONDON - Samoa's team for their Rugby World Cup match against the USA on Sunday has nine changes compared to the XV who started the Pacific Nations Cup final defeat against Fiji in August, and also nine changes to the lineup that defeated the USA 21-16 in that same tournament.
Eagles Named to Face Samoa
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.
Game #1 for #9
The USA’s Rugby World Cup arrives very, very soon with the first match against Samoa kicking off at 7am ET, 4am PT on Sunday, Sept. 20.
For the two USA scrumhalves, it’s a very different opening weekend. Mike Petri is playing in his third World Cup, and is the established starer. Niku Kruger earned his first cap this summer, and is just getting started.
Universal to Broadcast Rugby World Cup
LOS ANGELES (Universal Sports Release) – From September 18 through October 31, the eyes of the world will be on England for Rugby World Cup 2015. Throughout the 20-team, six-week long tournament, Universal Sports Network and NBC Sports Group will present unprecedented multiplatform coverage including more than 23 hours of broadcast coverage and more than 121 hours of live streaming.
