GRR: National Teams
USA Head Coach Scott Lawrence has selected the same starting 15 that played against Portugal for Saturday's test match against Tonga in Chambery, France.
This makes sense since the USA won that game against Portugal and the starting 15 came away without major injury.
Lawrence has made changes in the bench, with Mikey Grandy and Mark O'Keeffe set to make their Eagles debuts.
A late try by Kapeli Pifeleti helped the USA overcome Portugal 21-17 Saturday in the first match of the Eagles' three-match November slate.
The USA defended well against a Portugal team that has shown itself to be very dangerous in open play and in punishing turnovers, holding the hosts to just two tries.
COIMBRA, Portugal – The USA Men’s Eagles return to the international pitch this Saturday, opening their three-match November tour against Portugal in Coimbra, a small city just north of Lisbon.
It's another new mix of players assembling for the USA Men's 15s team as they look to their three November tour matches November 9, 16, and 23.
Each assembly Head Coach Scott Lawrence has been bringing in new players. Sometimes those players get capped, sometimes not, but the idea is to get them to a level of understanding about what being on the national team means.
The USA Men’s Eagles finish up their 2024 with three test matches in Europe, taking on Portugal, Tonga, and Spain.
Head Coach Scott Lawrence has named 30 players for the tour, and also a further 17 who are non-traveling reserves. A further 12 players have been named as those who might have been picked, but are injured or unavailable.
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