# USA Falcons XV

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.

## History

The USA A side lost 21–83 to England during their 2001 North America tour. The USA A side lost 8–24 to Scotland in 2002 in Portland, Oregon in front of 1,100 fans. 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. 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. The Selects went 1-2 on their South American Tour defeating Uruguay and losing to the Argentina Jaguars twice.

## Results

The 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 |
| 2001 England tour of North America | 0–1 | — | Jone Naqica / Jovesa Naivalu (1) | Link Wilfley (11) |
| 2002 Scotland tour of North America | 0–1 | — | Aaron Satchwell (1) | Aaron Satchwell (5) |
| 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) |
| 2015 USA Selects tour of South America | 1–2 | — | John Quill (2) | AJ MacGinty (32) |
| 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 | Barlow / Breytenbach / Sharpe / Wilson (1) | Patrick Madden (12) |
| 2022 Toyota Challenge | 0–2 | — | Fa’anana-Schultz / Dyer / Lopeti / Mattina / Mooneyham (1) | Luke Carty (10) |

## Overall Record

| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
| Argentina XV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 15 | 55 | −40 |
| Argentina Jaguars | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.00% | 79 | 291 | −212 |
| 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 |
| Cheetahs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 25 | 53 | –28 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 21 | 83 | –62 |
| Fiji Warriors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 12 | 62 | –50 |
| Ontario Blues | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 24 | 27 | −3 |
| Pumas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 15 | 33 | −18 |
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 71 | 42 | +29 |
| Uruguay A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% | 82 | 116 | –34 |
| Total | 32 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 28.13% | 609 | 1,066 | −457 |
Up to date as of 11 December 2024

## Roster

USA Selects 27-man roster for the uncapped 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge in October 2018.
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Pat O'Toole | Hooker | (1995-01-05) January 5, 1995 (age 29) | 0 | San Diego Legion |
| Kapeli Pifeleti | Hooker | (1999-09-01) September 1, 1999 (age 25) | 0 | Saracens |
| Alex Maughan | Hooker | (1994-10-29) October 29, 1994 (age 30) | 1 | Life University |
| John Hayden | Prop | (1991-12-28) December 28, 1991 (age 32) | 0 | Seattle Seawolves |
| Cam Falcon | Prop | (1993-08-18) August 18, 1993 (age 31) | 0 | New Orleans Gold |
| Angus MacLellan | Prop | (1992-08-24) August 24, 1992 (age 32) | 5 | Utah Warriors |
| Kelepi Fifita | Prop | (1995-08-23) August 23, 1995 (age 29) | 0 | Glendale Raptors |
| Chance Wenglewski | Prop | (1997-09-04) September 4, 1997 (age 27) | 0 | Lindenwood University |
| Nate Brakeley | Lock | (1989-08-31) August 31, 1989 (age 35) | 15 | Rugby United New York |
| Matt Jensen | Lock | (1992-04-21) April 21, 1992 (age 32) | 7 | Utah Warriors |
| Taylor Krumrei | Lock | (1992-07-02) July 2, 1992 (age 32) | 0 | Seattle Seawolves |
| Hanco Germishuys | Flanker | (1996-08-24) August 24, 1996 (age 28) | 8 | Austin Elite |
| Vili Toluta’u | Flanker | (1994-01-24) January 24, 1994 (age 30) | 1 | Seattle Seawolves |
| Psalm Wooching | Flanker | (1994-01-16) January 16, 1994 (age 30) | 3 | Seattle Saracens |
| Brendan Daly | Number 8 | (1990-12-20) December 20, 1990 (age 33) | 2 | SFGG |
| Robles Thomas | Number 8 | (1994-10-27) October 27, 1994 (age 30) | 0 | University of California |
| Nick Boyer | Scrum-half | (1993-07-17) July 17, 1993 (age 31) | 0 | San Diego Legion |
| Holden Yungert | Scrum-half | (1993-07-17) July 17, 1993 (age 31) | 0 | New Orleans |
| Devereaux Ferris | Scrum-half | (1994-10-24) October 24, 1994 (age 30) | 0 | Life West |
| JP Eloff | Fly-half | (1991-05-28) May 28, 1991 (age 33) | 9 | New Orleans |
| Conor Kearns | Fly-half | (1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 31) | 0 | San Diego Legion |
| Dylan Audsley | Centre | (1994-01-15) January 15, 1994 (age 30) | 6 | San Diego Legion |
| Anthony Salaber | Centre | (1994-09-24) September 24, 1994 (age 30) | 0 | San Diego Legion |
| Mika Kruse | Centre | (1998-06-27) June 27, 1998 (age 26) | 0 | Glendale Raptors |
| Zach Young | Centre | (1996-02-15) February 15, 1996 (age 28) | 0 | University of Arkansas |
| Ryan Matyas | Wing | (1990-12-24) December 24, 1990 (age 33) | 10 | San Diego Legion |
| Tim Maupin | Wing | (1989-03-23) March 23, 1989 (age 35) | 7 | New Orleans Gold |
| Mitch Wilson | Fullback | (1996-04-15) April 15, 1996 (age 28) | 0 | Life University |