Legion Players named in USA Eagles Extended Squad

The squad, featuring a total of ten Legion players, will be refined ahead of the upcoming summer series kicking off with the three Test matches that make up part of the World Rugby Nations Cup.

The USA Eagles will get action underway celebrating the 250th anniversary of our country 4th of July in Denver when they take on Portugal,, followed by matches in Charlotte and Cary, North Carolina. Tickets are available at usa.rugby/tickets.

The greater player pool mixes seasoned veterans alongside 15 uncapped players fighting to put their hand up for a USA Eagles debut. Lawrence has also named players currently unavailable or on injury recovery, identified for future selection as their status changes to be integrated into the playing pool as the team progresses towards Rugby World Cup 2027.

“The next 495 days is about developing 33 players to put on a plane healthy and World Cup ready with another 12 working at home in reserve in 2027.” commented Lawrence, “This group will comprise most of that 45 man roster. We have a mountain of work to do to accomplish that task and we look forward to working with this group and those who may still play their way in over the next 4 weeks”

The USA Men’s Eagles squad will undergo a further round of refinement ahead of the squads next assembly in Denver where they will launch final preparations for their first Test against Portugal, before taking on Zimbabwe and Spain subsequent weekends.

USA fans can get closer to the action with USA Eagles Experiences at https://usaeagles-experiences.com. All match action can be caught live on Paramount+

Featured Legion Players in the 2026 USA Men’s Eagles Extended Player Squad

Jason Damm, Ma’ake Muti, Tonga Kofe, Lance Williams, Cassh Maluia, Joe Mano, Steffan Crimp, Christian Poidevin^, Ryan James^ and Oscar Treacy^

^Returning to play

2026 USA Men’s Eagles Extended Player Squad

Payton Telea-Ilalio - Anthem Rugby Carolina

Ezekiel Lindenmuth - Seattle Seawolves

Jack Iscaro - Stade Francais

Ma'ake Muti* - California Legion

Faka'osi Pifeleti - Chicago Hounds

Alex Maughan - Anthem Rugby Carolina

Tonga Kofe - California Legion

Maliu Niuafe - New England Free Jacks

Paul Mullen - Old Glory DC

Mason Pedersen* - Seattle Seawolves

Kaleb Geiger - New England Free Jacks

Kapeli Pifeleti - Provence Rugby

Shilo Klein - Zebre Parma

Sean McNulty - Seattle Seawolves

Rhyno Herbst* Seattle Seawolves

Nathan den Hoedt* - Chicago Hounds

Rick Rose* - Old Glory DC

Will Sherman* - Anthem Rugby Carolina

Jason Damm - California Legion

Sam Golla - Anthem RC

Brandon Harvey - Chicago Hounds

Tevita Naqali- Old Glory DC

Marno Redelinghuys - Seattle Seawolves

Viliami Helu - Kurita Water Gush

Tomas Casares - Chicago Hounds

Lance Williams* - California Legion

Makeen Alikhan - Anthem Rugby Carolina

Cory Daniel - Old Glory DC

Aidan King* - Old Glory DC

Paddy Ryan - Seattle Seawolves

Nafi Ma'afu - Union Sportive Montalbanaise

Benjamin Bonasso - Old Glory DC

Jamason Fa'anana-Schultz - Racing Club Narbonnais

Ruben de Haas - Chicago Hounds

Zion Going* - Anthem Rugby Carolina

Ishma-eel Safodien* - Anthem Rugby Carolina

Ethan McVeigh - New England Free Jacks

Michael Baska - Chicago Hounds

Luke Carty - Anthem Rugby Carolina

Chris Hilsenbeck - Chicago Hounds

Rand Santos - University of California

Tom Pittman - Anthem Rugby Carolina

Cassh Maluia* - California Legion

Tavite Lopeti - Chicago Hounds

Dominic Besag - St. Mary's College

Julian Roberts* - Anthem Rugby Carolina

Erich Storti - Anthem Rugby Carolina

Joey Mano - California Legion

Peyton Wall* - Chicago Hounds

John Rizzo* - Old Glory DC

Conner Mooneyham - Anthem Rugby Carolina

Mark O'Keeffe - Chicago Hounds

Perry Mayo* - USON Nevers

Mitch Wilson - New England Free Jacks

Steffan Crimp* - California Legion

Returning to play

Christian Poidevin California Legion

AJ MacGinty Bristol Bears

Ryan James California Legion

Oscar Treacy* California Legion

Rufus McLean Seattle Seawolves

David Ainu'u Stade Toulousain

*Uncapped Eagle