![]() The group established a new vision for the 2023 Eagles team and more importantly alignment on an action plan we’ll put in place over the next four months to produce ideal Eagles and great Eagle teams in both the U20s and senior team. “We set out to connect the past Eagles with current Eagles to define the characteristics of an ideal Eagle that thrives in a great Eagle environment. ![]() Also in attendance was U20 Head Coach and Eagle alumni Kyle Sumsion. Attending players included AJ MacGinty, Nate Augspurger, Tavite Lopeti, Dylan Fawsitt and Jamason Fa'anana-Schultz, alongside Eagle alumni Alatini Saulala, David Hodges, Chris Wyles, and Blaine Scully. The gathering brought current team leadership together with influential Men’s Eagles alumni to recalibrate the identity and the team environment going forward. The player selections come following a recent alignment camp hosted by Lawrence and staff in North Carolina this past March. Every game we watch in these final few weeks we’ll be checking to see who can consistently deliver the intensity we need to play a dynamic American game plan.” That means the degree to which our values of love, work, and energy show up. The EPS named is as of today, there are several more players outside of the 54 knocking on the door that can still make their way into the EPS through the remainder of this season.įinal selection will now come down to character above talent. I believe we achieved a fair balance of enhanced analytics from Jimmy Harrison and coach intuition from the DnA group into the selection process. “We’re grateful to the Eagles DnA group who watched all of our American players in detail each week in order to form a more complete profile for selection. Interim Head Coach Scott Lawrence on the 2023 pool: Collin Grosse, Devin Short, and Line Latu join the pool after standout performances with the Men’s Falcons during the 2022 Americas Pacific Challenge in Uruguay in October 2022.Ī short roster of contributing names will also sit out this summer tour as they recover from injury, including Benjamin Bonasso, Cory Daniel, Hanco Germishuys, Jason Damm, Mike Dabulas, Nafi Ma’afu, and Paul Lasike. Lance Williams, who made an appearance with the USA Men’s Sevens in Dubai last fall, is going after his first 15s cap following his impressive play with the Utah Warriors. Captain AJ MacGinty, a mix of notable veterans, and new faces find themselves on the Elite Player Squad List. Lawrence and staff will review the pool of 54 to eventually select traveling rosters for the upcoming three-match Europe tour in August, and a hopeful test series later in the fall. Familiar faces return to camp while 19 new prospects will put their hand up for their first international appearance. 54 athletes have been selected for the 2023 USA Men’s Eagles player pool, announced today by interim General Manager and Head Coach Scott Lawrence.
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