USA confirm UK tour details
The United States have announced a 30-player squad for a three-game tour to the UK at the end of this month. The tour will involve one test against Wales (June 28) and two against England (July 2 and 6).
Published by John Birch, June 8th, 2014
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Commenting on the party selected, Eagles Head Coach Pete Steinberg said. “All areas were considered and we reviewed the performances from all games over the past three years.”
It's been a thorough process, taking into account all aspects of a player’s abilities - both on and off the field.
“We looked at video of players, notes that have been compiled from team assemblies, as well as data recorded from the strength and conditioning side,” said Steinberg,
Shaina Turley, who has captained the Women’s Eagles most since the last World Cup added“Personally, I’m very excited about the squad that has been selected. Each player has unique qualities that they bring in to make this team great and I can’t wait to showcase that to the world.”
The squad is selected from fifty players who attended a camp last week where they were split into two squads, probables against possibles.After the first contest teams were reseeded for the final match.
“Players demonstrated an amazing commitment in the games,” said Steinberg following the camp. “They were the highest level of domestic games I have ever seen.”
Attention was also given to scrums, tackling, and implementing flexibility for the attacking structure.
“After the Can-Am Series, those were areas that we thought we needed to work on the most and is what we did with our time between trial matches,” said Steinberg.
Following the camp’s events and selections, focus quickly shifted to the upcoming contests against Wales and England.
“This was a very tough week that is the culmination of three years of hard work,” said Steinberg. “Now we turn our focus to the UK Tour and the World Cup.”
The Women’s Eagles will start their path to the World Cup Final Aug. 1 against Ireland.
UK tour partyAkalaini "Bui" Baravilala ,Sadie Anderson,Katy Augustyn,Meya Bizer,Sharon Blaney,Sylvia Braaten,Stacey Bridges,Jamie Burke,Emilie Bydwell,Erica Cavanaugh,Sarah Chobot,Kate Daley,Lauren Daly,Carmen Farmer,Lynelle Kugler,Nathalie Marchino, Vanesha McGee ,Deven Owsiany,Samantha Pankey,Jillion Potter,Naima Reddick,Hope Rogers,Kimberly Rozier,Hannah Stolba,Jocelyn Tseng,Shaina Turley,Kittery Wagner,Sarah Walsh,Caroline White,Sarah Wilson
Non-Traveling ReservesJessica Davis,Katie Dowty,Amanda Kingzett,Ashley Kmiecik,Tess Kohanski,Jennifer Lui, Amy Naber ,Anne Peterson,Christy Ringgenberg,Amanda Street