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Luke Carty To Start For USA Against Ireland Tomorrow

Friday, 9 July 2021 at 12:45

He retains his place in the XV which lost to England last week.

Athlone's Luke Carty will start at fly-half for the USA against Ireland on Saturday. 

Carty kicked nine points in the Eagles win over England last weekend. 

US Coach Gary Gold has made four changes overall for the game Joe Taufete’e, Hanco Germishuys, Mike Te’o and Christian Dyer come in.

Kapeli Pifeleti, Andrew Guerra and Will Magie have also been added to the bench. 

Gold went on to praise Carty's performance last weekend in his pre-match notes:

“I’m proud of the guys for the fight they showed against England last week but obviously we have a new and difficult task ahead with Ireland. While we did some very good things last week, it’s important that we improve on those and eradicate the silly errors that allowed us to give away soft tries. We need to keep building on our basics and enjoy the opportunity to learn from teams who play in this environment regularly. 

“Luke and Christian did themselves proud last week, as did the rest of the boys. It was a great occasion for them and they showed the carefree exuberance of youth. We hope to see them build on that energy this weekend with a focus on improving.”

USA Eagles team:

PLAYER NAME POSITION CLUB CAPS
1. David Ainu’u Prop Toulouse (FRA) 10
2. Joe Taufete’e Hooker Lyon (FRA) 28
3. Paul Mullen Prop Utah Warriors 19
4. Gregory Peterson Lock Newcastle Falcons (ENG) 31
5. Nick Civetta Lock Rugby United New York 27
6. Hanco Germishuys Flanker Rugby United New York 22
7. Riekert Hattingh Flanker Seattle Seawolves 1
8. Cam Dolan No. 8 NOLA Gold 52
9. Ruben de Haas Scrumhalf Austin Gilgronis 18
10. Luke Carty Flyhalf LA Giltinis 1
11. Mika Kruse Wing Utah Warriors 1
12. Bryce Campbell (C) Center Austin Gilgronis 33
13. Calvin Whiting Center Utah Warriors 2
14. Christian Dyer Wing USA Sevens 1
15. Mike Te’o  Fullback Utah Warriors  29
16. Kapeli Pifeleti Reserve Saracens (ENG) 3
17. Matt Harmon Reserve NOLA Gold 1
18. Dino Waldren Reserve NOLA Gold 20
19. Nate Brakeley Reserve Rugby United New York 24
20. Psalm Wooching Reserve San Diego Legion 5
21. Andrew Guerra Reserve NOLA Gold uncapped
22. Michael Baska Reserve Utah Warriors 1
23. Will Magie Reserve Austin Gilgronis 26

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