USA Rugby vs Canada World Cup Qualifier Live Blog: Scoring, Updates and Analysis
USA Rugby battles Canada on Saturday in a 2015 Rugby World Cup Qualifier, live from Charleston, and we here at Bleacher Report are going to be with you every step of the way.
Rugby fans around the world may have been engrossed in the Southern Hemisphere's contests this morning, but this afternoon we are ready for an absolute slobber-knocker in South Carolina.
As our complete match preview explained, Canada are bringing less than a full-strength squad to the first-half of this two-match World Cup Qualifying series, and the United States should enjoy a comfortable home-field advantage.
Whether that combination will be enough to see the 18th-ranked Eagles knock off the 15th-ranked Canadians, and take a crucial advantage with them to Toronto next week, is an open question
So sit back, relax and grab a cold beverage.
Its the USA Eagles versus Canada, in North America's biggest rugby rumble of the year.
Match Date: August 17, 2013
Match Location: Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, S.C.
Kickoff Time: 6:30 p.m. EST
Canada Starting Lineup
1. Tiedemann, 2. Hamilton, 3. Marshall, 4. Sinclair, 5. Cudmore, 6. Ardron, 7. Moonlight, 8. Carpenter, 9. Mack, 10. Jones, 11. Van Der Merwe, 12. Blevins, 13. Hearn, 14. Evans, 15. Pritchard
Reserves: 16. Barkwill, 17. Dolezel, 18. Wooldridge, 19. Hotson, 20. Dala, 21. White, 22. Hirayama, 23. Mackenzie
USA Eagles Starting Lineup
1. Pittman, 2. Biller, 3. Fry, 4. Stanfill, 5. Manoa, 6. Lavalla, 7. Dahl, 8. Clever, 9. Petri, 10. L'Estrange, 11. Scully, 12. A. Suniula, 13. Kelly, 14. Ngwenya, 15. Wyles
Reserves: 16. Fenoglio, 17. Lamositele, 18. Thiel, 19. Doyle, 20. Dolan, 21. Sahw, 22. Niua, 23. R. Suniula
Match Information
Event: Match 1—2015 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers
Game Day: Saturday, August 17
Location: Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina
Kickoff Time: 6:30pm EST
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