USA Women’s National Team XVs, November Can-Am Series

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-27-player roster features seven players who could earn their first cap
-Women’s Eagles name 27 players for two November tests against Canada
-Up to seven players could earn their first cap
-Matches take place November 20 and 24 at Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center
-Open admission for all fans; matches broadcast LIVE on florugby.com

Press Release from Aalina Tabani.

CHULA VISTA, CA. – USA Women’s National Team XVs Head Coach Rob Cain has named 27 players with two traveling reserves for a two match test series against rival-Canada on November 20 and November 24 in Chula Vista, CA. Nine additional injury reserves have also been selected. Both matches kick off at 3 PM PT at the Elite Athlete Training Center with a LIVE broadcast on FloRugby.com and open admission for all fans.

The active roster features ten pool players who didn’t have the opportunity to feature during the June Super Series, including seven who could earn their first cap.

Two of which include 2016 Olympian Kathryn Johnson and USA Under-20s player Elizabeth Wilson. Johnson has also played in ten HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series stops while Wilson competed in the last two U20 Tri-Nations Cup in Canada and England, respectively.

The seven potential new caps are joined by returners Carly Waters, Kaitlyn Broughton and Sarah Levy who could all play their first test matches since the Autumn Internationals 2018. Waters was involved in the Eagles April match against the Barbarians and was an injury reserve for the aforementioned Super Series.

Led by Captain Kate Zackary, the Can-Am series will cap off one of the busiest years in program history. Dating back to November of 2018, the USA Women have played eight test matches against opponents ranked in the world’s top four, as well as another four non-tests against A-level, invitational and exhibition sides.

The 27-player roster features 147 cumulative test caps.

“We’ve had some really positive headaches as a coaching group in terms of this selection. Every time we come together now selection is getting harder and harder which is a very positive sign,” said Head Coach Rob Cain. “We have a large group of players performing well and the ability to see so many players compete for the Eagles at senior and U20 levels, through the Women’s Premier League, Collegiate and various other platforms created the past 12 months has been key to this.

Our focus alongside continued development is opportunity through performance and embracing this inner competition will be critical as we continue towards 2020 and 2021. Our success isn’t solely on the group rostered but also the non-selected who were important in driving performances through the inner competition. The exciting thing is to always see players take the chances they get and we hope this group does so with both hands against Canada.”

The Women’s Eagles will assemble on November 15 to begin preparation for the two match series. For more information on how to support the USA Women’s Eagles against Canada and in their build-up towards Rugby World Cup 2021, contact Chris Reed at creed@usa.rugby.

ROSTER

PLAYER NAME	POSITION	CLUB	CAPS
Bui Baravilala	Center	San Diego Surfers	9
Catherine Benson	Prop	Life West Gladiatrix	21
Katherine Broughton	Back Three	Glendale Merlins	3
Gabriella Cantorna	Flyhalf	Glendale Merlins	6
Jennine Duncan	Back Three	Seattle Saracens	5
Frieda Fetuu	Lock	Life West Gladiatrix	uncapped
Leti Hingano	Back Three	Life West Gladiatrix	uncapped
Katana Howard	Flyhalf	Twin Cities Amazons	3
Emily Henrich	Center	USA Sevens	6
Charli Jacoby	Prop	Chicago North Shore	4
Nick James	Prop	Houston Athletic	10
Katie Johnson	Back Row	Twin Cities Amazons	uncapped
Rachel Johnson	Back Row	Oregon Sports Union	5
Joanna Kitlinski	Hooker	Glendale Merlins	12
Maya Learned	Prop	Glendale Merlins	uncapped
Sara Levy	Back Three	New York Rugby	1
Bulou Mataitoga	Center	Berkeley All Blues	3
Amy Naber-Bonte	Center	Life West Gladiatrix	4
Olivia Ortiz	Scrumhalf	Davenport University & Chicago North Shore	4
Kristine Sommer	Lock	Seattle Saracens	11
Nicole Strasko	Lock	Life West Gladiatrix	5
Juliann Tordonato	Center	Glendale Merlins	uncapped
Kathryn Treder	Hooker	Beantown Rugby	uncapped
Alycia Washington	Lock	New York Rugby	20
Carly Waters	Scrumhalf	Glendale Merlins	2
Elizabeth Wilson	Back Row	NOVA	uncapped
Kate Zackary (C)	Back Row	San Diego Surfers	13

TRAVELING RESERVES

PLAYER NAME	POSITION	CLUB	CAPS
Ashlee Byrge	Scrumhalf	San Diego Surfers	4
Darina Roe	Flyhalf	Penn State	uncapped

INJURY RESERVES

PLAYER NAME	POSITION	CLUB	CAPS
Elizabeth Cairns	Back Row	Life West Gladiatrix	11
Rachel Ehrecke	Back Row	Glendale Merlins	uncapped
Tess Feury	Back Three	New York Rugby	6
Saher Hamden	Hooker	Notre Dame College	uncapped
Mackenzie Hawkins	Flyhalf	Glendale Merlins	3
Jenny Kronish	Lock	Glendale Merlins	uncapped
Azniv Nalbandian	Prop	Glendale Merlins	3
Megan Rom	Prop	Atlanta Harlequins	2
Nichole Wanamaker	Back Three	Glendale Merlins	Uncapped