GRR: Eagle Men
Full footage of the USA v Italy Men's test match, July 18, 2016.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The USA Men's 15s team gets ready to face Russia Saturday at Bonney Field, with some changes in the squad both forced and by choice.
In our analysis of the USA v Italy game we’ve come up with a few key areas that made a difference, one way or the other.
Several USA players have said this weekend that Saturday’s game again Italy was the true beginning of the John Mitchell era.
The reasoning is fairly logical - this was the first game where Mitchell got to pick his own players, as he was hired too late to do that in the Americas Rugby Championship in February.
Will Holder’s performance at fullback for the USA Saturday was a nice highlight for player, team, and fans.
The former West Point All American is in the USA 7s program, and has been capped at flyhalf, but looked very much at home in a #15 jersey.
“It was fun,” Holder told Goff Rugby Report. “It was a great new experience, and the guys made it easy for me.”