The bulk of the USA’s top overseas players have gathered in England for a three-day alignment camp. New Women’s Eagles Head Coach Jack Hanratty will put 24 players through their paces as the squad takes some early steps together ahead of the Pacific Four.
All but a handful of the names ply their trade in the English Premiership. The exceptions include four front rowers – Ireland-based hookers Saher Hamden and Sam Brackett, Cardiff Met prop Liz Cook, and Grenoble prop Mikaela Hall. Dartmouth College star Annie Henrich is the only domestic attendee, joining older sister Emily in the squad.
Four notables are listed as unavailable – Exeter prop Hope Rogers, Bordeaux lock Hallie Taufo’ou, Loughborough midfielder Alev Kelter, and Saracens wing Lotte Sharp. The Eagles will reconvene on US soil in late March before opening their season against New Zealand in Sacramento on April 11.
PROP
Liz Cook (Cardiff Met, UK)
Mikaela Hall (Grenoble, FR)
Nick James (Sale Sharks, UK)
Alivia Leatherman (Ealing Trailfinders, UK)
Keia Mae Sagapolu (Loughborough Lightning, UK)
HOOKER
Sam Brackett (Blackrock College, IR)
Saher Hamden (Ennis RFC, IR)
Paige Stathopoulos (Loughborough Lightning, UK)
Kathryn Treder (Loughborough Lightning, UK)
SECOND ROW
Emerson Allen (Leicester Tigers, UK)
Rachel Ehrecke (Loughborough Lightning, UK)
Erica Jarrell-Searcy (Sale Sharks, UK)
BACK ROW
Tahlia Brody (Loughborough Lightning, UK)
Morgan Freeman (Saracens, UK)
Georgie Perris-Redding (Sale Sharks, UK)
Kate Zackary (Ealing Trailfinders, UK)
SCRUMHALF
Olivia Ortiz (Sale Sharks, UK)
FLYHALF/FULLBACK
Kristin Bitter (Leicester Tigers, UK)
Tess Feury (Leicester Tigers, UK)
CENTER/WING
Gabby Cantorna (Exeter Chiefs, UK)
Annie Henrich (Dartmouth College)
Emily Henrich (Leicester Tigers, UK)
Katana Howard (Sale Sharks, UK)
Bulou Mataitoga (Loughborough Lightning, UK)