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USA come off the back of solid win against Belgium last weeekend. Spain will be a tougher test, ahead of their clash against England too! Spain have been in camp for a few weeks in preparations for the USA & Canada tour. When speaking with Mario Pichardie, they are in full focus to protect at least their 16th spot in the World Rankings ahead od the RWC draw! 2 wins on this tour and with other results so far this summer could even see Spain improve on this! USA will have 1 eye on the Pacific Nations Cup where they still have to try to qualify for the World Cup or even end up in the Repechage.
USA come off the back of solid win against Belgium last weeekend. Spain will be a tougher test, ahead of their clash against England too! Spain have been in camp for a few weeks in preparations for the USA & Canada tour. When speaking with Mario Pichardie, they are in full focus to protect at least their 16th spot in the World Rankings ahead od the RWC draw! 2 wins on this tour and with other results so far this summer could even see Spain improve on this! USA will have 1 eye on the Pacific Nations Cup where they still have to try to qualify for the World Cup or even end up in the Repechage.
USA come into the game with a couple of changes in the pack, Captain Benjamin Bonasso moves to 8, Viliami Helu moves to 6 in his spot and Sam Golla comes into the spot in the second row. Otherwise, apart from the bench, they remain unchanged. AJ Macginty will be looking to continue his run of form, with Tom Pittman available to make his International Debut on the bench! Ezekiel Lindemuth will also be making his debut at Loose Head too! This will be a great gauge for the USA of where they stand for the season so far, Spain will be huge test for them.
Spain go into this clash with no game since the defeat to Georgia. But they have had a extensive camp ahead of the tour, but don’t have all players availabel due to club commitments. Well the first shock on the teamsheet is the return of recently retired John Wessell Bell! He has returned to the fullback role after retiring after the first game of the Rugby Europe Championship. His return will offer another dynamic to the Spanish attack, Bontempo will offer the continued threat from the boot at nearly any distance possible. USA won’t want to give any penalties away in their own half with him lurking with the tee. Tani Bay will be looking to exploit the snipe and any slow USA defensive set ups to keep the Spanish on the front foot! Alvaro Garcia takes the armband and starts at hooker to create the platform, where Matt Foulds will be looking to cause mayhem at the set piece. Rafael Nieto will also offer a constant threat for the Spanish ahead of this important clash!
Having seen Spain finish up bridesmaid in the last couple of games against the USA. I would love to see the Spanish finally turn the tide but I think the game that the USA have in the bag from last week. Might have their eye in a little bit more than Spain, and with a few key players missing. It could be a tough tie ahead. I think this could just end up in the USAs favour!
