Thorburn ‘very excited’ about Eagles team

INTERIM USA head coach Peter Thorburn has named a 28-man squad to face Ireland A in California in the opening game of the 2006 Churchill Cup this weekend.

The Americans will host Michael Bradley’s side on Saturday at the Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, before taking on New Zealand Maori on June 10.

“We’re very excited about this team,” former All Black coach and selector Thorburn said of his first Eagles squad since being handed the role by the USA’s interim director of rugby Alan Solomons earlier this month.