O’Sullivan names strong USA squad

USA head coach Eddie O’Sullivan last night said he believed he had picked his strongest available squad for the World Cup.

Former Ireland boss O’Sullivan, whose side have lost three warm-up matches out of three this month, will face Ireland in their last World Cup Pool C game on September 11 in New Plymouth.

“I think there is a sense of relief that we are now in a position to name the final squad of 30 for the RWC,” O’Sullivan said. “It has been a thorough process and I believe we have the best 30 players available to us heading into the RWC. As expected we have had to make some very tough decisions to get to the final squad, but that is just reflection on the talent available to us.”