Hodges returns to lead Eagles

USA captain Dave Hodges, now fully recovered from injury, will lead the Eagles in the World Cup next month Down Under.

Mon, 08 Sep, 2003 - 22:19

USA captain Dave Hodges, now fully recovered from injury, will lead the Eagles in the World Cup next month Down Under.

Five other veterans of the 1999 World Cup will join Hodges in Australia after being named in the squad on Monday.

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CourtsRugbyHeathrowPlace: AustraliaPlace: Buenos AiresPlace: USPlace: EuropePlace: Berkeley, CaliforniaPlace: BrisbanePlace: RenoPerson: HodgesPerson: Dave HodgesPerson: Kevin DalzellPerson: Kirk KhasigianPerson: Dan LylePerson: Alec ParkerPerson: Luke GrossPerson: Richard LiddingtonPerson: Matt WyattPerson: Gerhard KlerckPerson: Todd CleverPerson: Tom BillupsPerson: Salesi SikaPerson: BillupsPerson: Conrad HodgsonPerson: ConradPerson: GrossPerson: Jason KeyterPerson: LylePerson: CleverPerson: Mike MacdonaldPerson: SikaPerson: ParkerPerson: Dan DorseyPerson: Jurie GouwsPerson: David HodgesPerson: Kort SchubertPerson: Jacob WaasdorpPerson: Kain CrossPerson: Phillip EloffPerson: Paul EmerickPerson: David FeePerson: Mike HercusPerson: Matt ShermanPerson: Mose TimoteoPerson: Riaan van ZylEvent: World CupEvent: 1999 World CupOrganisation: EaglesOrganisation: USAOrganisation: Brigham Young UniversityOrganisation: RussiaOrganisation: FijiOrganisation: University of NevadaOrganisation: Santa MonicaOrganisation: RotherhamOrganisation: LlanelliOrganisation: Belmont ShoreOrganisation: Gentlemen of AspenOrganisation: ExeterOrganisation: LeicesterOrganisation: University of California, BerkeleyOrganisation: OMBACOrganisation: Trinity CollegeOrganisation: OlympicOrganisation: Chicago LionsOrganisation: Golden Gate
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