USA Women’s National Team / Photo: Colleen McCloskey
The USA Women’s National Team will kick off its Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign on Wednesday, Aug. 9 against Italy in Dublin, Ireland. Tiffany Faaee will captain the 23-player roster in the tournament opener, which will kick off at 4:30 p.m. local / 11:30 a.m. Eastern / 8:30 a.m. Pacific.
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Women’s Rugby World Cup
August 9: USA v Italy
11:30 a.m. Eastern / 8:30 a.m. Pacific
USA
1. Catie Benson
2. Katy Augustyn
3. Tiffany Faaee (c)
4. Stacey Bridges
5. Alycia Washington
6. Sara Parsons
7. Kate Zackary
8. Jordan Gray
9. Deven Owsiany
10. Kimber Rozier
11. Kristen Thomas
12. Sylvia Braaten
13. Nicole Heavirland
14. Naya Tapper
15. Cheta Emba
16. Sam Pankey
17. Naima Reddick
18. Hope Rogers
19. Abby Gustaitis
20. Kristine Sommer
21. Kayla Canett
22. Alev Kelter
23. Jessica Javelet
ITALY
1. Elisa Cucchiella
2. Lucia Cammarano
3. Melissa Bettoni
4. Flavia Severin
5. Alice Trevisan
6. Isabella Locatelli
7. Elisa Giordano
8. Silvia Gaudino
9. Sara Barattin
10. Veronica Schiavon
11. Maria Magatti
12. Sofia Stefan
13. Maria Grazia Cioffi
14. Michela Sillari
15. Manuela Furlan
16. Marta Ferrari
17. Lucia Gai
18. Sara Tounesi
19. Valeria Fedrighi
20. Ilaria Arrighetti
21. Beatrice Rigoni
22. Paola Zangirolami
23. Veronica Madia
Referee: Alhambra Nievas
ARs: Sean Gallagher, Marie Lematte
TV Match Official: David Grashoff
Above is a screenshot of the WRWC2017 coverage available to fans in the U.S. The USA will provide live coverage of the USA vs. Italy match on NBC Sports Gold, which requires a $60 subscription. The games will appear on the NBC Sports Network on a tape delay (the August 9 match will run on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 11:30 p.m. Eastern0 and with Phaidra Knight as studio analyst. All of the other World Cup games will be live-streamed, and free, via www.rwcwomens.com.