eagles.rugby — USA Women’s Eagles Head Coach Sione Fukofuka and staff have assembled 40 of the nation’s top rugby talents for the final camp ahead of the final selection for the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 Squad. [Photo: Craig Butland for USA Rugby]
Players from all corners of the country have converged at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Md., giving players one last opportunity to show their cards in their bid for team selection. A 32-player squad will travel to England to represent USA Rugby in the pinnacle showcase of women’s rugby, which takes place quadrennially.
“The 40 players that have joined us this week in [Mount] St. Mary’s have come in motivated and full of excitement to earn a place at the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025,” Fukofuka told USA Rugby. “Being here is the first step. Now, they have to compete to earn an opportunity at selection. The players and staff are working hard to push standards, drive behaviors and ensure that we are preparing the strongest squad we can to represent the USA in England.
“The focus this week is on the present and executing our core skills under pressure, being more accurate in our collisions and competing with each other to help elevate our ability to perform consistently,” he added. “We have an internal Stars vs Stripes game where we have a number of very strong match ups going head to head competing for final selection.”
The USA Eagles Women’s World Cup 2025 squad will be announced at the USA Rugby 50th Anniversary Gala on July 17 and will be shared publicly via live stream.
RWC PLAYER POOL
PROP
Catie Benson — Sale Sharks / Boston WER
Mikaela Hall — Denver WER
Charli Jacoby — Exeter / Queensland
Maya Learned — Denver WER
Alivia Leatherman — Trailfinders / TC Gemini WER
Hope Rogers — Exeter
Keia Mae Sagapolu — Leicester / ACT Brumbies
HOOKER
Hope Cooper — Bay Area WER
Jet Hayward — Bay Area WER
Paige Stathopoulos — Trailfinders / Boston WER
Kathryn Treder — Loughborough / Bay Area WER
LOCK
Emerson Allen — TC Gemini WER
Rachel Ehrecke — Denver WER
Erica Jarrell — Sale
Hallie Taufoou — Loughborough / Denver WER
BACK ROW
Kapoina Bailey — Denver WER
Tahlia Brody — Leicester / Denver WER
Rachel Johnson — Exeter / Denver WER
Sophia Lamphier — Bay Area WER
Georgie Perris-Redding — Sale
Freda Tafuna — Lindenwood Univ
Kate Zackary — Trailfinders
SCRUMHALF
Cassidy Bargell — Boston WER
Olivia Ortiz — Sale
Sophie Pyrz — Cheltenham
Taina Tukuafu — Bay Area WER
FLYHALF
Kristin Bitter — Denver WER
McKenzie Hawkins — Denver WER
Nicole Heavirland — Boston WER / USA Sevens
CENTER
Gabby Cantorna — Exeter
Joanne “Nana” Fa’avesi — Denver WER
Emily Henrich — Leicester / Boston WER
Alev Kelter — Loughborough / Bay Area WER
Ilona Maher — Bristol / USA Sevens
WING/FULLBACK
Erica Coulibaly — Denver WER
Cheta Emba — Boston WER
Tess Feury — Leicester / New York WER
Sariah Ibarra — USA Sevens
Bulou Mataitoga — Loughborough / Bay Area WER
Lotte Sharp — Saracens
SCHEDULE – PRE-RWC
USA v Fiji
July 19, 2025 | KO: 2:05pm ET | Audi Field – Washington DC
USA v Canada
August 1, 2025 | KO: 7:30pm ET | Ottawa, CAN
STAFF
Head Coach, Attack + Backs | Sione Fukofuka
Assistant Coach, Defense | Sarah Chobot
Assistant Coach, Forwards + Attack | Mel Bosmam
Head of Athletic Performance | Charles Dudley
Assistant S&C | Ashley Morataya
Analyst | Callum Howells
Lead Physiotherapist | Alice Mae
Athletic Trainer| Sam Malette
Performance Psychologist | Scott Goldman
Team Manager | Alana Gattinger
Team Services | Aiyana Gilliard
HP Director | Tamara Sheppard
Media Manager | Jenni Burke