USA Rugby Women’s National Team Head Coach Jack Hanratty and staff have named the 32-player squad to represent the Eagles in the upcoming 2026 Pacific Four (PAC4) Series. Entering a fresh Rugby World Cup cycle, the roster signals a new era for the Women’s Eagles, featuring a blend of veteran mainstays and an influx of emerging talent. [lead photo: Alex Ho @hoiho_photo]

This PAC4 series marks the first competitive outing under newly appointed head coach Hanratty.

“This is an incredibly unique time for this program,” said Hanratty. “We are entering year 1 of a new journey with new players, coaches, and staff moving forward together – working collaboratively with the chance to put our work on the home stage in three different USA Rugby communities – against some of the best countries of the world.

“We’re excited to explore the game, challenge ourselves – and most importantly – compete,” he continued. “Our aim is to of course win matches, but whatever the final score, understanding the wins and losses of each aspect of the game to identify key learnings moving forward.”

 

“A lot of recognizable stalwarts from the Eagles have retired post-Rugby World Cup, and a couple more are unavailable due to injury, but this gives new athletes a huge opportunity to put their hand up and show who they are and be a part of the new ‘we.’

“We look forward to connecting, learning and sharing the journey with the USA Rugby community across the United States as we begin creating, developing and celebrating a uniquely Eagles style of rugby.”

Hanratty will be joined at the helm by assistant coach and defensive tacticalist Sarah Chobot who returns to the set-up bringing an illustrious USA Rugby resume. Chobot has served as assistant coach to the Women’s Eagles since 2024 after achieving 25 caps herself in the USA Eagles jersey, as well as recently leading the Denver Onyx to secure the 2025 Women’s Elite Rugby championship as head coach. Fresh perspectives from Lou Meadows (formerly Red Roses), Jon Humphreys (WRU) and Head of Athletic Performance Tom Clough (Ulster Rugby) round out the coaching set-up.

 

Holding the Eagles guard, veterans Lotte Sharp, Alev Ketler, Georgie Perris-Redding and Hope Rogers return with Rogers still amassing caps having already achieved platinum status as the most-capped player in USA Women’s Eagles history (59). Rogers will return to the scene of her 50th milestone in Kansas City’s CPKC Stadium in front of an attendance record sure to get decimated.

Ruled out for selection, stalwarts Kate Zackary and Gabby Cantorna are forced to sit out the series having sustained significant injuries during their professional season in the Premiership Women’s Rugby. While both absences are a loss on the pitch, Zackary and Cantorna remain an integral part of the team’s leadership while they rehab toward joining the squad later this season.

RWC standouts Erica Jarrell-Searcy, Freda Tafuna, Hallie Taufoou, Kathryn Treder, Keia Mae Sagapolu Sanele, Paige Stathopoulos and Tahlia Brody in the forwards pack; with Bulou Mataitoga, Cass Bargell, Emily Henrich, Erica Coulibaly and Olivia Ortiz return in the back line. USA fans can look forward to seeing them in person across the three series stops, while being first to witness the uncapped talent ready to make their mark on the international stage.

 

With 10 players fighting to make their international debut, the fresh cycle celebrates the graft done by USA Pathways who have committed to shaping elite players across the USA.

Utility back Bella Vogel earns senior selection after making her way up the ranks of the USA Age Grade system, having captained the USA U18s at the recent 2025 Global Youth 7s in New Zealand and toured with the USA U20s. Talent ID’d from the High Performance Pathway, 2025 National Collegiate Rugby Player of the Year,Telesi Uhatafe brings her lightning speed to the Eagles’ backline.

Currently contracted with the USA Sevens program, Hann Humphreys brings their work rate and impressive rugby IQ to the 15s side, injecting the explosive style and pace cultivated in the exciting new look USA Sevens squad unfolding across the SVNS Series.

The fresh momentum USA fans can expect to see on display from all 32 players involved in the PAC4 Series set up will set the tone and drive as the Eagles prepare to kick off the series April 11th in Sacramento, California against the Black Ferns.

 

The Eagles enter the 2026 season looking to build on a resilient 2025 campaign. Last year’s Rugby World Cup saw the team fight through a rigorous schedule going up first against England at the home opener, followed by a defining and thrilling draw against Australia and ending with a bittersweet 60-0 victory over Samoa.

Having been ousted on a points differential forcing them to watch Australia advance to the quarter finals, feelings of unfinished business are sure to surface in Kansas City when USA take on Australia as the 8th ranked Eagles look to upset the 7th ranked Wallaroos – this time on home turf. The same PAC4 fixture last year, hosted in Canberra saw the Wallaroos take a narrow win 27 to 19 points.

The Eagles will face all opposition at home soil finishing the series with a North American rivalry in Chicago on April 24 against a World #2 ranked Canadian side.

USA fans can come cheer on the Eagles and to help build the home crowd advantage with tickets for all three matches still available at https://usa.rugby/pac4.

Fans can keep up with all the action live on Paramount+.

2026 PAC4 Series Player Pool

FORWARDS

Emerson Allen – Leicester Tigers
Kapoina Bailey – Denver Onyx
Tahlia Brody – Loughborough Lightning
Hope Cooper* – Bay Area Breakers
Rachel Ehrecke – Loughborough Lightning
Mikaela Hall* – Denver Onyx
Hann Humphreys* – USA 7s
Malia Isaacs* – Boston Banshees
Erica Jarrell-Searcy – Sale Sharks
Alivia Leatherman – Ealing Trailfinders
Georgie Perris-Redding – Sale Sharks
Hope Rogers – Exeter Chiefs
Keia Mae Sagapolu Sanele – Loughborough Lightning
Paige Stathopoulos – Loughborough Lightning
Freda Tafuna – Lindenwood University
Hallie Taufoou – Stade Bordelais
Kathryn Treder – Loughborough Lightning
Olivia Woods* – Sacred Heart University
Reece Woods* – Sacred Heart University

BACKS

Cass Bargell – Denver Onyx / USA 7s
Kristin Bitter – Leicester Tigers
Erica Coulibaly – USA 7s
Emily Henrich – Leicester Tigers
Katana Howard – Sale Sharks
Alev Kelter – Loughborough Lightning
Bulou Mataitoga – Loughborough Lightning
Alopa Nau* – Davenport University
Olivia Ortiz – Sale Sharks
Abigail Paton* – Matatu
Lotte Sharp – Saracens
Telesi Uhatafe* – Southern Nazarene University
Bella Vogel* – Life University

*Indicates New Cap

Camp Training Partners
Nana Fa’avesi – Unattached
Sophia Lamphier – Bay Area Breakers
Cindy Taulava – Dartmouth College
Katelyn Walker – Dartmouth College

2026 PAC4 Series Schedule

April 11 | USA vs. New Zealand
7:00 pm ET – Heart Health Park (Sacramento, CA)

April 17 | USA vs. Australia
10:00 pm ET – CPKC Stadium (Kansas City, MO)

April 24 | USA vs. Canada
9:30 pm ET – SeatGeek Stadium (Chicago, IL)

2026 PAC4 Series Coaches & Staff

Jack Hanratty | Head Coach

Sarah Chobot | Assistant Coach

Lou Meadows | Assistant Coach

Jon Humphreys | Assistant Coach

Tom Clough | Head of Athletic Performance

Anna Unnasch | Athletic Trainer

Janie Kleumpers | Athletic Trainer

Alana Gattinger | Head of High Performance Operations, 15s

Hannah Reid | Team Manager