Wyles back for United States
At fifteen: Chris Wyles
USA head coach Eddie O’Sullivan has announced his team to play their final showdown in Pool C against Italy at Trafalgar Park in Nelson on Tuesday.
O’Sullivan has made a whopping fourteen changes from the side that lost 67-5 by Australia, with only Saracens lock Hayden Smith retained.
Ultimately fellow Saracen Chris Wyles, Takudzwa Ngwenya, Paul Emerick, Mike MacDonald and Todd Clever are among those who return.
Nottingham scrum-half Tim Usasz, who captained the side against the Wallabies, drops to the bench in a surprise decision by O’Sullivan.
USA: 15 Chris Wyles, 14 Takudzwa Ngwenya, 13 Paul Emerick, 12 Andrew Suniula, 11 James Paterson, 10 Roland Suniula, 9 Mike Petri, 8 Nic Johnson, 7 Todd Clever (c), 6 Louis Stanfill, 5 Hayden Smith, 4 John van der Giessen, 3 Matekitonga Moeakiola, 2 Chris Biller, 1 Mike MacDonald.
Replacements: 16 Phil Thiel, 17 Shawn Pittman, 18 Scott LaValla, 19 Pat Danahy, 20 Tim Usasz, 21 Nese Malifa, 22 Blaine Scully.
Date: Tuesday, September 27
Kick-off: 19:30 (06:30 GMT)
Venue: Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Poll
Who will win the English Premier League?
"NZST = GMT +13 ; BST +12 ; CEST/SAST +11
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | France | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Tonga | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Canada | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Japan | 4 | 2 |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
| 1 | England | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | Argentina | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Scotland | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Georgia | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Romania | 4 | 0 |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
| 1 | Ireland | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Italy | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | USA | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Russia | 4 | 1 |
Pool D
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
| 1 | South Africa | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | Wales | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Samoa | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Fiji | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Namibia | 4 | 0 |
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