Three changes for Eagles
PA Sport
September 24, 2007

United States coach Peter Thorburn has made three changes to his starting XV for Wednesday's World Cup Pool A match against Samoa in St Etienne.

Centre Albert Tuipulotu, lock Mike Mangan and number eight Henry Bloomfield have been dropped from the team that lost 25-15 to Tonga on September 12.

Thorburn has replaced them with Philip Eloff, Hayden Mexted and Fifita Mounga respectively.

The half-back combination of captain Mike Hercus and Chad Erskine remains intact as the US look to claim their first win of the tournament.

Before the defeat to Tonga, they lost 28-10 to England but they will have had a refreshing two-week gap between their second and third matches.

United States team for Wednesday's Pool A clash against Samoa: C Wyles; S Sika, P Eloff, V Esikia, T Ngwenya; M Hercus (capt), C Erskine; M MacDonald, O Lentz, C Osentowski, A Parker, H Mexted, L Stanfill, T Clever, F Mounga.

Replacements: B Burdette, M Moeakiola, M Aylor, H Bloomfield, M Petri, V Malifa, A Tuipulotu.

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