USA Falcons
Nickname(s)	Falcons
Founded	2005
Union	USA Rugby
Coach	Jim Love
Captain	Patrick Bell
Most caps	Jason Pye (6)
Most appearances	Jason Pye (6)
Top scorer	Patrick Bell (29)
Team colours
First match
Canada East 14 - 29 Falcons (20 May 2006)
Largest win
USA Hawks 17 - 45 Falcons (26 July 2006)
Worst defeat
Canada West 31 - 20 Falcons (29 July 2006)
Official Website
www.narugby.com/tfalcons.html

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History

Formation

The Falcons were founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby. The committee is charged with operating and financing the four North American teams (the others being the USA Hawks, Canada East, and Canada West. In 2008, however, each franchise will be sold and become privately owned. ^[1] The International Rugby Board (IRB; known until 1998 as the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB)) and headquartered on St. ... The current Rugby Canada, the administrative body for rugby union in Canada, has its origins in the Rugby Union of Canada, founded in about 1929. ... The sport of rugby in the United States has always had a close relationship with the sport of American football. ...

Inaugural Competition: 2006 North America 4 Series

The Falcons' first ever match occurred on 20 May 2006 during the inaugural NA 4 Series. They faced Canada East in pool play and won the match 29-14. They finished the competition with a 3-2-0 record and had an average of 29 points scored and 23 points scored against per match. They faced Canada West in the championship final and lost by a score of 20-31 on 29 July. ^[2] South African native Patrick Bell, of Life University, captained the squad during the inaugural campaign. The 2006 North America 4 was the first tournament of its kind, a rugby union competition between four new North American teams. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... Life University is located in Marietta, Georgia. ...

PARMA Select XV

The PARMA Select XV is the All-Star squad comprised of the best players of the competition as determined by the Pan-American Rugby Media Association. Patrick Bell, Hayden Mexted, Mark Aylor, Vaha Esikia, Andrew “Tui” Osborne, and Brian Barnard were selected to the starting XV. John Tarpoff, Alex Parker, Chad Erskine, and Jason Pye were named as reserves. Of the 22 spots on the PARMA XV, 10 were from the Falcons squad, the most of any NA4 club.

Current squad

The 2006 NA4 squad is as follows

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External links

• Official Site

References