Two new players named in USA 7s squad

USA Sevens Coach, Mike Friday has named two new players in his squad with Martin Iosefo and Aladdin Schirmer set to make their debut in Dubai.

Having won the Bowl in Australia, and collecting eight Series points towards Olympic qualification, Friday will be hoping to pick up where his side left off winning all three of their matches on day two at the Cbus Super Stadium.

Zack Test is included after being named in the sevens dream team in Australia having scored his 100th career try, while Friday has an abundance of pace with the likes of Carlin Isles and Perry Baker at his disposal.

Fijian born player Andrew Durutalo has also been included in the squad.

The USA face pool matches against England, Australia and Kenya on day one.

Coach Mike Friday said that working towards the goal of Olympic qualification and that they need to develop and grow the experience and talent pool for the squad to improve the squad depth and create a strong, competitive, hard‑working environment.

The Dubai 7s kicks off next Friday.

USA squad: Perry Baker, Danny Barrett, Garrett Bender, Pat Blair, Andrew Durutalo, Madison Hughes, Martin Iosefo, Carlin Isles, Folau Niua, Aladdin Schirmer, Zack Test, Maka Unufe