Rugby: Sale Sharks flyhalf MacGinty picked by US to face England

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Sale Sharks' AJ MacGinty has been named at flyhalf in the United States side to play England at the Kobe Stadium on Thursday as one of the six ...

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KOBE: Sale Sharks' AJ MacGinty has been named at flyhalf in the United States side to play England at the Kobe Stadium on Thursday as one of the six English-based players in the match-day 23 for the team's Rugby World Cup opener.

Four of those will start, with hooker Joe Taufete'e , prop Titi Lamositele , lock Ben Landry and centre Paul Lasike the others in the run-on side.Experienced South African coach Gary Gold has undertaken an overhaul of the team since the last tournament in England, and as such 14 players in their match-day 23 could make their World Cup bow.

MacGinty did play in 2015 and his know-how will be crucial in marshalling the team’s game-plan from the number 10 jersey. The side will be captained by wing Blaine Scully, 31, who previously played for Leicester Tigers and will be featuring in his third World Cup.The United States have qualified for every World Cup bar 1995, but have just three wins from their 25 matches and lost all four games in 2015.

There are hopes that the advent of Major League Rugby in the last few years will have boosted their player pool by providing a professional environment to more of their players.

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