AYLESBURY, England – U.S. Women’s National Team Coach Kathy Flores has named the final squad set to meet the Nomads in the first match of the 2007 First Sports International England Tour on Saturday, December 8 at the Royal Air Force (RAF) Halton field.

“We’re excited about the squad we’ve selected,” Coach Flores said. “Despite our youth and inexperience, we feel this match with the Nomads will provide us with the type of pressure we need to develop these young players.”

The U.S. starting lineup includes:

1. Farrah Douglas (Chicago North Shore); 2. Lisa Butts (Berkeley All-Blues); 3. Jamie Burke (Berkeley All-Blues); 4. Shaina Turley (San Diego Surfers); 5. Stacey Baker (Philadelphia); 6. Sara Merritt (San Diego Surfers); 7. Kristin Zdanczewicz (Minnesota Valkyries); 8. Blair Groefsema (Berkeley All-Blues); 9. Rose Whitmore (Berkeley All-Blues); 10. Jossy Tseng (Stanford University); 11. Nathalie Marchino (Berkeley All-Blues); 12. Mel Kanuk (Maryland Stingers); 13. Lynell Kugler (Olde Girls of Glendale); 14.Vanesha McGee (Philadelphia); 15. Ashley Kmiecik (Emerald City Mudhens).

Reserves: 16. Mari Wallace (Berkeley All-Blues); 17. Heather Jennings (Seattle); 18. Jaime Lange (Olde Girls of Glendale); 19. Kati McCormick (Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee); 20. Carrie DuBray (New York); 21. Meg Crapster-Pregont (Cornell); 22. San Juanita Moreno (Oregon Sports Union); 23. Melissa Smit (Stanford University); 24. Emilie Bydwell (Brown University); 25. Ashley English (Berkeley All-Blues).

The Nomads lineup includes:

Front rows Leslie Cripps – Captain (Canada), Maxine Edwards (England), Ollie Davies (Cuba), Selena Rudge (England) and Lotty Keys (England); Gill Burns (England), Liza Burgess (Wales), Megan Gibbs (Canada), Helen Clayton (England), Georgia Stevens (England), Jane Locke (England), Broni Mac (Australia), and Claire Frost (England) at lock and back row; halfbacks Jo Yapp (England), Susie Appleby (England), Rimma Pettlevania (Scotland) and Karen Andrew (England); Centers Assunta de Biase (England), Sarah Ulmer (Canada), Jo O’Sullivan (Ireland) and Julie Gilbert (Canada); and wings/fullbacks Non Evans (Wales), Sue Day – Vice Captain (England), Nicki Milne (Ireland) and Sarah Marsh (England).

The match against the Nomads gets underway at 11 a.m. GMT. The Women’s National Team meets England A on Wednesday, December 12 at 7 p.m. GMT and wraps up its tour against England on December 15 at 2:30 p.m. GMT; both matches will be played at London Irish ARFC, Sunbury.

For more information on the Women’s National Team and to read daily journal entries from the First Sports International England Tour, please log on to www.usarugby.org/goto/women_eagles.