AYLESBURY, UK – USA Women’s National Team Coach Kathy Flores announced today the starting lineup set to play England A on Wednesday, December 12.

The match, to be played at London Irish Amateur RFC, Sunbury, at 7 p.m. (GMT), is the second of three games on the Women’s National Team’s 2007 First Sports International England Tour.

“Most of the squad has little international experience, but with the help of a few veterans in key positions, we look forward to seeing some very good things from our roster changes,” Coach Flores said.

The USA lineup includes:

1.  Heather Jennings (Seattle), 2. Mari Wallace (Berkeley All-Blues), 3. Carrie DuBray (New York), 4. Kati McCormick (Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), 5. Jaime Lange (Olde Girls of Glendale), 6. Liz Dilley (Washington), 7. Beckett Royce (Oregon Sports Union), 8. Sara Merritt (San Diego Surfers), 9. Kim Magrini (Keystone Rugby Club), 10. Meg Crapster-Pregont (Cornell), 11. Nathalie Marchino (Berkeley All-Blues), 12. Emilie Bydwell (Brown University), 13. San Juanita Moreno (Oregon Sports Union), 14. Melissa Smit (Stanford University), 15. Ashley English (Berkeley All-Blues).

Reserves: 16. Lisa Butts (Berkeley All-Blues), 17. Jamie Burke (Berkeley All-Blues), 18. Shaina Turley (San Diego Surfers), 19. Blair Groefsema (Berkeley All-Blues), 20. Rose Whitmore (Berkeley All-Blues), 21. Jossy Tseng (Stanford University), 22. Lynell Kugler (Olde Girls of Glendale).

England A will be captained by veteran Karen Jones (Richmond), who has 11 caps for England since making her debut against Canada in 2004.

The England A roster consists of:

1. Claire Purdy (Wasps), 2. Sam Dale (Worcester), 3. Rosemarie Crowley (Lichfield), 4. Alexandra Stevens (Lichfield), 5. Sara Anastasi (Richmond), 6. Karen Jones (Richmond), 7. Gemma Sharples (Worcester) 8. Heidi Shelburg (Wasps), 9. Harriet Slynn (Richmond), 10. Shelley Rae (Wasps), 11. Fiona Pocock (Richmond), 12. Tina Lee (Clifton), 13. Michaela Staniford (Wasps), 14. Katherine Merchant (Worcester), 15. Victoria Massarella (Saracens).

Reserves: 16. Sam Jamieson (DMP), 17. Katherine Smith (Richmond), 18. Natalie Binstead (Wasps), 19. Sonia Green (Saracens), 20. Charlotte Boggis, 21. Helen Price (Waterloo), 22. Vicki Jackson (Lichfield).

Following the match against England A, the USA team will wrap up its tour against the England Women’s Team on December 15, at 2:30 p.m. (GMT), also at London ARFC, Sunbury.

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