Eagles confirm Georgia test venue

The Eagles will play the Lelos in Georgia on June 17. Georgia the state, that is. Georgia, the country, will take on the USA at Fifth Third Bank Stadium on Kennesaw State University campus, located 25 miles north of Atlanta. Kickoff time is to be determined.

It will be the second match of the daunting cross-Americas tour undertaken by the Lelos, which starts in Calgary a week before and ends in Jujuy, Argentina, a week later. For the Eagles it represents the last tune-up before the two-match RWC 2019 qualifier series against Canada, tentatively scheduled to begin the following week.

Fifth Third Bank Stadium has hosted one Eagles match previously, a 32-13 win over Uruguay in 2014 as part of the RWC 2015 Americas 2 qualifiers. It has also been the site of the Women’s Super Series in both 2014 and 2016. The stadium has a regular capacity of 8,300 and uses a hybrid Bermuda grass turf surface. Tickets for the match can be purchased here.

An updated Americas schedule for the June internationals is seen below.

 

ARGENTINA

DATE	LOCAL	ET	OPPONENT	LOCATION
Sat, Jun 10	tbd	tbd	vs England	Estadio Bicentenario, San Juan
Sat, Jun 17	tbd	tbd	vs England	Estadio López, San Fe
Sat, Jun 24	tbd	tbd	vs Georgia	Estadio 23 de Agoso, Jujuy

 

BRAZIL

DATE	LOCAL	ET	OPPONENT	LOCATION
Sat, Jun 10	tbd	tbd	vs Portugal	tbd
Sat, Jun 17	tbd	tbd	vs Belgium	tbd
Sat, Jun 24	tbd	tbd	vs Cook Islands	tbd

 

CANADA

DATE	LOCAL	ET	OPPONENT	LOCATION
Sat, Jun 10	15:00	17:00	vs Georgia	Calgary Rugby Park, Calgary
Sat, Jun 17	15:00	17:00	vs Romania	Ellerslie Park, Edmonton
Sat, Jun 24*	tbd	tbd	vs USA	tbd
Sat, Jul 1*	tbd	tbd	vs USA	tbd

 

USA

DATE	LOCAL	PT	OPPONENT	LOCATION
Sat, Jun 10	16:00	13:00	vs Ireland	Red Bull Arena, Newark
Sat, Jun 17	tbd	tbd	vs Georgia	Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Kennesaw
Sat, Jun 24*	tbd	tbd	vs Canada	tbd
Sat, Jul 1*	tbd	tbd	vs Canada	tbd

*tentative dates