USA coach Gary Gold has named his team for the Pool C match against France in Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium on Wednesday, 2 October.

1. Eric Fry
2. Joe Taufetee
3. Titi Lamositele
4. Nate Brakeley
5. Nick Civetta
6. Tony Lamborn
7. Hanco Germishuys
8. Cam Dolan
9. Shaun Davies
10. AJ MacGinty
11. Martin Iosefo
12. Bryce Campbell
13. Marcel Brache
14. Blaine Scully (capt.)
15. Mike Teo

16. Dylan Fawsitt
17. Olive Kilifi
18. Paul Mullen
19. Greg Peterson
20. Ben Pinkelman
21. Ruben de Haas
22. Will Magie
23. Thretton Palamo

• The United States have made five changes to the starting XV against England, with Eric Fry and Nate Brakeley coming from outside the match-day 23 to replace David Ainuu (injured and left the squad) and Ben Landry.
• The suspended John Quill (red card) has been replaced by Hanco Germishuys, who started on the bench against England.
• Bryce Campbell and Mike Teo also move from the bench to replace the injured pair of Paul Lasike and Will Hooley.
• Prop Eric Fry (Vannes) and second-row Greg Peterson (Union Bordeaux-Bègles) both play in France. David Ainuu (injured and left the squad) is on the books of Toulouse.
• Joe Taufetee has scored 20 tries in 24 appearances for the Eagles, including 18 in 17 starts. Only wing Vaea Antoni (26 tries, 1992-2000) has scored more international tries than Taufetee for USA.
• AJ MacGinty has scored 278 points in international rugby and needs nine more to overtake Matt Alexander (286 points, 1995-98) and move into second place on the USA all-time list behind Mike Hercus (486 points, 2002-09).
• Three points will move MacGinty into third place for top USA points scorers at Rugby World Cups. He has 27 RWC points and seven more will take him past Chris Wyles into second spot behind Mike Hercus (2003 and 2007, 77 points).
• Bryce Campbell (v England, 2011) and Timi Lamositele (v Scotland, 2015) are the only players in the USA match-day 23 to have scored Rugby World Cup tries against Tier I opposition.
• Outside Rugby World Cups, Joe Taufetee (2 v Scotland, 1 v Ireland), Hanco Germishuys (v Scotland), Nick Civetta (v Ireland) and Tony Lamborn (v Italy) have scored tries against Tier I opponents.