USA prop Mike MacDonald will become the Eagles' most capped player with 63 Test appearances in Sunday's World Cup opener against Ireland.
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Roland Suniula has been preferred ahead of Nese Malifa at fly-half in reward for his strong recent form.
Saracens full-back Chris Wyles is out with an ankle injury so Blaine Scully starts in the number 15 jersey.
Team: B Scully; T Ngwenya, P Emerick, A Suniula, J Paterson; R Suniula, M Petri; M MacDonald, P Thiel, S Pittman, J van der Giessen, H Smith, L Stanfill, T Clever (capt), N Johnson.
Replacements: C Biller, M Moeakiola, S LaValla, P Danahy, T Usasz, N Malifa, C Hawley.
