 During the 2018 Summer Test Series, Gold became the first head coach of Americas to lead the Eagles to a win all their games during the June test window.This included a record 62–13 victory over Russia, a first ever win over Scotland (30–29), which was the Eagles first win over a Tier 1 nation in the professional era, and a 42–17 win over Canada.The 2018 November test window saw the United States claim two wins in four games; with victories over Samoa (their first ever win against the Manu) and Romania.