 However, before this appointment was made, on the 2 October 2017, it was announced that Gold would not be resign with the club, after he was named the new head coach the United States, a role he initially wasn't set to start until the conclusion of the 2017–18 season.On 23 December 2017, Gold was granted an early release from Worcester Warriors so he could commit earlier to his new appointment.On 2 October 2017, USA Rugby announced that Gold would be the new head coach of the U.S. national team, effective at the end of the 2017-18 English Premiership season, ahead of the 2018 June Internationals.