United States women's national rugby sevens team




For the men's team, see United States national rugby sevens team.

































United States
Union USA Rugby
Nickname(s) Eagles
Coach(es) Richie Walker
Captain(s) Kelly Griffin

















Team kit













Change kit


World Cup Sevens
Appearances 2 (First in 2009)
Best result 3rd place (2009, 2013)

The United States women's national rugby sevens team was announced by the International Rugby Board as one of the six "core teams" to compete in all four rounds of the inaugural IRB Women's Sevens World Series in 2012–13.[1]


The team resulted second at the 2015 USA Women's Sevens, after defeating Australia in quarter-finals and Russia in semifinals.




Contents






  • 1 Tournament history


    • 1.1 Summer Olympics


    • 1.2 Rugby World Cup Sevens




  • 2 Sevens Series


    • 2.1 2015–2016




  • 3 Rugby World Cup Sevens


    • 3.1 2009


      • 3.1.1 Pool B


      • 3.1.2 Cup




    • 3.2 2013




  • 4 Team


    • 4.1 Current Squad


    • 4.2 Current Player Pool (2016)




  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Tournament history




US vs France at the 2016 Summer Olympics



Summer Olympics
































Olympic Games record
Year
 Round
 Position
Pld
W
L
D

Brazil 2016
 Quarterfinals 5th 6 2 1 2
Total 0 Titles 1/1 6 3 2 1


Rugby World Cup Sevens


















































Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year
 Round
 Position
Pld
W
L
D

United Arab Emirates 2009
 Semifinals
3rd, bronze medalist(s)
 5
 3
 2
 0

Russia 2013
 Semifinals
3rd, bronze medalist(s)
 6
 5
 1
 0

United States 2018
 Semifinals
 4th
 4 2 2 0
Total 0 Titles 2/2 11 8 3 0


Sevens Series


Main article: World Rugby Women's Sevens Series


2015–2016







































Round
 Position
 Venue
 Date
1
 11th
 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
 December 4, 2015
2
 4th
 São Paulo, Brazil
 February 21, 2016
3
 TBD
 Atlanta, USA
 April 8–9
4
 TBD
 Langford, Canada
 April 16–17
5
 TBD
 Clermont-Ferrand, France
 May 28–29


Rugby World Cup Sevens


Main article: Rugby World Cup Sevens


2009



Pool B


























































Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 PF
 PA
 +/-
 Pts

 England
 3 3 0 0 93 0 +93
9

 United States
 3 2 0 1 50 17 +33
7

 Russia
 3 1 0 2 31 51 −20
5

 Japan
 3 0 0 3 10 116 −106
3


Cup
















































































































































 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                    
 
  
 
 
 France
 0
 
  
 
  United States
19
 
 United States
 12
 
  
 
  New Zealand
14
 
  New Zealand 33
 
  
 
 Canada
 12
 
 New Zealand
 10
 
  
 
  Australia
15
 
 Spain
 7
 
  
 
  South Africa
15
 
 South Africa
 10
 
  
 
  Australia
17
 
 England
 10
 
 
  Australia
17
 


2013


Under head coach Ric Suggit, the Eagles placed third at the 2013 Women's Sevens World Cup in Russia. The Eagles defeated Spain 10–5 in their final match, with tries coming from Emilie Bydwell and Vanesha McGee.[2]



Team



Current Squad



The following is the United States roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]



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Head coach: Richie Walker























































Backs Forwards

4 Alev Kelter 1
Jillion Potter
5 Bui Baravilala 2
Kelly Griffin (c)
6 Lauren Doyle 3
Kathryn Johnson
7 Victoria Folayan 8
Carmen Farmer
10 Richelle Stephens 9
Joanne Fa'avesi
11 Ryan Carlyle
12 Jessica Javelet


Current Player Pool (2016)



































































































































































































PLAYER NAME
 POSITION
 HOMETOWN
 CLUB
Abby Gustaitis
 Prop
 White Hall, MD
 Northern Virgnia W.R.C.
Abby Vestal
 Prop
 Lawrence, KS
 American Rugby Pro Training Center

Akalaini (Bui) Baravilala
 Fly half
 Honolulu, HI
 Aliamanu All Blues (USA)

Alev Kelter
 Scrum half
 Eagle River, AK
 Women's Eagles Sevens
Amelia (Meya) Bizer
 Full-Back
 The Woodlands, TX
 Penn State W.R.F.C. (USA)
Amy Naber
 Center
 Tucson, AZ
 University of Arizona Women's Rugby (USA)
Ashley Perry
 Prop
 Nashville, TN
 American Rugby Pro Training Center
Bria Bohanon
 Scrum half
 Ponchatoula, LA
 American Rugby Pro Training Center

Carmen Farmer
 Prop
 Richmond, VA
 Severn River R.F.C. (USA)
Cheta Emba
 Prop / Hooker
 Glen Allen, VA
 Harvard Radcliffe Rugby Football Club
Christy Ringgenberg
 Full-Back
 Madison, WI
 Minnesota Valkyries R.C. (USA)
Dana Meschisi
 Scrum half
 Boynton Beach, FL
 Florida State Seminoles W.R.C. (USA)
Emily Azevedo
 Wing
 Chico, CA
 Berkeley All Blues
Hannah Lopez
 Flyhalf / Hooker
 Carlsbad, CA
 San Diego Surfers W.R.C. (USA)
Irene Gardner
 Half-Back
 San Francisco, CA
 Berkeley All Blues W.R.C. (USA)
Jane Paar
 Center
 Wauwatosa, WI
 Women's Eagles Sevens

Jessica Javelet
 Wing
 San Diego, CA
 Women's Eagles Sevens

Jillion Potter
 7s: Prop // XV: No. 8
 Austin, TX
 Glendale Raptors R.F.C. (USA)

Joanne Fa'avesi
 Prop
 Monterey, CA
 Sacramento Amazons
Kate Zackary
 Prop
 Salinas, KS

Kelly Griffin
 Prop
 Berkeley, CA
 Berkeley All Blues W.R.C. (USA)
Kristen Thomas
 Wing
 Philadelphia, PA
 Women's Eagles Sevens

Lauren Doyle
 Wing
 Boody, IL
 North Shore Chicago W.R.C. (USA)
Megan Bonny
 Prop
 Yakima, WA
 Washington State University W.R.C. (USA)
Naya Tapper
 Wing
 Beaufort, SC
 UNC-Chapel Hill Women's Rugby Club
Nia Williams
 Wing
 Naperville, IL
 Life West Chiropractic
Nicole Heavirland
Whitefish, MT
Rachel Griendling
 Fly half
 Fairfax, VA
 American Rugby Pro Training Center (AR)

Richelle Stephens
 Fly half
 Fallbrook, CA
Tess Feury
 Full back
 Denville, NJ
 New Jersey Blaze

Victoria (Vix) Folayan
 Wing
 Boston, MA
 Berkeley All Blues W.R.C. (USA)


See also



  • United States national rugby sevens team (men's)


References





  1. ^ "IRB announces Women's Sevens World Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. October 4, 2012. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Eagles claim third place victory with thrilling sudden death try". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2016-02-26.


  3. ^ "USA 7s – Olympic Games Women's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.




External links



  • Official website

  • WorldRugby profile












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