United States women's 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




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]



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



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  • WorldRugby profile












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