USA Women’s Sevens Head Coach Emilie Bydwell has selected the thirteen-player traveling roster for the upcoming HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series stop in Langford, British Columbia. The team is in fourth place after the team last played in Malaga and Seville, Spain with only two remaining stops remaining in Langford and Toulouse, France.
The United States begins pool play against Fiji at 9:30 AM PT on Saturday, April 30 before playing New Zealand and England that day. Knockout rounds are the next day on Sunday, May 1 with all matches of HSBC Langford Sevens streaming live on Peacock.
USA WOMEN’S SEVENS ROSTER | HSBC CANADA SEVENS
Player | Position | HSBC Tournaments |
1. Cheta Emba (she/her) | Prop/Hooker | 19 |
2. Ilona Maher | Center/Prop | 15 |
3. Kayla Canett | Flyhalf | 12 |
4. Nicole Heavirland | Scrumhalf | 25 |
5. Lauren Doyle (C) | Flyhalf/Center | 32 |
6. Alena Olsen (VC) | Scrumhalf | 7 |
7. Alex Sedrick | Hooker/Flyhalf | 4 |
8. Jazamine Gray | Wing | 4 |
9. Nana Fa’avesi (she/her) | Hooker/Scrumhalf | 20 |
10. Suiluana A’au | Prop/Hooker | 3 |
11. Kris Thomas | Hooker/Prop | 30 |
12. Kristi Kirshe (she/her) | Center/Wing | 10 |
13. Sarah Levy (she/her) | Hooker | 2 |
*Mata Hingano & Naya Tapper are unavailable for selection due to return from injury protocol
USA Women’s Sevens Traveling Staff
Head Coach | Emilie Bydwell (she/her)
Assistant Coach | Zack Test
Athletic Trainer | Nicole Titmas (she/her)
Strength & Conditioning | Trey Ford
USA Women’s Sevens Schedule
Saturday, April 30
vs Fiji 12:30 PM ET
vs New Zealand 3:34 PM ET
vs England at 7:00 PM ET
Sunday, May 1
Placement rounds begin as early as 1:00 PM ET
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