The HSBC World Sevens Series Sydney Sevens was held on January 31-Feb. 1, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. This was a combined Women’s and Men’s event that has modified determination of place finishes as the Quarterfinal round has been eliminated. The latter has created an uproar in the rugby community. The USA Women’s Sevens finished the tournament in eighth place and will be disappointed in their performance. USA 14-19 Fiji After Fiji had the early possession, the USA attacked after a turnover with Stephanie Rovetti stepping on the touchline just prior to grounding in the left corner. Illona Maher picked up…

The HSBC World Sevens Series Sydney Sevens will be held on January 31-Feb. 1, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. This is a combined Women’s and Men’s event that has modified determination of place finishes as the Quarterfinal round has been eliminated. The latter has created an uproar in the rugby community. The USA Women began the 2019-2020 season with two straight medal finishes in Glendale (gold) and Dubai (bronze) and finished finish fifth at Cape Town and Hamilton. Head Coach Chris Brown has made two rotational changes from Hamilton. Cheta Emba and Nana Fa’avesi will be part of the 12 person…

The HSBC World Sevens Series Hamilton Sevens was held 25-26, 2020 in Hamilton, New Zealand. This was a combined Women’s and Men’s event that had a modified determination of place finishes as the Quarterfinal round was controversially eliminated for both Hamilton and the following stop in Sydney. The USA Women began the 2019-2020 season with two straight medal finishes in Glendale (gold) and Dubai (bronze) and fell in the quarterfinals at Cape Town to finish fifth. Head Coach Chris Brown has selected 14 players for Hamilton with three changes made from Dubai and Cape Town. The USA Women’s Sevens beat…

The HSBC World Sevens Series will be held 25-26, 2020 in Hamilton, New Zealand. This is a combined Women’s and Men’s event that has modified determination of place finishes as the Quarterfinal round has been eliminated for both Hamilton and the following stop in Sydney. The USA Women began the 2019-2020 season with two straight medal finishes in Glendale (gold) and Dubai (bronze), the USA Women’s Sevens fell in the quarterfinals at Cape Town to finish fifth. Head Coach Chris Brown has selected 14 players for Hamilton with three changes made from Dubai and Cape Town. Cheta Emba and Joanne…

The USA Women’s Sevens team will compete in their third tournament of the 2019-2020 HSBC Sevens Series in Cape Town from December 13-15 on NBC Sports Gold. The team is currently tied with New Zealand in first-place after winning gold in Glendale and bronze in Dubai. It was their sixth straight medal and an eighth straight semifinal appearance since last season. Head Coach Chris Brown has made one change to the roster with Kasey McCravey on the squad and Kayla Canett moving to an injury reserve. Kristi Kirshe was selected to the Dream Team at Dubai and Alev Kelter also…

The USA Women’s Eagles Sevens Team opened the 2019-2020 HSBC World Rugby Sevens with their first home gold medal at home at the USA Sevens in Glendale. It was also their second ever in consecutive tournaments, with the win in Biarritz to conclude the 2018-19 season. The second round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series will be in Dubai on December 5-7 and will be broadcast live on NBC Sports Gold. Head Coach Chris Brown has made two changes from Glendale with Kris Thomas and Kayla Canett rejoining the squad. Thomas was unavailable for the previous tournament due to…

The HSBC USA Women’s Sevens will take place from October 5-6, 2019 at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado. The USA Women’s Sevens will open the World Rugby Sevens Series for the 2019-2020 season. All matches will be broadcast LIVE on NBC Sports Gold. Tickets are available at usawomens7sglendale.com. Last season the USA Women’s Eagles Sevens teams collected medals in five of six tournaments, including their first-ever gold at the season finale in Biarritz. The group reached the semifinals at every event, were one of only four teams to qualify for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and reached a world No.…

The USA Women’s Eagles Sevens will conclude the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series in Biarritz on June 15-16. The matches may be viewed on facebook.com/worldrugby7s. Once the team steps on the pitch for their first match, they will earn the single World Series point needed to confirm qualification to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Head Coach Chris Brown has selected 13 players for Biarritz, including some who didn’t appear in Langford. Cheta Emba and Kasey McCravey replace Jordan Matyas and Meya Bizer, who is recovering from injuries sustained in Langford. At Langford, Kristi Kirshe earned a Dream Team nomination as she…