The USA Women’s Sevens squad will play in the 2023 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Vancouver Sevens on March 3-5 at BC Place. The USA currently is in third place in the series standings with the top four earning Olympic qualification. Head Coach Emilie Bydwell’s roster includes the 2023 core roster this year with 2020 Olympians Alev Kelter and Ariana Ramsey returning to the Sevens Series for the first time this season. Kelter returned to Chula Vista after competing in the Allianz Premiere 15s last season, leading to an appearance in the Rugby World Cup 2021 in New Zealand with…

The USA Women’s Eagles Sevens travel to Hamilton, New Zealand for the first tournament of 2023 in their quest for Olympic qualification. The Eagles will face Spain, Brazil, and Ireland  in pool play beginning on Friday, January 20. All matches will be live on Peacock. Head Coach Emilie Bydwell retains the core group of athletes that played in Dubai and Cape Town and enters the Hamiilton stop with a third-place World ranking. Lauren Doyle returns to the pitch after injury, in her now 10th HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, and joins Naya Tapper as co-captain. Sammy Sullivan returns to the…

Photo: Mike Lee, KLC Fotos The USA Women’s Sevens play their last 2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series this weekend in Toulouse, France, May 20 to 22 and are currently sitting third place in the overall rankings. The United States trail host France by four points in order to climb into the silver medal position by season’s end. If the squad finishes in second place, it would tie the second highest HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series finish in program history, having finished second during the 2019 season. Head Coach Emilie Bydwell has selected 14 names to the traveling roster for…

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…

USA Rugby Release The USA Women’s 7s National Team are Gold Medal Champions in Malaga, the third stop in the 2021-22 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Finishing their last tournament in seventh place, the USA women are showing constant evolution on the world stage, now ranked fourth overall with two events to go. Head Coach Emilie Bydwell said: “We’re just really proud of the players. We’re in a growth period and we’re looking forward to the Rugby World Cup and the Paris Olympics. The work they did over the block to get ready for this competition and then the way…

USA Rugby Release Olympians return as Head Coach Emilie Bydwell names her side for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series stops in Malaga and Seville, Spain, taking place Jan 21-23 and Jan 28-30. Matches will be broadcast on NBC’s streaming platform Peacock with score updates on USA Rugby’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram channels. Roster Notes: Sarah Levy and Olympian Kayla Canett return for the first time since the Edmonton Fast Four event after competing with the Women’s Eagles in XVs for their Autumn Internationals; Levy will earn her first official World Series cap Olympians Lauren Doyle, Nicole Heavirland, and Kristi…

USA Rugby Release For the first time since the pandemic, the women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series will return with an expanded slate of (7) tournaments through 2022. Matches will be broadcast LIVE on NBC’s family of networks with the exact location to be confirmed in the coming weeks. Led by Emilie Bydwell, the USA Women’s 7s National Team features a squad with returning Olympians and six youngsters as the program begin its march toward Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town. Roster Highlights Six players who also competed in Edmonton and Vancouver will officially earn their first cap…

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…