Tough Pool in Vancouver as Eagle Women Seek the Podium
The USA faces Canada, Fiji, and Australia in pool play in the Vancouver 7s on Saturday and, yes, that’s a tough pool, but they are always tough.
USA captain Kristi Kirshe and Head Coach Emilie Bydwell say the team has been working on ways to mke it a fourth straight semifinal appearance and, hopefully, more.
Eagle Women Look for Consistency in Vancouver
The USA women's 7s team is set for a crucial sequence of tournaments in North America.
The Vancouver 7s beckon this coming weekend and then New York.
Strong Start for USA Men 7s in Kenya
Both the USA and Kenya are 3-0 after Day 1 in the Men’s SVNS 2 tournament in Nairobi.
As expected, Uruguay provided a bit of a stern test, but the Eagles held on in that game and won comfortably over Belgium and Canada to win all of their Saturday matches.
USA Women 7s 4th in Perth
The USA women took 4th once more in a SVNS World Series, winning their opening two games but dropping three on the trot after that.
The Eagles looked very good in taking down a Fiji team and a Japan team that each had given them problems. They are starting to find a use for their more physical runners and their defensive intensity produced some scoring chances.
Tomasin: We're Aching to Play and Not Looking Past Anyone
Nairobi beckons.
While the USA women's team has been active in their SVNS Series, and will be again this coming weekend, the men have had to wait.
Yes they played in the Coral Coast 7s in Fiji as a warmup, but they haven't played in a World Series event yet.
Asked if he's been aching to play, USA captain Stephen Tomasin gave a little laugh.
