Consistency, Restarts, and X-Factor Needed for 7s Eagle Men
USA Men's 7s Head Coach Mike Friday acknowledged that the 2023-24 SVNS opener in Dubai was up and down for the Eagles.
Consistency, and perhaps a little personal accountability, were the watchwords.
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Eagle Teams Have Slow SVNS Start in Dubai
The USA men and women opened their SVNS seasons in Dubai with some up-and-down performances.
USA Women
The women opened the tournament with a shutout victory over Spain, but two late tries from Canada's Charity Williams saw the second game slip away 15-10.
They finished pool play getting slammed France 38-5.
Dubai Kicks Off SVNS and Olympic Prep
The newly-re-branded SVNS series, World Rugby’s world sevens circuit, kicks off in Dubai this weekend with both the USA Women and USA Men in action.
For the women, this is an experienced and talented group that is likely to be very similar to the roster for Paris 2024.
RMA Podcast: Scott Lawrence After Spain
USA Men's 15s Interim Head Coach and Interim Men's HP GM Scott Lawrence sat down with Alex Goff of GRR for the latest Ruggamatrix America podcast episode.
USA Rugby Tags Brandon Sparks as Women's High Performance Manager
GLENDALE, Colo. (USA Rugby Press Release)– Continuing to build structure and foundation for the USA Rugby National Teams and High Performance Pathways, USA Rugby today announced the appointment of Brandon Sparks as Head of Women’s High Performance, a role responsible for oversight and development of the Women’s XVs and Sevens programs.