School Visits, Workouts, USA Roster Picks as LA 7s Arrives
School Visits, Workouts, USA Roster Picks as LA 7s Arrives
The LA Sevens is almost upon us as teams are getting acquainted with the area.
The Adopt-a-Nation program is back again and we have photos of the Japan team visiting Riviera Elementary School. Kids at the schools in the program do projects aobut the country they have adopted, and then host the team for some food and some fun.
(Photos Mike Lee KLC fotos for World Rugby)
After that the teams were back on the training field, albeit with some youth visitors (Argentina).
And back to the gym, with Great Britain, South Africa, Spain, and the referees seen below:
And for the USA? Mike Friday has named his roster for the tournament. The big change is Maka Unufe coming in as part of the group. Unufe, who is still only in his early 30s, has been involved in the USA 7s program since 2011.
USA Men’s Sevens Roster—LA Sevens | ||
Jersey Number & Name | Position | Tournaments |
1. Aaron Cummings | Forward | 8 |
3. David Still | Forward/Wing | 13 |
5. Joe Schroeder | Forward | 27 |
6. Kevon Williams (C) | Halfback/Wing | 41 |
7. Naima Fuala’au | Halfback | 19 |
8. Malacchi Esdale | Center/Wing | 12 |
9. Stephen Tomasin | Utility | 48 |
10. Faitala Talapusi | Halfback | 13 |
11. Perry Baker | Wing/Center | 61 |
14. Marcus Tupuola | Halfback/Center | 19 |
15. Gavan D'Amore | Forward | 14 |
16. Adam Channel | Forward | 8 |
18. Maka Unufe | Wing | 44 |