Top U18 players are in camp right now to prepare for the Global Youth Sevens in New Zealand in December.
The camp roster was assembled based on player performances and identification opportunities across a variety of high-level competitions and development programs throughout the year, including:
7s Tournaments: Tropical 7s, NAI 7s, LAI 7s, Midsummer 7s Classic
- USA High School National Championships
- USA U18 XVs representation
- Collaboration with various academies like Atlantis, EIRA, Rebel, and USAR South
- USA Talent ID Days
"These players are relishing the opportunities to play better rugby in quality Sevens tournaments, school championships, and representative level rugby," said Head Coach David Fee. "It's exciting to see them come into camp and put their best foot forward for selection.
"We've proven in the past that we can compete and make it to the top half of the bracket [at Global Youth Sevens], but now, I would really like to see these players have a crack at the top teams in the final rounds."
Five players return from having played in last year's tournament.