USA Women’s Sevens co-captain Lareun Doyle has announced her retirement from international 7s following the USA winning the bronze medal in rugby sevens at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. 

From Boody, Ill., Doyle graduated from Meridian High School, where she played volleyball, basketball, soccer, and ran track. She was recruited to play varsity rugby at Eastern Illinois University, where she played for four years to become a national standout. 

Soon after, Doyle was invited to residency with the USA Women’s Sevens team, where she made her World Series debut in Dubai 2012. In her 12-year career with the USA Sevens team, she appeared in 46 World Series tournaments, three Olympics, and 75 World Series tries. A co-captain at the 2024 Olympics, Doyle first led the team in 2016 in Dubai, and has served as co-captain alongside Naya Tapper since then. 

Serving as the leading try scorer during the Olympic qualification campaign at the 2015 NACRA Sevens Championships, Doyle also helped her squad win a silver medal at the 2015 PanAmerican Games in Toronto. In 2016, she was selected to Team USA’s 12-player roster for the 2016 Rio Olympics, and again for the Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024 Games. 

In her 12-year career spanning three Olympics, two Rugby World Cup Sevens, and two PanAmerican Games, but all of that doesn't really describe it. Doyle’s main impact for the USA was defensive. She was, throughout her career, a very hard tackler who rarely missed. While she did score her share of tries, and she certainly could challenge the gain line, it has been Doyle's contribution as a defender that made her a longtime star.

“Since 2009, when rugby found me, I decided I was going to pour my heart and soul into this sport," said Doyle. "I had no idea what it would give me and it did not disappoint. A girl from Boody, Illinois, that traveled the world, faced wins and losses, endured injuries, got some medals but, most importantly, it gave me a family. I love every single teammate I’ve had. They motivated me in ways I can’t explain and showed me unconditional love.

"While I’m excited about the next chapter of my life, these years have been the best of my life and it’s going to be hard to top. I’m sad rugby is a game you can’t play forever, but grateful for all it has given me. Although it’s bittersweet to end this chapter, I couldn’t have asked for a better conclusion to my career. So I say goodbye to rugby and hello to trying to find my value and worth in the real world.”