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The USA Women’s 7s team takes the field at their home tournament Saturday in Atlanta with more than just the pressure of representing for the home crowd on their shoulders.
The Eagles have been in a slump, a slump that was only made more frustrating by the fact that on several occasions they’ve come very close to beating the top team on the world circuit, New Zealand.
USA Rugby has 24 slots to fill in their Men’s College 7s Championships, and deciding who gets to fill those slots will be a tough job.
It was a heartbreaking loss for St. Mary’s. After leading at halftime and battling their way back from a deficit, the Gaels didn’t quite have enough time to overhaul BYU Saturday.
The Cougars won 32-28, reversing the result between the two in Moraga a year ago. But St. Mary’s Head Coach Tim O’Brien had the game in perspective.
Some lessons learned from the past weekend in Las Vegas, where the country’s biggest rugby tournament, in terms of fan size, and the country’s biggest rugby tournament, in terms of teams in attendance, took place.
The USA 7s will undergo some changes in 2016, following after what seems to be the tournament's best long weekend yet.
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