GRR: Olympics
USA Men's 7s superstar Perry Baker has announced he is retiring from the USA 7s program.
Baker appeared in three Olympics, two Rugby World Cup Sevens, 71 HSBC SVNS tournaments, and won two World Rugby Player of the Year awards. He retires having scored 293 tries in SVNS tournaments, which bested only by England's Dan Norton.
The latest edition of our RuggaMatrix America podcast sees Alex Goff sit down with a video interview with Spiff Sedrick and Emilie Bydwell.
This is a fascinating look at the interaction between player and coach, and also a chance to talk about some of the events and thoughts surrounding the team's growth, and Sedrick's growth.
Goff Rugby Report sat down for about an hour with Mike Friday this week to talk about his tenure as the USA Men’s 7s Head Coach.
Friday has his detractors, to be sure, and certainly (as we’ll see) he has moments he shakes his head about, but it’s also fair to point out that he has quite a legacy. Before Friday, the USA had never achieved the consistent heights
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.
In the world of feast or famine for Olympic sports, the feast may well have arrived for the USA Women's 7s program.
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