GRR: USA Women 7s
The USA is through to quarterfinals of the Rugby World CUp 7s women's bracket fter a pretty effective 39-7 defeat of Poland.
The Rugby World Cup 7s kicks off for the USA Women's National Team on Friday in Cape Town.
Unlike the men's team, which had a short turnaround following the LA Sevens August 27-28, the women have had some time to prepare for what will be a very unforgiving tournament. That preparation included a series of games at Chula Vista with Canada and Brazil.
Former Stanford and USA 7s star Jessica Watkins will be part of an Earth-to-Space in a broadcast conversation on Friday.
Watkins, who said when she was in college that she wanted to become an astronaut, is serving on the International Space Station along with Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, and Samantha Cristiforetti.
Former USA 7s star Zack Test has been added to the USA Women's 7s program coaching staff as an assistant coach.
The USA Women’s 7s team ended up 4th in the Seville 7s, ending the weekend with two tough losses.
It was perhaps a day too far for a team that was without one key player; they looked tired in the 3rd-4th clash with England and that, along with one or two really questionable refereeing decisions, spelled defeat in the end.
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