GRR: USA Women 7s
CHULA VISTA, Calif. – Women's Eagles Sevens Head Coach Jules McCoy has selected her first touring team for the 2015-16 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, which kicks off Thursday, Dec. 3, at Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens.
Pools and fixtures have been released for the Dubai 7s, the first leg of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series (WSS) 2015-16. Rio Olympic Games host Brazil joins the 11 core teams for the two-day competition, held Thursday-Friday, Dec. 3-4.
The American Rugby Pro Training Center (ARPTC) drew a lot of praise during its first year of existence. It placed players into a full-time rugby environment, and output skilled athletes and high-functioning teams. After winning the women’s club 7s national championship, six residents were invited to the mid-September USA Women 7s camp at the Olympic Training Center (OTC).
BOULDER, Colo. – USA Rugby announced Wednesday former Eagle Jules McCoy will lead the Women’s Eagles Sevens into the Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games.
Canada and the USA will meet in the Pan Am Games women’s Gold Medal match, as the pair finished atop the six-team field with near-perfect records. Both teams were 4-0 heading into the final pool play game against each other, while Canada had not surrendered a point-against, and the USA had only given up 14.