Eagle Women Solid In Cape Town
It’s business as usual for a very effective USA women’s 7s team as the Eagles finished Pool Play at the Cape Town 7s 2-1.
Only a somewhat unlucky end to the game against Australia—one missed tackle and one dropped ball—prevented a clean sweep.
Happy Enough. Eagle Women Make Strides In Dubai
A somewhat telling moment for the USA Women’s 7s team came in the third-fourth game against Australia.
Lauren Doyle had the ball and was angling to the outside. That’s where Cheta Emba was, and she cut inside to take a switch pass from Doyle to go through a huge gap to score. Emba punched her fist in the air, and that was the moment.
USA Men Struggle At End Of Dubai 7s
The USA Men's 7s teams issues returned in the latter stages of the Dubai 7s, as the Eagles struggled to dominate defensively, and saw errors lead to losses to Australia and New Zealand.
Thunder In The Desert As Eagle Women Crash On
The USA women’s 7s team was unstoppable in Day Two action at the Dubai 7s.
Paced by a very physical approach and some strong running from Kristi Kirshe, the Eagles dispatched Russia 33-14 and Canada 34-10.
28 Captains Get Set For Dubai
World Rugby is calling it a dawn of a new era for rugby sevens; really what it is is a reset, but it's still an important reset.
After trying to run Men's and Women's HSBC Sevens World Series events separately (with some exceptions), the events will be largely combined this season.
