International Rugby News
(This is an Op-Ed by Pat Clifton)—Wednesday, in front of a packed Stade de France, with both the clock and the USA’s medal hopes dwindling, Spiff Sedrick ripped off an impossible 95-meter run, somehow escaping the grasp of two Australians, who looked to have her dead to rights, to deliver the USA its first-ever medal in Rugby 7s.
In the world of feast or famine for Olympic sports, the feast may well have arrived for the USA Women's 7s program.
It's a Bronze Medal for the USA Women's 7s team, and while many players had a hand in it, in the end they have Alexandra "Spiff" Sedrick to thank.
Without the 2020 MA Sorensen Award winner's astonishing length-of-the-field try, we'd be talking about an Aussie medal instead.
The USA U18 Girls are back from Wales after a wildly successful tour.
The young Americans played a day of shortened internationals against Scotland, Netherlands, and Wales, winning all three.
A few days later they suited up against Wales in a full-length age-grade international, losing 17-14.
The USA Women's 7s team still has their medal hopes alive as they are now into the semifinals of the Paris Olympics.
This wasn't a perfect day for the Eagles, but they did have a very good nine minutes or so, and that was enough.
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