International Rugby News
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.
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.
The USA Men's and Women's teams started in Dubai on a winning note as each won one game on the first day.
The venue hosting the LA 7s February 29-March 1 has undergone some major upgrades in the last few years, making Dignity Health Sports Park—slated to be the rugby venue for the 2028 Olympics—something of a newly-burnished jewel on the rugby landscape.
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.
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