International Rugby News
A week ago we wrote about how the USA women's 7s team was not as bad as a 7th-place finish made it appear, and sure enough the Eagles were a bit better this week in Dubai; but they can be better still.
Seventh place isn’t so great for the USA Women’s 7s team, but it may not be an accurate reflection of the quality of the Eagle team.
The USA Men’s 7s team is in the middle of finding a new identity, and may well have jumped the queue and found it early in Dubai.
The Eagles, looking somewhat shaky on Day One of the first of two Dubai World Series tournaments, turned things around in somewhat spectacular fashion on Day Two to defeat Great Britain and Fiji to make the Cup Final in the desert.
USA Rugby Release—USA Rugby has announced that Emilie Bydwell has been selected as Head Coach of the USA Women’s Sevens National Team, in a unanimous decision by a five-person selection panel.
Coming off the USA's 20-10 loss to Ireland, the Eagles were bitterly disappointed.
It took the team two days to shake the feeling. They knew they should have won.
"I think for us the feeling was one of frustration," said scrumhalf Olivia Ortiz, who came off the bench in the game against Ireland. "It hurt. We know we're capable of so much more. We know we can do more."