United States women's national rugby sevens team
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| Union | USA Rugby | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Eagles | ||
| Coach(es) | Jules McCoy | ||
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| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2009) | ||
| Best result | 3rd place, 2009, 2013 | ||
The United States women's national rugby sevens team represents the United States in women's rugby sevens. The USA has been announced by the International Rugby Board as one of the six "core teams" that will compete in all four rounds of the inaugural IRB Women's Sevens World Series in 2012–13.[1]
The team resulted second at the 2015 USA Women's Sevens, after defeating Australia in quarter-finals and Russia in semifinals.
Contents
Tournament history
Summer Olympics
| Olympics Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2016 |
Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 0/0 | - | - | - | - | |||
Sevens Series
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2015-2016
| Round | Position | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11th | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | December 4, 2015 |
| 2 | 4th | Sao Paulo, Brazil | February 21, 2016 |
| 3 | TBD | Atlanta, USA | April 8–9 |
| 4 | TBD | Langford, Canada | April 16–17 |
| 5 | TBD | Clermont-Ferrand, France | May 28–29 |
Sevens World Cup
2013
Under head coach, Ric Suggit, the Eagles placed third at the 2013 Women's Sevens World Cup in Russia. The Eagles played defeated Spain, in their final match, 10-5 with tries coming from Emilie Bydwell and Vanesha McGee.[2]
2009
Pool B
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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
England3 3 0 0 93 0 +93 9 
United States3 2 0 1 50 17 +33 7 
Russia3 1 0 2 31 51 -20 5 
Japan3 0 0 3 10 116 -106 3
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 France |
0 | |||||||||
| United States |
19 | |||||||||
| United States |
12 | |||||||||
 New Zealand |
14 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
33 | |||||||||
 Canada |
12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
10 | |||||||||
 Australia |
15 | |||||||||
 Spain |
7 | |||||||||
 South Africa |
15 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
10 | |||||||||
| Australia |
17 | |||||||||
| England |
10 | |||||||||
| Australia |
17 | |||||||||
Current Player Pool (2016)
| PLAYER NAME | POSITION | HOMETOWN | CLUB |
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| Abby Gustaitis | Prop | White Hall, MD | Northern Virgnia W.R.C. |
| Abby Vestal | Prop | Lawrence, KS | American Rugby Pro Training Center |
| Akalaini (Bui) Baravilala | Fly half | Honolulu, HI | Aliamanu All Blues (USA) |
| Alev Kelter | Scrum half | Eagle River, AK | Women's Eagles Sevens |
| Amelia (Meya) Bizer | Full-Back | The Woodlands, TX | Penn State W.R.F.C. (USA) |
| Amy Naber | Center | Tucson, AZ | University of Arizona Women's Rugby (USA) |
| Ashley Perry | Prop | Nashville, TN | American Rugby Pro Training Center |
| Bria Bohanon | Scrum half | Ponchatoula, LA | American Rugby Pro Training Center |
| Carmen Farmer | Prop | Richmond, VA | Severn River R.F.C. (USA) |
| Cheta Emba | Prop / Hooker | Glen Allen, VA | Harvard Radcliffe Rugby Football Club |
| Christy Ringgenberg | Full-Back | Madison, WI | Minnesota Valkyries R.C. (USA) |
| Dana Meschisi | Scrum half | Boynton Beach, FL | Florida State Seminoles W.R.C. (USA) |
| Emily Azevedo | Wing | Chico, CA | Berkeley All Blues |
| Hannah Lopez | Flyhalf / Hooker | Carlsbad, CA | San Diego Surfers W.R.C. (USA) |
| Irene Gardner | Half-Back | San Francisco, CA | Berkeley All Blues W.R.C. (USA) |
| Jane Paar | Center | Wauwatosa, WI | Women's Eagles Sevens |
| Jessica Javelet | Wing | San Diego, CA | Women's Eagles Sevens |
| Jillion Potter | 7s: Prop // XV: No. 8 | Austin, TX | Glendale Raptors R.F.C. (USA) |
| Joanne Fa'avesi | Prop | Monterey, CA | Sacramento Amazons |
| Kate Zackary | Prop | Salinas, KS | |
| Kelly Griffin | Prop | Berkeley, CA | Berkeley All Blues W.R.C. (USA) |
| Kristen Thomas | Wing | Philadelphia, PA | Women's Eagles Sevens |
| Lauren Doyle | Wing | Boody, IL | North Shore Chicago W.R.C. (USA) |
| Megan Bonny | Prop | Yakima, WA | Washington State University W.R.C. (USA) |
| Naya Tapper | Wing | Beaufort, SC | UNC-Chapel Hill Women's Rugby Club |
| Nia Williams | Wing | Naperville, IL | Life West Chiropractic |
| Nicole Heavirland | Whitefish, MT | ||
| Rachel Griendling | Fly half | Fairfax, VA | American Rugby Pro Training Center (AR) |
| Richelle Stephens | Fly half | Fallbrook, CA | |
| Tess Feury | Full back | Denville, NJ | New Jersey Blaze |
| Victoria (Vix) Folayan | Wing | Boston, MA | Berkeley All Blues W.R.C. (USA) |
2012 Sevens Challenge Cup Squad
Squad to IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup - 2012 London Sevens:[3]
- Kaelene Lundstrum
- Deven Owsiany
- Jillion Potter
- Katie Dowty
- Kimber Rozier
- Nathalie Marchino
- Vanesha McGee
- Meya Bizer
- Kelly Griffin
- Akalaini Barivilala
- Ashley Okonta
- Erica Cavanaugh
References
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