United States women's national rugby sevens team

United States
Union	USA Rugby
Nickname(s)	Eagles
Coach(es)	Chris Brown
Captain(s)	Abby Gustaits &; Kris Thomas
Top scorer	Alev Kelter (752)
Most tries	Alev Kelter (87)
Team kit	Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances	3 (First in 2009)
Best result	3rd place (2009, 2013)

The United States women's national rugby sevens team is one of the "core teams" that competes in all rounds of the IRB Women's Sevens World Series. The team has been a core member since the inaugural women's series in 2012–13.^[1] The team finished second at the 2015 USA Women's Sevens, after defeating Russia in semifinals. In June 2019, the Eagles became just the fifth team to have won a World Series tournament, joining New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and England. In that same season, the Americans finished second in the overall standings, securing both their highest finish to date and automatic qualification to the 2020 Olympic Games.

World Rugby Sevens Series

Season by season

Season	Rank	Points	Events	Cups	Plates	Bowls*	Most tries	Most points
2012–13	4th	48	4	0	1	1
2013–14	7th	38	5	0	2	1
2014–15	5th	76	6	0	1	0
2015–16	6th	46	5	0	1	0
2016–17	6th	62	6	0	0	0
2017–18	5th	56	5	0	0	1
2018–19	2nd	100	6	1	0	0	Naya Tapper (18)	Alev Kelter (141)
Total	–	–	37	1	5	3	Naya Tapper (77)	Alev Kelter (624)

* – At the start of the 2016-17 season, the plate was abandoned, with the bowl replaced by the Challenge Trophy.

Summer Olympics

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2016	Quarterfinals	5th	6	3	2	1
Total	0 Titles	1/1	6	3	2	1

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Main article: Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2009	Semifinals		5	3	2	0
2013	Semifinals		6	5	1	0
2018	Semifinals	4th	4	2	2	0
Total	0 Titles	3/3	11	8	3	0

2009

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
England	3	3	0	93	0	+93	9
United States	3	2	1	50	17	+33	7
Russia	3	1	2	31	51	−20	5
Japan	3	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

2013

Under head coach Ric Suggit, the Eagles placed third at the 2013 Women's Sevens World Cup in Russia. The Eagles defeated Spain 10–5 in their final match, with tries coming from Emilie Bydwell and Vanesha McGee.^[2]

Team

Current Squad

The table below shows the U.S. roster assembled for the most recent tournament (2019 France Sevens). The statistics listed for events and tries refer to statistics generated in World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments.

Current squad (2019 Paris Sevens)
No.	Player	Position	Age	Events	Tries
1	Cheta Emba	Prop/Wing	30	12	20
2	Ilona Maher	Center/Prop	27	7	16
3	Abby Gustaitis	Prop/Hooker	33	8	7
4	Nicole Heavirland (c)	Hooker/Scrumhalf	29	19	16
5	Alev Kelter	Center/prop	33	29	71
6	Lauren Doyel (c)	Flyhalf/Wing	33	25	60
7	Naya Tapper	Wing/Prop	29	17	77
8	Kasey McCravey	Hooker/Flyhalf	30	2	0
9	Steph Rovetti	Flyhalf/Wing	33	3	1
10	Kayla Canett	Scrumhalf/Flyhalf	26	7	2
11	Kristen Thomas	Hooker/Center	30	22	66
12	Kristi Kirshe	Center/Wing	29	4	13

Current Player Pool (2016)

PLAYER NAME	POSITION	HOMETOWN	CLUB
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)

Honors

World Series
Finish Tourney	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Plate (Fifth)
Dubai Sevens	—	2017	2015
USA Sevens	—	2013, 2015 & 2018	—	2014 & 2016
China Sevens	—	–	2013	–
Amsterdam Sevens	—	–	—	2013 & 2014
São Paulo Sevens	—	–	—	–
Australia Sevens	—	2017	2019	–
Japan Sevens	—	–	2019	–
Canada Sevens	—	–	2018 & 2019	2015
France Sevens	2019	–	—	2018

Other Top Three Finishes

2005 NAWIRA Women's 7s – Champion
2008 NAWIRA Women's 7s – Champion
2015 NACRA Sevens – Champion
2015 Pan American Games – Silver

Plate Champions

Bowl Champions/Challenge Trophy/Challenge Cup

References

^ "IRB announces Women's Sevens World Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. October 4, 2012. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
^ "Eagles claim third place victory with thrilling sudden death try". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2016-02-26.

External links

[1] "IRB announces Women's Sevens World Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. October 4, 2012. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2012.

[2] "Eagles claim third place victory with thrilling sudden death try". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2016-02-26.

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