USA Falcons Bowl Runners-Up in Fiji
USA Falcons Bowl Runners-Up in Fiji
The USA Falcons finished Bowl Runners-Up at the Fiji Coral Coast Sevens Saturday at Lawaqa Park.
After going a competitive 1-2 on the first day the young USA men's team found itself in the Bowl quarterfinals shooting for 9th.
Winning the Bowl remains difficult because it requires you to win three games in a row.
They opened up Saturday with a 14-10 defeat of Tuva Rugby. Donovan Law and Pita Vi scored tries in the victory.
That put them in the Bowl Semifinal against Kwaiyata Yamacia. Paced by yet another try from Law (his fourth of the tournament) and two from Nick Hardrict II the Falcons won 19-7.
In the final they fell short by just one score, with Coastline Ratu Filise edging them 12-7—Vi scoring the lone try, his fourth of the event.
Overall the Falcons team went 3-3, scoring 92 and giving up 77. Their three losses were by 12, 10, and 5 points.
Law and Vi both scored four tries, tied with five other players for 2nd in the tournament behind Onisimo Nawalu's seven.
Interestingly, the two teams the Falcons lost to in pool play, the Army and the Fire Department, ended up in the final, with the Ram Sami Army taking the final 12-5.
| USA Men’s Falcons Sevens Roster | |
| Name | Club |
| Noah Brown | Indiana University * |
| EJ Freeman | University of Arizona * |
| Ryan Santos | Harvard University * |
| Jake Broselle | University of Arizona |
| Will Chevalier (C) | Indiana University * |
| Sam Walsh | USA Men's Sevens |
| Kahanu Koi | Northern Loonies (PR7s) * |
| Darius Law | Life University * |
| Donovan Law | Life University * |
| Nolan Tuamoheloa | Rugby ATL (MLR) / Rocky Mountain Experts (PR7s) |
| Pita Vi | USA Men's Sevens |
| Nick Hardrict | Lindenwood University * |
| Darell Williams | Unaffiliated |
| *=Was on USA U23 7s team | |
| USA Men’s Falcons Sevens Staff | |
| Ben Pinkelman | Head Coach |
| Alex Ross | Team Manager, Strength & Conditioning |
| Alex Burke | Athletic Trainer |
