Maccabi USA Rugby has announced its USA WOmen's 7s roster for the upcoming Maccabiah Games in Israel July 14-24. 

The team will be led by Head Coach Eyal Hakim, the current men’s head coach at Boca Raton Rugby. Hakim participated in the 2015 Pan Am Maccabi Games in Chile as a player with the Men’s Rugby team, where he won a gold medal in 7s and a silver medal in 15s.

He’s also been involved with the Israeli National Rugby Team and currently heads up a women’s All-Star 7s program, Phoenix Rugby, that plays all over the world. Eyal is also involved with World Rugby as an educator trainee.

He will be joined on the bench by Sam Harrison, a player on the 2017 Gold Medal USA Men’s squad, who has been coaching the Men’s program at Colorado College and coached the first Maccabi Junior Boys team at the 2018 Maccabi Youth Games.  

The Women’s Open squad is a mix of college players, club players and WPL players. They will not include Sarah Levy and Jenny Kronish, who are in the USA national team setup and are working toward the Rugby World Cup.

“We are excited to have our first ever Maccabi USA Women’s team competing in Israel at the 2022 World Maccabiah Games” stated Maccabi USA Rugby Chairman, Dave Rudzinsky.  “As Women’s rugby continues to grow, we need more high-performance opportunities for players and that’s what we are trying to create!  Big thanks to all the people who have been working over the years to make this finally happen!”   

The USA team will begin their tournament on July 17 in a double round-robin format.