GRR: Eagle Women
The USA women’s 7s team won the Malaga 7s and in doing so showed how team play beats relying on individuals every time.
While it’s fair to say that Ilona Maher was one of the stars of the tournament and deserved to be Player of the Final, she got that nod because of how she worked with her teammates. Everyone contributed.
It was all about the wins for the USA teams in Málaga, Spain Friday in the first leg of two Sevens World Series events on the Iberian peninsula.
Both the Eagle Women and the Eagle Men ended the first day unbeaten in a tournament that saw a team swoop in at the last minute and even then saw another nation have to hold back both of its teams because of COVID exposure.
CHULA VISTA, Calif.—Olympians return as USA Women's 7s Head Coach Emilie Bydwell names her side for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series stops in Malaga and Seville, Spain, taking place Jan 21-23 and Jan 28-30.
Matches will be broadcast on NBC’s streaming platform Peacock.
GLENDALE, Colo. (USA Rugby Release) — USA Rugby has announced a six-year apparel deal with UK-based sportswear company Castore.
USA 7s start Alev Kelter has signed with Saracens in the Women's Premiership in England, putting at least a pause, if not an end, to her stellar 7s career.