GRR: Eagle Women
The USA women lost 12-7 in the opening game of the Rio Olympics Women’s Rugby 7s event.
It was an exciting and historic day for the sport as rugby returned to the Olympic playing fields, but the USA team didn’t execute the way they wanted to, or can.
The game started with a perfect kickoff from Alev Kelter, with Kathryn Johnson going up for the ball to knock it back.
The USA rugby players got to walk on with the rest of the Team USA contingent at the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony.
Here's a GIF of the USA entering the stadium. You can see Nate Ebner, Chris Wyles, and Danny Barrett (and maybe a few more).
The USA women's 7s team is in Rio and getting ready for the most important tournament they will ever play (aside, maybe, from the qualifiers last summer).
Head Coach Richie Walker posted on social media the following:
The latest RuggaMatrix America podcast, show #169, is all about those rings.
The Olympic Rings, as Alex, Bruce, and Pat talk about how the USA teams will do, who made it onto the squad, and whether late decisions will have an effect.
Some big games coming up, and the guys look at the big decisions that led us here.
Richie Walker’s USA Women’s 7s team has a chance to sneak up on people.
It’s no joke. Despite a poor 2015-16 World Series season, the Eagles have a shot at a medal - if Walker has got the chemistry right, and the selections right, and the plan right, then they can do it.