GRR: USA Falcons
The USA Men’s Falcons Sevens squad has been selected to take part in the EAAST 7s series in Cognac and Haguenau, France.
This weekend is the Cognac tournament and then next week it's Haguenau.
USA Rugby is send a women's Falcons and a men's Falcons team to the EAAST 7s series to be held in Europe.
The series features tournaments in Cognac, France this weekend, and Haguenau near the German border next weekend.
The Falcons are designed as a development program that gives newer players experience in international 7s. That is exactly what this lineup needs.
The USA Women's Falcons team, which was a largely U23 squad, just completed two games in Brazil against the Brazilian national team.
Both games were essentially the same score, with the first game on June 11 being 19-12 for Brazil and the second game on June 14 being 21-12.
Colorado gray Wolves forward Rachel Ehrecke scored a try in each game.
The USA Falcons playing in Fiji have had a rough-and-tumble lesson in elite-level 7s this week.
Former USA star Zack Test coaches the USA Falcon's men's 7s team which kicks off tonight (Wednesday) at the Coral Coast 7s in Fiji.
The tournament will be streamed at https://www.fbcsports.com.fj/stream/day-1-coral-coast-7s and costs about US$22.