Good Showing by USA Falcons Teams in France
The USA Falcons men and women can take some positives from the first tournament of the EAAST 7s in France this weekend.
Falcons Women Chase Kiwis
The USA women started strong with a 43-0 shutout of Charente. and rode that confidence-builder into a 24-5 win over a tough Tropics side.
USA Falcon Women 7s On to Europe
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.
Weekendus Horriblus or Reason for Hope?
Singapore was not great for the USA 7s teams.
Hoping to get on a roll as the LA Sevens Championships approach, the Eagles instead found themselves trying not to finish in last place in their respective tournaments.
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Eagle Women Looking Good on Day One in Vancouver
It’s job done for Day One at the Vancouver 7s for the USA women.
New Captains, Building Vibe. Eagle Women in Vancouver
USA Women's 7s team Head Coach Emilie Bydwell can look at her squad for this weekend's Vancouver 7s and see eight players who have played in four or fewer tournaments.
It is an inexperienced team, but there is something familiar about it, too. The cultural buy-in of the new players, said Bydwell, has been outstanding.
