U.S. Jr. Olympians Advance to SemisThe U.S. Women have qualified for the Youth Olympic Games semifinals. The junior Olympians had to wait for the outcome of Spain vs. China before knowning their fate, but the Games' host ran out to a 45-0 victory, which propelled the Americans into 4th place on points differential. The final pool game resembled the match against Australia, only this time, the U.S.
Youth Olympic Games - Day 2 Wrap-upSubmitted by IRB.com Day two of the Rugby Sevens event at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games bought high-quality action as the race to secure semi-final positions in the men’s and women’s competition climaxed. Once again, the Chinese crowd got behind all th
USA Men Start 0-2 in Nanjing
The USA Men’s rugby 7s team at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China has started 0-2, but they are not out of it yet.
The USA team looked solid against Kenya, leading 12-10 at halftime thanks to tries from Jojo Tikoisuva and Hanco Germishuys, but the Kenyans took control in the second half, scoring twice to win 22-12.
Youth Olympics Latest - Women Day One
The USA women’s team at the Youth Olympics started the Rugby 7s event at the games 0-1-1 on the first day.
Nanjing Test Approaches
Rugby 7s gets its next step in Olympics exposure with the Youth Olympics.
August 16 in the USA August 17 in China, both the USA Men's and Women's youth teams will suit up in six-team tournaments in Nanjing.
