GRR: National Teams
The USA Men's National 7s team finished tied for 11th in the Wellington 7s, and thus saw France, Australia, Argentina, and Kenya pull ahead of them in the overall World Series standings.
The Eagles now sit 11th with 23 points; South Africa leads with 63 points, well ahead of #2 Fiji and #3 England.
The USA Men's 7s team lost to Kenya 19-12 in the Challenge Cup semis (what used to be the Bowl semis) of the Wellington 7s.
Perry Baker got a first-half try, but Kenya controlled much of the match, and the Eagles only added to that score late in the game after they were down 19-7 - Madison Hughes scored the second try.
The USA won their Challenge Cup Quarterfinal 19-14 over Japan thanks in large part to a couple of big players from Danny Barrett.
The USA Men's 7s team moved to 1-0-1 with a fairly clinical 24-12 win over Samoa in the 2nd round of the Wellington 7s.
The USA and France tied 21-21 in the opening game for both teams in the Wellington 7s.
The Eagles can points to a couple of key missed tackles, and two restarts that didn't go ten meters for their inability to win the game, but they also got some special plays that brought them back into it.