GRR: National Teams
USA standout Alev Kelter was with the women's 7s team as they scrimmaged with Canada and Brazil in Olympia, Wash. June 21, and she spoke with Goff Rugby Report Editor Alex Goff.
Kelter discussed the team's chemistry, the work they've been doing, and how nice it is to be (sort of ) close to her home state.
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The USA Women’s 7s team is scrimmaging Canada and Brazil at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash. this week.
It’s an excellent chance for the three programs to test some players and get some live action. USA and Canada have two squads in action and Brazil one as the teams play games through Tuesday and Wednesday at TESC’s extensive fields in the middle of campus.
In our analysis of the USA v Italy game we’ve come up with a few key areas that made a difference, one way or the other.
Several USA players have said this weekend that Saturday’s game again Italy was the true beginning of the John Mitchell era.
The reasoning is fairly logical - this was the first game where Mitchell got to pick his own players, as he was hired too late to do that in the Americas Rugby Championship in February.
Will Holder’s performance at fullback for the USA Saturday was a nice highlight for player, team, and fans.
The former West Point All American is in the USA 7s program, and has been capped at flyhalf, but looked very much at home in a #15 jersey.
“It was fun,” Holder told Goff Rugby Report. “It was a great new experience, and the guys made it easy for me.”