GRR: National Teams
The Global Youth 7s is set to kick off on Thursday afternoon Eastern Time, with eight North American teams in action.
USA U18s
The USA U18s program has two teams in New Zealand, with the USA U18 Girls and USA U18 Boys.
In 2023 the USA teams did quite well in this tournament and set up some players for higher honors.
GRR Editor Alex Goff caught up with USA Men's 15s Head Coach Scott Lawrence in a chilly Spartanburg, SC Sunday to discuss several topics.
The USA Women's 7s team's young players made big strides in Cape Town, beating Fiji, Great Britain, and, most notably, Australia to make the final.
USA 31
Tries: Toliver 2, Thomas, Porter 2
Convs: Canett 3
Fiji 0
USA 31
Tries: Toliver, Ramsey, Thomas, Levy
Convs: Canett, Ibarra 2
Round 2 for the USA women is about momentum.
The entire program, of course, has momentum, and not just because Ilona Maher did so well on Dancing with the Stars. Maher, of course, along with her Bronze-Medal-Winning teammates have sparked a renewed interest in the game among young women, and while that measurement is anecdotal, it’s consistent and we’re inclined to believe it.
Coming out of Dubai the USA Men's 7s team has to be feeling frustrated.
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