Ryan Carlyle (born November 24, 1989) is an American rugby sevens player. She competed in two

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's in 2013 and 2018, and also in the

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Rugby career

Carlyle made her international sevens debut for the United States in 2011 at the then IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup in Dubai. Carlyle was selected as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team to the

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. She was in the squad for the

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. She also competed at the 2018 Sevens World Cup that was held in San Francisco. Carlyle announced her retirement from international sevens on November 20, 2018.

Personal life

Carlyle attended the University of South Carolina where she studied Sport Management and Marketing and DeVry University where she studied

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Ryan Carlyle
at USA Rugby * * * * * 1989 births Living people American female rugby sevens players United States international rugby sevens players Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players for the United States University of South Carolina alumni Sportspeople from Rockland County, New York Rugby union players from New York (state) {{US-rugbyunion-bio-stub