The United States women's national rugby sevens team competes in international rugby sevens competitions. The team finished second at the

2015 USA Women's Sevens The 2015 USA Sevens was the third tournament within the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 14 – 15 March 2015 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, Georgia. Format The teams were drawn into t ...

, after defeating Russia in the semifinals. They competed at the

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History

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US Women's Rugby Foundation and USA Rugby
'' In 1996 the first assembly of a National Women's 7s team was formed. Emil Signes held tryouts to pick a team to compete in the first Women's International 7s tournament to be held during the Hong Kong 7s event. The team competed under the name ‘Atlantis’, the National 7s program created by Emil, and finished their tour undefeated. Many of these players went on to compete for the USA Women's 7s Team in the Hong Kong 7s Women's Division. Under head coach Ric Suggit, the Eagles placed third at the 2013 Women's Sevens World Cup in Russia. They defeated Spain 10–5 in their final match, with tries coming from Emilie Bydwell and Vanesha McGee. In June 2019, the Eagles became just the fifth team to have won a World Series tournament, joining New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and England. In that same season, the Americans finished second in the overall standings, securing both their highest finish to date and automatic qualification to the

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Tournament History

World Rugby Sevens Series

Season by season ''*'' – At the start of the 2016–17 season, the plate was abandoned, with the bowl replaced by the Challenge Trophy.

Summer Olympics

Rugby World Cup Sevens

2009

Pool B : Cup

Rugby X Tournament

Team

Current squad

United States' roster of 12 athletes was named on 17 June 2021. Head coach: Emilie Bydwell * Kayla Canett-Oca *

Lauren Doyle Lauren Doyle (born February 23, 1991) is an American rugby sevens player. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team and represented the United States in Rugby seve ...

* Cheta Emba *

Abby Gustaitis Abby Gustaitis (born May 9, 1991) is an American rugby union player. She debuted for the against France 2016. She was selected for the squad to the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland. Gustaitis was introduced to the sport of rugby by a f ...

( c) * Nicole Heavirland *

Alev Kelter Leyla Alev Kelter (born March 21, 1991) is an American rugby sevens and rugby union player. Rugby career She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team. She also made ...

* Kristi Kirshe *

Ilona Maher Ilona Maher (born August 12, 1996) is an American rugby union player. She debuted for the against Japan in 2018 in Paris, France. Rugby career Maher began playing rugby while attending Quinnipiac University; prior to college, she also played ...

* Jordan Matyas * Ariana Ramsey *

Naya Tapper Naya Elena Tapper (born August 3, 1994) is an American rugby union player. She debuted for the in 2016. She was selected for the squad to the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland. Like most of her teammates Tapper began her rugby career whi ...

Kristen Thomas Kristen Thomas (born July 1, 1993) is an American rugby sevens player. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Early life Thomas participated in track and field and basketball in high school. She began her rugby career as a freshman at the ...

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Previous squads

Notable players

* Akalaini (Bui) Baravilala * Carmen Farmer * Jessica Javelet *

Jillion Potter Jillion Paige Potter (born July 5, 1986) is an American rugby union player. She was the captain of the 2016 USA Olympic women's rugby sevens team. Childhood Jillion Potter Austin, Texas to parents Scott Potter and Vikki Vranich. She has a t ...

* Joanne Fa'avesi * Kelly Griffin * Richelle Stephens * Victoria (Vix) Folayan

Honors

;Other Top Three Finishes: * 2005 NAWIRA Women's 7s – Champion * 2008 NAWIRA Women's 7s – Champion *

2015 NACRA Sevens The 2015 NACRA Sevens was an Olympic qualification tournament for Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in the United States at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina on 13–14 June 2015. The teams were split into two groups. The top ...

– Champion *

2015 Pan American Games Fifteen or 15 may refer to: *15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16 *one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015 Music * Fifteen (band), a punk rock band Albums * ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005 * ''15'' (Ani Lorak al ...

– Silver ;Plate Champions: * 2013 Amsterdam Women's Sevens * 2014 USA Women's Sevens *

2014 Netherlands Women's Sevens The 2014 Netherlands Women's Sevens was the second edition of the Netherlands Women's Sevens tournament, and the fifth of five tournaments in the 2013–14 season. It took place on 16 and 17 May 2014 at NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam. Format Th ...

2015 Canada Women's Sevens The 2015 Canada Women's Sevens was the fourth tournament within the 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 18 – 19 April 2015 at Westhills Stadium in the Victoria suburb of Langford, British Columbia. Form ...

2016 USA Women's Sevens The 2016 USA Sevens was the third tournament within the 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 8–9 April 2016 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, Georgia. Australia won the tourname ...

2018 France Women's Sevens The 2018 France Women's Sevens was the final event of the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the third edition of the France Women's Sevens. The tournament was held between 8–10 June 2018 at Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris alongside the men ...

;Bowl Champions/Challenge Trophy/Challenge Cup: *

2012 Dubai Women's Sevens The 2012 Dubai Women's Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held between 30 November 2012 and 1 December 2012 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and the first stop on the 2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens Wor ...

2014 São Paulo Women's Sevens The 2014 São Paulo Sevens is the inaugural São Paulo Sevens tournament, and the third of six tournaments in the 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series. It was held on February 21 and 22 at Arena Barueri, São Paulo São Paulo (, ; P ...

2018 Japan Women's Sevens The 2018 Japan Women's Sevens was the third tournament within the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the second edition of the Japan Women's Sevens to be played in the series. It was held over the weekend of 21–22 April 2018 at Mik ...

References

External links

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WorldRugby profile
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