USA Women Eagles Face Canada in 7's Final

Published: Sunday, 12. February, 2012 in category Sevens World Series

The USA Women's Eagle 7s team will meet a strong Canada team in the final of the Women's International 7s tomorrow after exciting semifinals from both teams.

After going undefeated in Day One and Two of the Women's International 7s Invitational, the Eagles are flying high as they have played with an unprecedented motivation to bring home serious hardware. Their performance on Day One definitely displayed a new-found determination among the players on the newly professionalized Eagles.

Coming off of winter full of excitement within the team in regards to the professionalization of the USA Eagles 7s program and the heightened skill level of the players in the camp, the Eagles seemed like a new team when they took to the pitch throughout their Day One dominance in Las Vegas.

Wading easily through their opposition on Day One, the Eagles found themselves on Saturday morning preparing for a tough match against a toughened and explosive Netherlands squad. The Netherlands, one of the more experienced teams in the competition pushed their opponents to the side on Day one using their size and skill with the ball in hand to make it to the Women’s semis.

Read the entire match report by USA Rugby's Michael Garrity