USA Rugby City Based 7s Kicks off this Sunday!

USA Rugby will hold its first ever City-Based 7’s Tournament this Sunday, July 26th, at Friendship Field in Phoenixville, Pa. The league was created as a way to support the development of

women’s 7’s in the USA. Organizers

hope this year’s pilot program will be a success- one which leads to growth within the league nationally.

The unique aspect of the league, which is made up of four teams: Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, DC, is it is not intended to be a league of All-Star teams, rather they have encouraged players of all skill levels to participate..

In preparation for the tournament each team held tryouts, followed by three to four practices in which a universal practice plan, followed by all the teams, was introduced. The goal of this was to ensure the teams were working towards the same outcome.

The tournament won’t be used just as a means of seeing which team comes out on top, it’s also a tool for the coaches and USA Women’s 7s coach Sue Parker, to gauge how the teams have progressed and highlight any areas in need of improvement. .

Philadelphia

Angie Brambley, Steph Burkhardt, Collette D'Angelo, Kate Hallinan, Melissa Hutchinson, Christina Jacovides, Kim Magrini, Lesha Meyer, Danielle Monica, Adrianne Ortiz, Deven Owsiany, Emily Record, Ines Rodriguez, Jen Sinkler, Moira Somerdyk, Rashida Stamps, Leigh Thierfielder

Staff: Peter Steinberg, Chris Ryan, Devin Keller, Sheena Woodard

New York

Alyssa Baccarella, Laura Bilazarian, Rebecca Brafman, Zania Campos, Melissa DiFabio, Jenna Flateman, Erika Granger, Elizabeth Inkellis, Elizabeth Kelly, Phaidra Knight, Rosalie MacGowan, Vanesha McGee, Daniela Mogro, Maria Muscara, Shantel Nelson, Jenny Petronis, Alison Price, Kelly Rafferty, Sophia Shapiro, Jasmine Wid

Staff: Mark Bowker, Jonathan Gibbard, Kevin Tracey

Philadelphia

Angie Brambley, Steph Burkhardt, Collette D'Angelo, Kate Hallinan, Melissa Hutchinson, Christina Jacovides, Kim Magrini, Lesha Meyer, Danielle Monica, Adrianne Ortiz, Deven Owsiany, Emily Record, Ines Rodriguez, Jen Sinkler, Moira Somerdyk, Rashida Stamps, Leigh Thierfielder

Staff: Peter Steinberg, Chris Ryan, Devin Keller, Sheena Woodard

Boston

Jaime Albarelli, Sherry Cheuk, Rose Deng, Katie Dowty, Lisa Harvey, Jamie Howard, Jessica Hurley, Olesia Kruglov, Kathleen Mathews, Rachel Milligan, Lisa Natalicchio, Kelly Seary, Kaley Smith, Ashley Snyder

Staff: Richard Ashfield, Bryan Hamlin, Ashley Snyder

Washington, DC

Jeanna Beard, Ida Bernstein, Aurora Bushner, Caitlyn Chione, Kate Daley, Liz Dilley, Gabrielle Guillen, Sara Haugli, CJ Hildreth, Liz Hirschhorn, Lauren Hoeck, Meredith McAlister, Tracy Pecher, Danielle Reeder, Julia Swavola, Jasmine Utsey, Jessica Weiss, Eli White

Staff: Peter Baggetta, Dana Creager, Kellie Cavalier

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