USA Rugby Sevens Squad Back in Camp

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Published: March 9, 2010

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With a couple weeks remaining before the next round of the IRB Sevens World Series takes place in Adelaide, Australia, the USA Sevens team begins their preparation.

A group of 19 hopefuls are training at the US Olympic training center in Chula Vista, CA to jockey for the 12 open slots on the team.

Making a surprise return to the squad is Paul Emerick, who has been granted extra time off from his professional team in Italy. If one didn't know any better, they'd think that Emerick prefers life on the sevens circuit.

One thing that is certain is that Emerick has never been shy to profess his joy of playing for the his county and his play backs that up well.

“At the start of the season one of our goals was to not have more than 21 different players play in all eight tournaments. To do that,” USA Sevens Head Coach Al Caravelli explained, “we want to keep the core group together. I’m happy that nine of the players from Las Vegas will be back competing for their spots.

"Mark Bokhoven also returns from a recent injury.  In addition, there will be two new players at the assembly. They are NFL converts who were spotted at the Las Vegas Invitational.”

The core is, indeed, in tact. As mentioned, nine of the twelve players that played in Las Vegas are in camp. Those players include Emerick, Kevin Swiryn, Matt Hawkins, Nese Malifa, Leonard Peters, Zach Test, Shalom Suniula, Marco Barnard, and Nick Edwards.

With the squad developing nicely, keeping this many players together bodes well for the next leg of the IRB Series. This group is growing in confidence at each turn as they see they are fully capable of competing with the best in the world.

Sadly, the team has lost speedster Bennie Brazell, for the time being, as he's been offered another shot at the NFL.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Rugby Union

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