Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by USA 7s and 15s legend, Olympian Alev Kelter and USA 7s power forward and Olympian Matai Leuta for Episode 10 of The Rugby Sevens Rollercoaster.

Kelter is one of the most capped USA 7s players of all-time, taking part in the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games and is preparing for a third in Paris 2024. She represented the USA Eagles at both the 2017 and 2021 Rugby World Cups. Kelter just won the 2023 Premier Rugby Sevens Championship with the Northern Loonies, claiming her second title with the squad following Memphis 2021. She was named the most value player at the Championship in Washington D.C. after her side defeated the New York Locals 21-12 in the final.

Leuta has been one of the core USA 7s players from 2015-2021, recently returning to the squad ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, which would also be his third Olympics, following Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. He has played in the Premier Rugby Sevens since the inaugural season, becoming 2023 Champions with the Rhinos x Loggerheads after winning the Washington D.C. final 10-5 against the Pittsburgh Steeltoes, and was named to the Team of the Championship.

Premier Rugby Sevens featured 8 franchises with 16 teams in 2023 contesting five tournaments across the U.S. The season started on June 17 at Q2 Stadium (Austin, Texas) for the Eastern Conference Kickoff, then TCO Stadium (Minneapolis, Minnesota) hosted the Western Conference Kickoff on June 24. The Western Conference Finals took place on July 15 at Paypal Park (San Jose, California) and the Eastern Conference Finals on July 23 at Highmark Stadium (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). The 2023 Championship was played on August 6 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., and featured the top two teams from each Conference.

Results for the 2023 season:

Eastern Conference Kickoff Winners | Southern Headliners (Women) + Texas Team (Men)

Western Conference Kickoff Winners | Northern Loonies (Women) + Rocky Mountain Experts (Men)

Western Conference Winners | Rocky Mountain Experts (Women) + Rhinos x Socal Loggerheads (Men)

Eastern Conference Winners | Southern Headliners (Women) + Pittsburgh Steeltoes (Men)

Champions for 2023 | Northern Loonies (Women) + Rhinos x Socal Loggerheads (Men)

United Franchise Champions for 2023 (Combined Women’s + Men’s Results) | Rocky Mountain Experts

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Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by USA 7s legend Ben Pinkelman and Mexican International Jenn Salomon for Episode 9 of The Rugby Sevens Rollercoaster.

Pinkelman was the youngest player selected for the U.S. Olympic 7s team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. He captained USA to its first ever HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series title on home soil at the 2018 USA Sevens in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pinkelman was named to the World Series Dream Team for the 2019 season, which included the USA’s best ever result, finishing 2nd that year. He captained the Pittsburgh Steeltoes this season in the Premier Rugby Sevens after being out with an injury for two years, with the goal of making the 2024 Olympic 7s team.

Salomon has been part of the Mexico 7s team for a number of years, taking part in the 2021 Olympic Repechage in Monaco, and preparing for the 2024 Olympic Qualifiers next month. She returns to the Premier Rugby Sevens for the 2nd year, and this season helped the Southern Headliners win both tournaments in Austin, Texas, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Premier Rugby Sevens featured 8 franchises with 16 teams in 2023 contesting five tournaments across the U.S. The season started on June 17 at Q2 Stadium (Austin, Texas) for the Eastern Conference Kickoff, then TCO Stadium (Minneapolis, Minnesota) hosted the Western Conference Kickoff on June 24. The Western Conference Finals took place on July 15 at Paypal Park (San Jose, California) and the Eastern Conference Finals on July 23 at Highmark Stadium (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). The 2023 Championship will be played on August 6 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., and will feature the top two teams from each Conference. In the Western Conference the qualified teams are: Northern Loonies and Rocky Mountain Experts (Women); Rocky Mountain Experts and Rhinos x Socal Loggerheads (Men). In the Eastern Conference the qualified teams are: Southern Headliners and New York Locals (Women); Pittsburgh Steeltoes and Texas Team (Men).

Results to date:

Eastern Conference Kickoff Winners | Southern Headliners (Women) + Texas Team (Men)

Western Conference Kickoff Winners | Northern Loonies (Women) + Rocky Mountain Experts (Men)

Western Conference Winners | Rocky Mountain Experts (Women) + Rhinos x Socal Loggerheads (Men)

Eastern Conference Winners | Southern Headliners (Women) + Pittsburgh Steeltoes (Men)

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Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by South African 7s legend Branco du Preez and Brazilian Olympian Rafaela Zanellato for Episode 8 of The Rugby Sevens Rollercoaster.

Du Preez is the most capped South African 7s player of all-time and the second highest point scorer for the Blitzboks, having won the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series a record three times. The Olympian helped the Rhinos x Socal Loggerheads win the Premier Rugby Sevens Western Conference Finals in San Jose, California, and was named to the Tournament Dream Team.

Zanellato represented Brazil at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and helped her country qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games earlier this year. She represented the Golden State Retrievers this season, being named to the Tournament Dream Teams in both Minneapolis and San Jose, marking a superb North American stint in the Premier Rugby Sevens Series.

Premier Rugby Sevens features 8 franchises with 16 teams in 2023 contesting five tournaments across the U.S. The season started on June 17 at Q2 Stadium (Austin, Texas) for the Eastern Conference Kickoff, then TCO Stadium (Minneapolis, Minnesota) hosted the Western Conference Kickoff on June 24. The Western Conference Finals took place on July 15 at Paypal Park (San Jose, California) and the Eastern Conference Finals are on July 23 at Highmark Stadium (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). The 2023 Championship will be played on August 6 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., and will feature the top two teams from each Conference. In the Western Conference the qualified teams are: Northern Loonies and Rocky Mountain Experts (Women); Rocky Mountain Experts and Rhinos x Socal Loggerheads (Men).

Results to date:

Eastern Conference Kickoff Winners | Southern Headliners (Women) + Texas Team (Men)

Western Conference Kickoff Winners | Northern Loonies (Women) + Rocky Mountain Experts (Men)

Western Conference Winners | Rocky Mountain Experts (Women) + Rhinos x Socal Loggerheads (Men)

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