Ilona Maher and the USA girls’s rugby sevens group are chasing a podium end on the 2024 Olympic Video games.

Their mission is below means in Paris.

Maher and her teammates opened pool play on July 28 with matches in opposition to Japan and Brazil.

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To remain present on how Maher and Crew USA’s fared in the course of the three-day match, learn our reside recaps beneath. Newest gadgets will probably be added to the highest of this file.

Ilona Maher, U.S. girls’s rugby sevens rally in quarterfinals

QUARTERFINALS

Remaining rating: United States 17, Nice Britain 7

► Match particulars: Regardless of a gradual begin and a 7-5 halftime deficit, Maher and Crew USA rallied previous Nice Britain to safe a spot within the semifinals — with an opportunity to medal — on the Paris Olympic Video games. The win Monday was additionally a measure of revenge for the Eagles: Nice Britain knocked the Individuals out of medal rivalry on the Tokyo Video games in 2021.

Semifinals subsequent for Ilona Maher, U.S. girls’s rugby sevens at Olympics

Maher and Crew USA will play in a semifinal on Tuesday, July 30. The small print:

Semifinals: Groups TBD, 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. (japanese)

TV: USA Community

Stream: Peacock, NBCOlympics.com (subscription required with Peacock)

France pulls away from Ilona Maher, Crew USA

POOL PLAY GAME NO. 3

Remaining rating: France 31, United States 14

► Match particulars: Maher scored the sport’s opening attempt, however France and Séraphine Okemba sped previous the Individuals to grab Pool C with an undefeated document. Okemba picked up 4 tries for the host nation, which opened a 24-7 lead within the second half after trailing 7-0 from Maher’s early attempt. Maher and Crew USA have an upcoming quarterfinal later at the moment because the match strikes to the knockoff section.

Ilona Maher, U.S. girls’s rugby sevens cruise previous Brazil

POOL PLAY GAME NO. 2

Remaining rating: United States 24, Brazil 5

► Match particulars: Maher added one other lengthy, second-half attempt to assist Crew USA topple Brazil and enhance to 2-0 on the day in the course of the opening matches for pool play in Paris. The U.S. girls additionally secured a spot within the quarterfinals.

Ilona Maher, U.S. girls’s rugby sevens rout Japan in opener

POOL PLAY GAME NO. 1

► Remaining rating: United States 36, Japan 7

► Match particulars: After surrendering the sport’s opening attempt, Crew USA shortly countered and zoomed previous Japan. The U.S. squad led 29-7 on the halftime break, with Maher sparking a type of profitable tries with a sort out and compelled turnover of a Japanese participant. Within the second half, Maher, from deep in her personal finish, uncorked a splendid run with a punishing stiff-arm on her solution to a rating.

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