Cheta Emba

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Cheta Emba
Born (1993-07-16) July 16, 1993 (age 31)
Alma mater Harvard University
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full back (XV), Wing (XV),
Prop (7s), Wing (7s)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015 United States 7 (15)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2016 United States
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima Team competition
Association football career
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2007–2011 Governor's Green Dragons
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Harvard Crimson 35 (0)

Cheta Emba (born July 16, 1993) is an American rugby union player.

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Biography

Emba attended Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, she was a goalkeeper on the soccer team and a forward on the basketball team. She played soccer and began her rugby career in her junior year at Harvard University where she majored in molecular cellular biology with a minor in Spanish. [1]

In her senior year she was selected for the Eagles squad to the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series in Canada. [2] She debuted for the United States in 2016 and was selected for the squad to the 2017 Rugby World Cup in Ireland. [3] [4] [5]

Emba was selected to represent the United States at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Former Maggie Walker standout Cheta Emba named alternate on US women's Olympic rugby team". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 5, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ Smolik-Valles, Ariel (August 10, 2016). "Cheta Emba '15". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ Wise, Chad (July 17, 2017). "Eagles announced for Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland". USA Rugby. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Women Eagles Name World Cup Squad". www.thisisamericanrugby.com. July 17, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ "New caps in Women's Eagles World Cup squad". Americas Rugby News.com. July 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ "USA names rosters for Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ Cahill, Calder (September 1, 2022). "Women's Eagles Sevens target podium chase as roster is named for the Rugby World Cup Sevens". eagles.rugby. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
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