Erica Coulibaly

Erica Coulibaly

Born	(2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 24) [1]
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [2]
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
University	University of Iowa
Rugby union career
Position Wing Current team Denver Onyx Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2025- Denver Onyx International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2025- United States National sevens team Years Team Comps 2025- United States 7s

Erica Coulibaly (born 26 August 2001) is an American rugby union footballer who plays for Denver Onyx in the Women's Elite Rugby, and for the United States women's national rugby union team and United States women's national rugby sevens team.

Career

From Illinois, Coulibaly attended University of Iowa. She played for Colorado Gray Wolves in the WPL National Championship. ^[3] Coulibaly played for the Big Ten in the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) 7s Cup in Round Rock, Texas, in 2023, scoring four tries in the semi-final as her team progressed to the final, in which they finished runner-up to the West All-Stars. ^[4] The following year, she was named the 2024 WPL National Championship MVP. ^[5]

Coulibaly had her debut season in Women's Elite Rugby (WER) for Denver Onyx in the inaugural 2025 Women's Elite Rugby season. ^[6] She was called-up to the United States women's national rugby union team ahead of their 2025 spring tour matches, and made her senior international 15-a-side debut starting in the left wing against Canada in Kansas City on 2 May 2025. ^{[7] [8]} Coulibaly scored the opening try for the United States in a 31-24 victory against Fiji in Washington D.C. in July 2025. ^[9] She was subsequently named in the United States squad for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England. ^{[10] [11]} Her performances included a try in a 60-0 victory for the United States against Samoa. ^[12]

Making her SVNS debut for the United States women's national rugby sevens team at the 2025 Dubai Sevens, part of the 2025-26 SVNS, on 29 November 2025, Coulibaly scored the match winning try in the final minute of the United States 21-17 victory over tournament favourites New Zealand. ^{[13] [14]}

References

1. "Women's Rugby World Cup 2025" (PDF). World Rugby. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
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3. "Erica Coulibaly". narugbydb.com. Retrieved 29 Nov 2025.
4. "West Overcomes Odds to Win All-Stars on Debut". The Rugby Breakdown. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
5. Wingfield, Sydney (25 March 2025). "12 Women's Rugby Players to Follow for the 2025 Season and Beyond". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 29 Nov 2025.
6. Sell, Meredith (5 June 2025). "Rockies Got You Down? Root for the Onyx, Denver's Winningest Team". 5280.com. Retrieved 29 Nov 2025.
7. Young, Wendy (April 17, 2025). "USA Women's Rugby Set to Smash Attendance Record in Kansas City". Scrumhalfconnection.com. Retrieved 29 Nov 2025.
8. Ainsworth, Imogen (25 April 2025). "Hope Rogers to equal USA women's cap record against Japan". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 29 Nov 2025.
9. "Vodafone Fijiana Fall Just Short Against USA in Hard-Fought Test Match". Fijirugby.com. July 22, 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
10. "USA name squad for Women's Rugby World Cup 2025". Rugby World Cup. July 18, 2025. Retrieved 29 Nov 2025.
11. Burke, Jenni (July 17, 2025). "USA Women's Eagles Squad ready to make their mark as the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 is revealed". USA Rugby. Retrieved 29 Nov 2025.
12. "USA bows out of World Cup with big win over Samoa". Americasrugbynews. 6 Sep 2025. Retrieved 29 Nov 2025.
13. Morton, Finn (29 November 2025). "USA stun Black Ferns Sevens with drought-breaking upset in Dubai". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
14. Narawa, Alipate (29 November 2025). "Dubai 7s: USA beat favourites Black Ferns 7s 21-17". Fijivillage.com. Retrieved 29 November 2025.