Joanne Fa'avesi

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Joanne Fa'avesi
Born (1992-02-05) February 5, 1992 (age 33)
Salinas, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker, Prop (7s)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016– United States 10 (0)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2014– United States
Military career
AllegianceFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
BranchFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
Years of service2017–present
Rank Army-U.S.-OR-05.png Sergeant
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 2015 Toronto Team competition

Joanne "Nana" Fa'avesi (born February 5, 1992) is an American rugby sevens player. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team.

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Early life

Fa'avesi grew up in Sacramento and is the youngest of seven children. [1] [2] She enlisted in the Army after dropping out of high school, she is the first person in her family to join the military. [1] She is of Tongan descent. [2]

Rugby career

Fa’avesi was part of the United States women's sevens team that won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. [3] [4] She went on to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

She featured for the U.S. women's sevens at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens that was held in San Francisco. [2] [5]

She was selected to represent the United States at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [6] [7] In 2023, she took home a gold medal after the Eagles women's sevens side won the Pan American Games. [1]

She was named in the Eagles XVs side on July 17 to the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup that will be held in England. [8] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ogle, Vanessa (July 14, 2024). "SGT Joanne Fa'avesi Of The US Army: How My Experience in Athletics Trained Me to Become a Better". Authority Magazine. Retrieved September 23, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Rowan, Kate (July 21, 2018). "Joanne Fa'avesi targets 'rugby revolution' in the United States after US women progress to Sevens semi-final". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved September 23, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Joanne Fa'avesi". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ "TeamUSA Rugby at the 2015 Pan American Games". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Alev Kelter to miss Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018". USA Rugby. July 17, 2018. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  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.
  8. ↑ "USA name squad for Women's Rugby World Cup 2025". Rugby World Cup. July 18, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  9. ↑ 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 July 18, 2025.
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