Sammy Sullivan

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Sammy Sullivan
Date of birth (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 25)
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
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Sammy Sullivan (born 22 May 1998) is an American rugby sevens player. She competed for the United States at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [1] [2] They lost to France in the bronze medal final and finished fourth overall. [3] [4]

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Originally from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Sullivan spent four years at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, where she played on the Women's Rugby team for three and a half seasons. Her spring 2020 7s season was canceled due to COVID-19. Sullivan played both 7s and 15s rugby as an Army Black Knight. [5]

Rugby career

College career

Sullivan stepped foot onto Army West Point in the fall of 2016. She joined the rugby program at the start of her freshman year and became a starter just three games in. Sullivan played 15s in the fall and 7s in the spring. During her time as a Black Knight, Sullivan earned many accolades, becoming a 3x NIRA 15s All-American (2017, 2018, 2019), 2019 Prusmack Award winner, 2019 Collegiate Rugby Championship Tournament MVP, and a HSBC All-Academic Team honors, (2019–20). [6] Sullivan became the first-ever rugby Army Athletic Association Award (AAA) recipient. [7]

National Sevens career

2022 was a big year for Sullivan as she made her XVs USA Rugby debut in 2022 Pacific Four Series against Canada, her USA Sevens National Team debut during the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, and her World Rugby Series debut at Dubai Sevens in December.

Sullivan totals seven total caps with USA Rugby, 6 (7s) and 1 (XVs).

Premier Rugby Sevens

2021

Sullivan played in the inaugural Premier Rugby Sevens season, suiting up with the Southern Headliners. Sullivan and the Headliners went 3–1 at the Championship Tournament, falling 28–14 to the Loonies in the Finals. [8]

2023

Sullivan joined the Pittsburgh Steeltoes during the program's inaugural season. [9] Sullivan and the Steeltoes participated in two tournaments throughout the summer as they were eliminated from advancing to the championship.

Sullivan opened the season tallying one try in the Eastern Conference Kickoff in Austin, Texas. The Steeltoes placed third at the first tournament of the year after falling 21–19 to her former team, the Headliners in the first round. The Steeltoes edged the Texas Team, 22–0 to clinch third place.

The Steeltoes hosted the Eastern Conference Finals at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 23. [10] However, the Steeltoes struggled to pull ahead at their home tournament as they finished in fourth place. The Steeltoes lost to the New York Locals, 22–14 in the knockout stages and then 29–0 to Texas in the third-place matchup. [11]

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TeamSeasonGPTriesPointsTacklesCarries
Pittsburgh Steeltoes2023415105

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  2. ↑ Cahill, Calder (2022-09-01). "Women's Eagles Sevens target podium chase as roster is named for the Rugby World Cup Sevens". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  3. ↑ Kortemeier, Todd (2022-09-11). "U.S. Women Finish Fourth, Men 11th At Rugby World Cup Sevens". teamusa.org. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  4. ↑ Cahill, Calder (2022-09-11). "USA Women's Sevens fall just short of bronze at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  5. ↑ "Sam Sullivan - 2019-20 - Women's Rugby". Army West Point. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  6. ↑ "1LT Samantha Sullivan :: WCAP". www.armywcap.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  7. ↑ "Sam Sullivan - 2019-20 - Women's Rugby". Army West Point. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  8. ↑ "History". www.prsevens.com. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  9. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  10. ↑ "Pittsburgh Steeltoes Host First Eastern Conference Here For New Rugby League". Pittsburgh Magazine. 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  11. ↑ Santa, John (2023-07-24). "Pittsburgh Steeltoes men's team wins Premier Rugby Sevens Eastern Conference final title, advances to PR7s Championships". Pittsburgh Union Progress. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
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