American rugby union player
Cheta Emba
Born (1993-07-16 ) July 16, 1993 (age 31) Alma mater Harvard University Rugby player
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Weight 175 lb (79 kg) Position(s)
Full back (XV), Wing (XV), Prop (7s), Wing (7s) Years
Team
Apps
(Points) 2015
United States
7
(15) Years
Team
Comps 2016
United States
Cheta Emba (born July 16, 1993) is an American rugby union player.
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]
References
^ "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 .
^ Smolik-Valles, Ariel (August 10, 2016). "Cheta Emba '15" . The Harvard Crimson . Retrieved September 29, 2017 .
^ Wise, Chad (July 17, 2017). "Eagles announced for Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland" . USA Rugby . Retrieved September 20, 2017 .
^ "Women Eagles Name World Cup Squad" . www.thisisamericanrugby.com . July 17, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017 .
^ "New caps in Women's Eagles World Cup squad" . AmericasRugbyNews.com . July 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017 .
^ "USA names rosters for Sevens World Cup" . Americas Rugby News . September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022 .
^ 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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