Cheta Emba

Cheta Emba
Date of birth (1993-07-16) July 16, 1993
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 United States 7 (15)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
- United States

Cheta Emba (b. 16 July 1993) is an American rugby union player. She debuted for the United States in 2016. She was selected for the squad to the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[1][2][3] Emba played rugby and soccer at Harvard University where she majored in history and science.[4] She attended Maggie L. Walker Governor's School. She was a goalkeeper on the soccer team and a forward on the basketball team in high school.

Emba began her rugby career in her junior year at Harvard. In her senior year she was selected for the Eagles squad to the 2015 Women’s Rugby Super Series in Canada.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Wise, Chad (17 July 2017). "Eagles announced for Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  2. ↑ "Women Eagles Name World Cup Squad". www.thisisamericanrugby.com. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  3. ↑ "New caps in Women's Eagles World Cup squad". Americas Rugby News.com. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  4. ↑ "Former Maggie Walker standout Cheta Emba named alternate on US women's Olympic rugby team". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  5. ↑ Smolik-Valles, Ariel (2016-08-10). "Cheta Emba '15". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
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