Cheta Emba

Cheta Emba (born July 16, 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 molecular cellular biology with a minor in Spanish.[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.

Cheta Emba
Born (1993-07-16) July 16, 1993
Alma materHarvard University
Home townGlen Allen, Virginia, U.S.
Rugby career
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full back (XV), Wing (XV),
Prop (7s), Wing (7s)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 United States 7 (15)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2016 United States
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
2019 Lima Team competition

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 (July 17, 2017). "Eagles announced for Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland". USA Rugby. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  2. "Women Eagles Name World Cup Squad". www.thisisamericanrugby.com. July 17, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  3. "New caps in Women's Eagles World Cup squad". Americas Rugby News.com. July 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. "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.
  5. Smolik-Valles, Ariel (August 10, 2016). "Cheta Emba '15". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
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