Cheta Emba

Cheta Emba
Cheta Emba
Born	July 16, 1993 (age 31)
Alma mater	Harvard University
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Full back (XV), Wing (XV),; Prop (7s), Wing (7s)
International career
Years	Team
2015	United States
National sevens team
Years	Team
2016	United States
Women's rugby sevens
Representing United States
Pan American Games
Position(s)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2007–2011	Governor's Green Dragons
College career
Years	Team
2011–2014	Harvard Crimson

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". Americas Rugby News.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.

External links

Cheta Emba Harvard soccer profile
Cheta Emba at USA Rugby
Cheta Emba at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (archived)
Cheta Emba at Team USA (archived)
Cheta Emba at Olympics.com
Cheta Emba at Olympedia
Cheta Emba on Twitter

[1] "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.

[2] Smolik-Valles, Ariel (August 10, 2016). "Cheta Emba '15". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved September 29, 2017.

[3] Wise, Chad (July 17, 2017). "Eagles announced for Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland". USA Rugby. Retrieved September 20, 2017.

[4] "Women Eagles Name World Cup Squad". www.thisisamericanrugby.com. July 17, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.

[5] "New caps in Women's Eagles World Cup squad". Americas Rugby News.com. July 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.

[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.

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