PARIS, France — Naya Tapper, who graduated from West Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, and the U.S.A. women's rugby team defeated Japan and Brazil on Sunday.
Tapper was an All-American track and field star at West Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, but found rugby at the University of North Carolina, where she joined a club team on campus.
She joined the U.S. Women’s Sevens squad in 2016. Her rare combination of speed and power made her one of the best players in team history and landed her an Olympics debut in Tokyo.
She is the team’s co-captain in the 2024 Olympics, where they faced off against Japan and Brazil.
On Sunday morning, her dominated Japan in a 36-7 win. The team played again at 2 p.m., winning 24-5 over Brazil. The quarterfinal rounds start Monday at 3 p.m. on E!
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