Washington championship event will close third season of US competition which gives men and women equal billing
In Premier Rugby Sevens, which stages its championship event in Washington on Sunday, eight teams field men’s and women’s sides and compete for a combined trophy as well as separate titles. For Abby Gustaitis, the US Olympian who has combined playing with commentating on PR7s, that level playing field is a chief part of the appeal.
“Equal men’s teams and women’s teams and equal pay, I think it’s just a great model to have,” says the University of Maryland grad, for whom the games at Audi Field will be a sort of sporting homecoming.
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