Naya Tapper, one of the great names of US rugby, will retire after the Olympic Games in Paris. With the women’s Eagles sevens squad, she has a good chance of going out with a medal – potentially precious gold.
Announcing her decision, Tapper said that to put it “as simply as possible”, preparing for her “second Olympics as co-captain while at the same time planning my transition from the sport [has been] a whirlwind of trying to make sure I enjoy these last moments with my team while juggling the importance of performing to a gold medal standard and making sure I have a job after all this.”
