Cheta Emba (born July 16, 1993) is an American rugby union player.

Biography

Emba attended

Maggie L. Walker Governor's School The Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies (MLWGSGIS) is a public regional magnet high school in Richmond, Virginia. One of the 18 Virginia Governor's Schools, it draws students from 14 jurisdictions: the co ...

, 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. In her senior year she was selected for the Eagles squad to the

2015 Women's Rugby Super Series The inaugural 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series was an international women's rugby union competition contested by 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, World Cup holders England women's national rugby union team, England, runners-up Canada women's national ...

in Canada. She debuted for the in 2016 and was selected for the squad to the 2017 Rugby World Cup in Ireland. Emba was selected to represent the United States at the

2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens The 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the eighth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens organised by World Rugby. The 2022 tournament, comprising 24 men's and 16 women's teams as previously, was played over three days in one venue in September. It ...

in Cape Town.

References

External links

Cheta Emba Harvard soccer profile

Cheta Emba
at USA Rugby * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Emba, Cheta 1993 births Living people American female rugby union players United States women's international rugby union players Harvard College alumni Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies alumni American female rugby sevens players Rugby sevens players at the 2019 Pan American Games Rugby sevens players at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in rugby sevens Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in rugby sevens Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players for the United States American women's soccer players Soccer players from Richmond, Virginia Women's association football goalkeepers Harvard Crimson women's soccer players Harvard Crimson rugby players African-American sportswomen African-American rugby union players 21st-century African-American sportspeople Rugby union fullbacks United States international rugby sevens players Rugby union players from Virginia