Sarah Levy

Early life Levy was born in Cape Town, South Africa, the daughter of a father from South Africa (Denis Levy) and mother from the United States (Susan), and is Jewish. Her father played rugby, and her great-uncle played rugby for the South African rugby union team Western Province. She went to pre-school at the San Diego JCC, and attended University City High School. She competed in cross-country, track, golf, and soccer. She has continued her education throughout her professional rugby career, at times taking classes on nights and weekends in order to accommodate the team's full-time training schedule. She plans to graduate in August 2025.

Rugby career

Levy first played rugby when she was 18 years of age at Northeastern University, for whom she played rugby union and rugby sevens. She also played for the British-based invitational Barbarian F.C., for which her great-grandfather had also played.

In 2018, Levy was asked to play for USA Rugby's fifteens team, the USA Women's Eagles.

Levy specializes as an aerialist, using her length, timing, and ball-tracking skills to win her team additional possessions during kick-offs and line-outs.

2024 Paris Olympics Levy competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics as part of the United States women's national rugby sevens team in the women's rugby sevens tournament, in July 2024. The team won its first two matches, defeating Japan and Brazil, and qualified for the quarter-finals, with Levy scoring in her first match. The team went on to win the bronze medal.