sentences:  The U.S. had some initial success during the early years of the tournament led by Jovesa Naivalu, who held the record for most tries scored until broken by Zack Test.However, the U.S. struggled in the five seasons from 2002–03 through 2006–07.The 2007–08 season was a turning point for the US team, qualifying for 6 of the 8 series tournaments, and defeating France and Samoa en route to placing sixth at the 2007 South Africa Sevens.