The Australia women's national rugby sevens team, are the Australia national rugby sevens team of women. They were champions of the inaugural Women's Sevens World Cup in 2009. The team plays in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series as one of the "core teams" on the world tour,[1] of which they have been crowned Champions three times.[2][3][4] The team also played in the preceding competition to the current world series, the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup. In 2016, they won the inaugural gold medal at the Rio Summer Olympics.[5]
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| Full name | Australia women's sevens | ||
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| Union | Rugby Australia | ||
| Coach(es) | Tim Walsh | ||
| Captain(s) | Charlotte Caslick | ||
| Most caps | Sharni Williams (301 matches) | ||
| Top scorer | Ellia Green (774) | ||
| Most tries | Ellia Green (148) | ||
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| Appearances | 4 (First in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2009 and 2022) | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team |
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2022 Birmingham | Team |
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2018 Gold Coast | Team |
History
editTeam name
editThe national sevens side is known as Australia and, as confirmed by captain Sharni Williams, does not have a nickname as of 2015.[6] The team was sometimes referred to as the Pearls in sections of the media,[7] but that name refers to Australia's developmental sevens side rather than the official national team.[6] As of 2015, the developmental team also competes in the Pacific Games Sevens.[8][9]
2022
editAustralia won the 2021–22 Women's Sevens Series title, they then won the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and were later crowned champions of the Rugby World Cup Sevens completing 2022 with a historic clean sweep of every major tournament.[10][11][12][13]
Honours
editAustralia has won the following:
Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics
- Gold medal: 2016
Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games
Major tournament wins
- Australia Sevens: 2018
- Brazil Sevens: 2014, 2016
- Canada Sevens: 2022
- Dubai Sevens: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021I, 2021II, 2022, 2023
- Hong Kong Sevens: 2009
- London Sevens: 2016
- Spain Sevens: 2022II
- United States Sevens: 2016
Regional tournament wins
In 2016 the Australian women's sevens team was named Team of the Year at the Australian Institute of Sport Performance Awards.[14]
Tournament record
editA red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia
World Cup Sevens
edit| Rugby World Cup 7s | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D | |||
| 2009 | Final | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | Plate final | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Third playoff | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Final | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 Titles | 4/4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | |||
Commonwealth Games
edit| Commonwealth Games 7s | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D | |||
| 2018 | Final | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Final | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2026 | Qualified as host | ||||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 2/2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |||
Pacific Games
edit| Pacific Games 7s | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D | |||
| 2011 | Not Eligible | ||||||||
| 2015a | Final | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019a | Final | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |||
Olympic Games
edit| Olympic Games 7s | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D | |||
| 2016 | Final | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | Fifth playoff | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Bronze playoff | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 Title | 3/3 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | |||
Oceania Women's Sevens
edit| Oceania Women's 7s | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D | |||
| 2008 | Final | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | Final | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | Final | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | Final | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | Did Not Attend | ||||||||
| 2016 | Final | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | Final | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Final | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Final | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Round-robin | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2022a | Round-robin | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Final | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 6 Titles | 11/12 | 65 | 56 | 9 | 1 | |||
Notes:
^a Australia VII or development team entered
World Series record
edit| World Rugby Women's Sevens Series | |||
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| Season | Rounds | Position | Points |
| 2012–13 | 4 | 5th | 46 |
| 2013–14 | 5 | 92 | |
| 2014–15 | 6 | 94 | |
| 2015–16 | 5 | 94 | |
| 2016–17 | 6 | 100 | |
| 2017–18 | 5 | 92 | |
| 2018–19 | 6 | 4th | 86 |
| 2019–20 | 5 | 80 | |
| 2021 | Season was cancelled due to impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. | ||
| 2021–22 | 6 | 114 | |
| 2022–23 | 7 | 118 | |
Players
editCurrent squad
editSquad named for the 2023 World Rugby HSBC Sevens Series in Vancouver from the 3–5 March.
Caps updated to the latest date: 5 March 2023
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Olympic squads
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Captains
edit| Name | Years | Refs |
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| Maddison Levi | 2024 | |
| Shannon Parry | 2018 |
Player records
editThe following shows leading career Australian players based on performance in the Women's SVNS. Players in bold are still active.
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Award winners
editThe following Australia Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2013:[15]
| Year | Nominees | Winners |
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| 2014 | Charlotte Caslick | Emilee Cherry |
| Emilee Cherry | ||
| 2015 | Charlotte Caslick (2) | — |
| 2016 | Charlotte Caslick (3) | Charlotte Caslick |
| 2022 | Charlotte Caslick (4) | Charlotte Caslick (2) |
| Maddison Levi | ||
| Faith Nathan |
Coaches
edit| Name | Tenure | Refs |
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| Chris Lane | 2011–2013 | [16] |
| Tim Walsh | 2013–2018 | [17] |
| John Manenti | 2018–2021 | [18] |
| Tim Walsh | 2022–present | [19] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "IRB announces Women's Sevens World Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 4 October 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "Australian women's side secure rugby sevens world series title". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Series champions Australia second in Clermont". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Australia seal World Series sevens title in Canada". Reuters. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Australia wins gold in women's rugby sevens". Sky News. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ a b Polkinghorne, David (7 December 2015). "Women's sevens captain Sharni Williams waiting for results of knee scans". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Australian Rugby Sevens tops Oceania qualifying to reach for 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Australia and New Zealand to compete in Pacific Games". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Chand, Shalveen (30 April 2015). "History for 2015 Pacific Games". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "World Cup Sevens: Australia and Fiji crowned world champions". South China Morning Post. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Australia beats New Zealand to win women's rugby sevens World Cup". ABC News. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Fiji and Australia crowned Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 champions in Cape Town". www.rwcsevens.com. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Women's sevens year in review: Australia reign supreme". www.world.rugby. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Chalmers claims two AIS awards to complete fairy tale year". Australian Sports Commission website. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Qantas Women's Sevens coach resigns". Australian Rugby. 20 July 2013. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Former Australian Sevens rep named new Women's coach". Australian Rugby. 19 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Former Eastwood premiership-winning coach John Manenti takes charge of Australian women's sevens team". news.com.au. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Australia's rugby sevens coaches swap jobs; director leaves". AP News. 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022.