Australia women's national rugby sevens team

The Australia women's national rugby sevens team 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 were crowned Champions in 2015–16.[2][3] 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 Olympics.[4]

For the men's team, see Australia national rugby sevens team.

Australia
UnionRugby Australia
Coach(es)John Manenti
Captain(s)Shannon Parry
Team kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances3 (First in 2009)
Best resultChampions (2009)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastTeam
Australia with possession during the women's final at the 2016 Olympic Sevens.

As of 2015, the team also competes in the Pacific Games Sevens.[5][6]

Australia vs New Zealand at the Dubai Sevens

Team name

The national sevens side is known as Australia and, as confirmed by captain Sharni Williams, does not have a nickname as of 2015.[7] The team is sometimes referred to as the Pearls in sections of the media,[8] but that name refers to Australia's developmental sevens side that participates in domestic tournaments rather than the official national team.[7]

Honours

In 2016 the Australian women's sevens team was named Team of the Year at the Australian Institute of Sport Performance Awards.[9]

Tournament record

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia

World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup 7s
Year Round Position P W L D
2009 Final 6510
2013 Plate final 5 6510
2018 Third playoff 4310
Total1 Title3/3161330

Olympic Games

Olympic Games 7s
Year Round Position P W L D
2016 Final 6501
2020 Qualified
Total1 Title1/16501

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games 7s
Year Round Position P W L D
2018 Final 5410
Total0 Titles0/15410

Pacific Games

Pacific Games 7s
Year Round Position P W L D
2011 Not eligible
2015 Final 7610
2019 Final 7610
Total0 Titles2/3141220

Oceania Women's Sevens

Oceania Women's 7s
Year Round Position P W L D
2008 Final 6600
2012 Final 6510
2013 Final 6600
2014 Final 8620
2015 Did not attend
2016 Final 6600
2017 Final 5410
2018 Final 5500
2019 Final 5500
Total5 Titles8/9474340

World Series record

2010s
Summary for Series I to VIII
Women's Sevens Series

  

 Challenge

11–12

 I

12–13

 II

13–14

 III

14–15

 
Africa and
Middle East		 rd
Dubai		 4th
Dubai		 st
Dubai		 nd
Dubai
– – – –
 
Oceania – – – –
– – – –
 
Americas – – st
São Paulo		 nd
São Paulo
– rd
Houston		 rd
Atlanta		 5th
Atlanta
– – – 7th
Langford
 
Asia – 7th
Guangzhou		 nd
Guangzhou		 –
nd
Hong Kong		 – – –
 
Europe 4th
London		 – – st
London
– 7th
Amsterdam		 nd
Amsterdam		 nd
Amsterdam
 
 
 

 

 3/3
 

 

 4/4
46 pts

5th [10]

 5/5
92 pts

nd [11]

 6/6
94 pts

rd

Women's Sevens Series
IV

 15–16 

 V

 16–17 

 VI

 17–18 

 VII

 18–19 

 VIII

 19–20 

 
st
Dubai		 nd
Dubai		 st
Dubai		 rd
Dubai		 4th
Dubai
– – – – nd
Cape Town
 
– 4th
Sydney		 st
Sydney		 nd
Sydney		 rd
Sydney
– – – – 4th
Hamilton
 
st
São Paulo		 – – – –
st
Atlanta		 nd
Las Vegas
5th
Glendale		 nd
Glendale
rd
Langford		 rd
Langford		 nd
Langford		 nd
Langford
Langford
 
– rd
Kitakyushu		 rd
Kitakyushu		 6th
Kitakyushu		 –
– – – –
Hong Kong
 
– – – – –
nd
Clermont		 nd
Clermont		 nd
Paris		 5th
Biarritz
Paris
 
5/5
94 pts

st

 6/6
100 pts

nd

 5/5
92 pts

st

 6/6
86 pts

4th

 5/8
80 pts

2nd

Team

Current squad
For the complete list of players in the current World Series, see 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series squads § Australia.

Previous squads

The following is the Australia roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[12]

Head coach: Tim Walsh

BacksForwards
3Nicole Beck1Shannon Parry (c)
5Emma Tonegato2Sharni Williams (c)
6Evania Pelite4Gemma Etheridge
7Charlotte Caslick8Chloe Dalton
10Alicia Quirk9Amy Turner
11Emilee Cherry
12Ellia Green

The following is the Australia roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2015 Pacific Games:[13][14][15]

  • Nicole Beck (c)
  • Brooke Anderson
  • Dominique "Dom" Du Toit
  • Nikki Etheridge
  • Georgie Friedrichs
  • Mollie Gray
  • Sarah Halvorsen
  • Mahalia Murphy
  • Taleena Simon
  • Tanisha Stanton
  • Laura Waldie
  • Brooke Walker

Coaches
NameTenureRefs
John Manenti 2018–present [16]
Tim Walsh 2013–2018 [17]
Chris Lane 2011–13 [18]

Captains

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "Series champions Australia second in Clermont". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. "Australia wins gold in women's rugby sevens". Sky News. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  5. "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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "2013 IRB Women's Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  11. "2014 IRB Women's Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  12. "Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games". ABC News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  13. "Beck Named Captain Of Australian Women's Sevens Squad For Pacific Games". rugby.com.au. Australian Rugby Union. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  14. "Australian team for 2015 Pacific Games" (PDF). olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  15. "Rugby Union 7s Female: Australia". pg2015.gems.pro. 2015 Pacific Games. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  16. "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.
  17. "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.
  18. "Qantas Women's Sevens coach resigns". Australian Rugby. 20 July 2013. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
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