New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team
The New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team is the reigning women's Rugby World Cup Sevens champions, having won the most recent edition in 2018,[1] and also have been a "core team" that participates in all rounds of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series since that competition's inception in 2012–13.[2][3]
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| Union | New Zealand Rugby Union | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Black Ferns Sevens | ||
| Coach(es) | Allan Bunting and Corey Sweeney | ||
| Captain(s) | Sarah Hirini | ||
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| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Champions 2013, 2018 | ||
Lineout for New Zealand playing Australia
Honours
New Zealand did not have any official sevens team for women so they were unofficially represented by the New Zealand Wild Ducks and the Aotearoa Maori New Zealand teams during the years they were playing.
- 1997 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
- 1999 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
- 2000 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
- 2001 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
- 2002 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
- 2003 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
- 2004 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
- 2005 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
- 2006 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
- 2007 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
- 2012 Oceania Women's Sevens Winners
- 2012-13 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Winners
- 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners
- 2013-14 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Winners
- 2014 Oceania Women's Sevens Winners
- 2014-15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Winners
- 2016-17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Winners
- 2017 Oceania Women's Sevens Winners
- 2018 Rugby Sevens at the Commonwealth Games Winners
- 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners
- 2019 Women's Fast Four Winners
- 2018-19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Winners
Tournament history
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within New Zealand
World Cup Sevens record
| Rugby World Cup Sevens | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
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Final |  |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Final |  |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Final | |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 Titles | 3/3 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 0 | |||
Summer Olympics record
| Olympic Games | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
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Final | |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||
Oceania Women's Sevens results
| Oceania Women's Sevens | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
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Final | |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Final | |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Semi Finalist |  |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
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Final | |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Did not attend | ||||||||
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Did not attend | ||||||||
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Final | |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 Titles | 5/7 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0 | |||
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 | |
| Middle East | Dubai |
Dubai |
Dubai |
Dubai | |
| Oceania | – | – | – | – | |
| Americas | – | – | São Paulo |
São Paulo | |
| – | 4th Houston |
Atlanta |
Atlanta | ||
| – | – | – | Victoria | ||
| Asia | Hong Kong |
Guangzhou |
Guangzhou |
– | |
| Europe | London |
– | – | London | |
| – | Amsterdam |
Amsterdam |
5th Amsterdam | ||
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0/3
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4/4 74 pts
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5/5 96 pts
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6/6 108 pts
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| Women's Sevens Series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IV
15–16 |
V
16–17 |
VI
17–18 |
VII
18–19 |
VIII
19–20 | |
| 5th Dubai |
Dubai |
5th Dubai |
Dubai |
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| – | Sydney |
Sydney |
Sydney |
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São Paulo |
– | – | – | – | |
Atlanta |
Las Vegas |
– | Glendale |
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Victoria |
Victoria |
Victoria |
Victoria |
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| – | Kitakyushu |
Kitakyushu |
4th Kitakyushu |
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| – | – | ||||
Clermont-Ferrand |
Clermont-Ferrand |
Paris |
Biarritz |
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| 5/5 80 pts
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6/6 116 pts
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5/5 90 pts
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6/6 110 pts
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Team
Current Squad
2020 New Zealand women's rugby sevens squad
Sarah Hirini (Captain)
Kayla Ahki
Shakira Baker
Michaela Blyde
Kelly Brazier
Gayle Broughton
Dhys Faleafaga
Theresa Fitzpatrick
Stacey Fluhler
Jazmin Hotham
Shiray Kaka
Tyla Nathan-Wong
Mahina Paul
Risi Pouri-Lane
Alena Saili
Terina Te Tamaki
Ruby Tui
Niall Williams
Tenika Willison
Portia Woodman
Previous squads
| 2014–15 Sevens Series Squad | ||
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Forwards
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Backs
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| 2013–14 Sevens World Series Squad[6] |
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| 2009 RWC Sevens Squad |
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References
- "New Zealand are Women's RWC Sevens champions" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 30 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- "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.
- "Schedule announced for 2013/14 Women's Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- "2013 IRB Women's Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
- "2014 IRB Women's Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
- http://wsws.irb.com/destination/edition=4/teams/team=19/index.html
External links
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Team New Zealand |
Halberg Awards – New Zealand Team of the Year 2018 |
Succeeded by Silver Ferns |
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