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]
| Union | Rugby Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| Coach(es) | John Manenti | |
| Captain(s) | Shannon Parry | |
| ||
| World Cup Sevens | ||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2009) | |
| Best result | Champions (2009) | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2018 Gold Coast | Team |
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
- 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Champions
- 2018 Super Sevens Brisbane Winner
- 2018 Sydney Women's Sevens Winner
- 2017 Dubai Women's Sevens Winner
- 2016 Oceania Women's Sevens Winner
- 2016 Olympics Rugby Sevens - Women Gold Medal
- 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Champions
- 2016 USA Women's Sevens Winner
- 2016 São Paulo Women's Sevens Winner
- 2015 Dubai Women's Sevens Winner
- 2015 London Women's Sevens Winner
- 2014 São Paulo Women's Sevens Winner
- 2013 Dubai Women's Sevens Winner
- 2013 Oceania Women's Sevens Champions
- 2012 Asia-Pacific Championship Winner
- 2012 Darwin Hottest Sevens Winner
- 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens Champions
- 2009 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winner
- 2008 Oceania Women's Sevens Winner
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 |  |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2013 |
Plate final | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2018 |
Third playoff |  |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 Title | 3/3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | |||
Olympic Games
| Olympic Games 7s | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D | |||
 2016 |
Final | |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||
 2020 |
Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 1/1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||
Commonwealth Games
| Commonwealth Games 7s | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2018 |
Final |  |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 0/1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
Pacific Games
| Pacific Games 7s | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2011 |
Not eligible | ||||||||
 2015 |
Final | |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2019 |
Final | |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |||
Oceania Women's Sevens
| Oceania Women's 7s | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Total | 5 Titles | 8/9 | 47 | 43 | 4 | 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 | |
| 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
|
6/6 94 pts
| |
| 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
|
6/6 100 pts
|
5/5 92 pts
|
6/6 86 pts 4th |
5/8 80 pts 2nd | |
Team
Current squad
- Madison Ashby
- Lauren Brown
- Rhiannon Byers
- Charlotte Caslick
- Ellia Green
- Yasmin Meakes
- Sariah Paki
- Shannon Parry
- Evania Pelite
- Alicia Lucas
- Cassie Staples
- Emma Tonegato
- Sharni Williams
- Lily Dick
Previous squads
Squad to 2016 Summer Olympics:
The following is the Australia roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[12]
Head coach: Tim Walsh
| Backs | Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Nicole Beck | 1 | Shannon Parry (c) |
| 5 | Emma Tonegato | 2 | Sharni Williams (c) |
| 6 | Evania Pelite | 4 | Gemma Etheridge |
| 7 | Charlotte Caslick | 8 | Chloe Dalton |
| 10 | Alicia Quirk | 9 | Amy Turner |
| 11 | Emilee Cherry | ||
| 12 | Ellia Green | ||
Squad to 2015 Pacific Games
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
Squad for 2013–14 World Series:
- Brooke Anderson
- Katrina Barker
- Nicole Beck
- Charlotte Caslick
- Emilee Cherry
- Rachel Crothers
- Maddison Elliot
- Cobie-Jane Morgan
- Shannon Parry
- Nikki Etheridge
- Gemma Etheridge
- Ellia Green
- Evania Perlite
- Tiana Penitani
- Alica Quirk
- Saofaiga Saemo
- Kirby Sefo
- Emma Tonegato
- Amy Turner
- Sharni Williams (c)
Coaches
| Name | Tenure | Refs |
|---|---|---|
| John Manenti | 2018–present | [16] |
| Tim Walsh | 2013–2018 | [17] |
| Chris Lane | 2011–13 | [18] |
Captains
- Shannon Parry – (2018)
See also
- Australia women's national rugby union team
- National Rugby Sevens Championships
- National Women's Rugby Championship
- Super W
- Women's rugby union in Australia
References
- "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 wins gold in women's rugby sevens". Sky News. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 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.
- 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.
- "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.
- "2013 IRB Women's Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
- "2014 IRB Women's Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
- "Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games". ABC News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Rugby Union 7s Female: Australia". pg2015.gems.pro. 2015 Pacific Games. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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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