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]

New Zealand Women's Sevens
UnionNew Zealand Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Black Ferns Sevens
Coach(es)Allan Bunting and Corey Sweeney
Captain(s)Sarah Hirini
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances3 (First in 2009)
Best resultChampions 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.

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
2009 Final 6510
2013 Final 6600
2018 Final 4400
Total2 Titles3/31615100

Summer Olympics record

Olympic Games
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2016 Final 6501
Total0 Titles1/16501

Oceania Women's Sevens results

Oceania Women's Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2008 Final 6510
2012 Final 6600
2013 Semi Finalist 6420
2014 Final 7700
2015 Did not attend
2016 Did not attend
2017 Final 5500
Total3 Titles5/7302730

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
st
Dubai
nd
Dubai
st
Dubai
 
Oceania
 
Americas nd
São Paulo
st
São Paulo
4th
Houston
st
Atlanta
st
Atlanta
st
Victoria
 
Asia
Hong Kong
st
Guangzhou
st
Guangzhou
 
Europe
London
rd
London
st
Amsterdam
st
Amsterdam
5th
Amsterdam
 
 
 

 

0/3
 

 

4/4
74 pts

st [4]

5/5
96 pts

st [5]

6/6
108 pts

st

Women's Sevens Series
IV

 15–16 

V

 16–17 

VI

 17–18 

VII

 18–19 

VIII

 19–20 

 
5th
Dubai
st
Dubai
5th
Dubai
st
Dubai

 
rd
Sydney
rd
Sydney
st
Sydney

 
rd
São Paulo
nd
Atlanta
st
Las Vegas
st
Glendale

nd
Victoria
st
Victoria
st
Victoria
st
Victoria

 
st
Kitakyushu
st
Kitakyushu
4th
Kitakyushu
 
rd
Clermont-Ferrand
st
Clermont-Ferrand
st
Paris
nd
Biarritz

 
5/5
80 pts

nd

6/6
116 pts

st

5/5
90 pts

nd

6/6
110 pts

st

 
 

 

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

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "2013 IRB Women's Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  5. "2014 IRB Women's Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  6. http://wsws.irb.com/destination/edition=4/teams/team=19/index.html

New Zealand lift women's series trophy in Clermont

Awards
Preceded by
Team New Zealand
Halberg Awards – New Zealand Team of the Year
2018
Succeeded by
Silver Ferns
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