Australia women's national rugby sevens team
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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World Cup Sevens | |||
Appearances | 4 (First in 2009) | ||
Best result | Champions (2009 and 2022) | ||
Official website | |||
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Medal record | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team | |
Commonwealth Games | ||
2022 Birmingham | Team | |
2018 Gold Coast | Team |
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, of which they have been crowned Champions three times. 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.
History
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. The team was sometimes referred to as the Pearls in sections of the media, but that name refers to Australia's developmental sevens side rather than the official national team. As of 2015, the developmental team also competes in the Pacific Games Sevens.
2022
Australia 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.
Honours
Australia 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.
Tournament record
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia
World Cup Sevens
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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
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
Pacific Games 7s | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D | |||
2011 | Not Eligible | ||||||||
2015 | Final | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2019 | Final | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 0 Titles | 2/3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
Olympic Games
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 | to be determined | ||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 2/2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Oceania Women's Sevens
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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 | ||||
2022 | Round-robin | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 5 Titles | 10/11 | 59 | 50 | 9 | 0 |
Notes:
^a Australia VII or development team entered
World Series record
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
Current squad
Squad 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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2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series |
Previous squads
Captains
Name | Years | Refs |
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Shannon Parry | 2018 |
Player Records
The following shows leading career Australian players based on performance in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.
Players in bold are still active
No. | Player | Tries |
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1 | Charlotte Caslick | 184 |
2 | Ellia Green | 141 |
3 | Emilee Cherry | 131 |
4 | Emma Tonegato | 125 |
5 | Maddison Levi | 110 |
No. | Player | Points |
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1 | Charlotte Caslick | 922 |
2 | Sharni Williams | 778 |
3 | Ellia Green | 739 |
4 | Emilee Cherry | 719 |
5 | Emma Tonegato | 625 |
No. | Player | Matches |
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1 | Charlotte Caslick | 309 |
2 | Sharni Williams | 301 |
3 | Shannon Parry | 187 |
4 | Alicia Lucas | 186 |
5 | Emilee Cherry | 159 |
Coaches
Name | Tenure | Refs |
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Chris Lane | 2011–2013 | |
Tim Walsh | 2013–2018 | |
John Manenti | 2018–2021 | |
Tim Walsh | 2022–present |
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