Australia women's national rugby sevens team

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Australia
UnionRugby Australia
Coach(es)Tim Walsh
Captain(s)Demi Hayes
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances3 (First in 2009)
Best resultChampions (2009)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Team
Australia with possession during the women's final at the 2016 Olympic Sevens.

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]

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[]

Australia has won the following:

World Rugby Sevens Series

World Cup Sevens

Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics

Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games

Major tournament wins

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.[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
United Arab Emirates 2009 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Russia 2013 Plate final 5 6 5 1 0
United States 2018 Third playoff 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 3 1 0
South Africa 2022 Qualified
Total 1 Title 3/3 16 13 3 0

Commonwealth Games[]

Commonwealth Games 7s
Year Round Position P W L D
Australia 2018 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4 1 0
England Qualified
Total 0 Titles 0/1 5 4 1 0

Pacific Games[]

Pacific Games 7s
Year Round Position P W L D
New Caledonia 2011 Not eligible
Papua New Guinea 2015 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 6 1 0
Samoa 2019 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 6 1 0
Total 0 Titles 2/3 14 12 2 0

Olympic Games[]

Olympic Games 7s
Year Round Position P W L D
Brazil 2016 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 5 0 1
Japan 2020 Fifth playoff 5 6 4 2 0
Total 1 Title 2/2 12 9 2 1

Oceania Women's Sevens[]

Oceania Women's 7s
Year Round Position P W L D
Samoa 2008 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6 0 0
Fiji 2012 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Australia 2013 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6 0 0
Australia 2014 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 6 2 0
New Zealand 2015 Did not attend
Fiji 2016 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6 0 0
Fiji 2017 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4 1 0
Fiji 2018 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0
Fiji 2019 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0
Fiji 2020 Event cancelled
Australia 2021 Round-robin 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3 3 0
Total 5 Titles 9/10 53 46 7 0

World Series record[]

Key to tournament locations
Africa and Middle East
Asia
Americas
Europe
Oceania Australian event 

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 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
Dubai 		4th
Dubai 		1st place, gold medalist(s)st
Dubai 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Dubai
– – – –
 
Oceania – – – –
– – – –
 
Americas – – 1st place, gold medalist(s)st
São Paulo 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
São Paulo
– 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
Houston 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
Atlanta 		5th
Atlanta
– – – 7th
Langford
 
Asia – 7th
Guangzhou 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Guangzhou 		–
2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Hong Kong 		– – –
 
Europe 4th
London 		– – 1st place, gold medalist(s)st
London
– 7th
Amsterdam 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Amsterdam 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Amsterdam
 
 
 

 

3/3
 

 

4/4
46 pts

5th [10]

5/5
92 pts

Silver medal icon.svgnd [11]

6/6
94 pts

Bronze medal icon.svgrd

Women's Sevens Series
IV

 15–16 

V

 16–17 

VI

 17–18 

VII

 18–19 

VIII

 19–20 

 
1st place, gold medalist(s)st
Dubai 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Dubai 		1st place, gold medalist(s)st
Dubai 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
Dubai 		4th
Dubai
– – – – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Cape Town
 
– 4th
Sydney 		1st place, gold medalist(s)st
Sydney 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Sydney 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
Sydney
– – – – 4th
Hamilton
 
1st place, gold medalist(s)st
São Paulo 		– – – –
1st place, gold medalist(s)st
Atlanta 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Las Vegas
5th
Glendale 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Glendale
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
Langford 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
Langford 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Langford 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Langford 		–
 
– 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
Kitakyushu 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
Kitakyushu 		6th
Kitakyushu 		–
– – – – –
 
– – – – –
2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Clermont 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Clermont 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Paris 		5th
Biarritz 		–
 
5/5
94 pts

Gold medal icon.svgst

6/6
100 pts

Silver medal icon.svgnd

5/5
92 pts

Gold medal icon.svgst

6/6
86 pts

4th

5/5
80 pts

Silver medal icon.svgnd

2020s[]

Women's Sevens Series
Cancelled
2021 		IX
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  • 76 pts
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Notes:
  • * Shared placing.
    1. ^ a b Two invitational Fast Four events were played in Canada after the 2021 series was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

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.
  • Madison Ashby
  • Lauren Brown
  • Charlotte Caslick
  • Ellia Green
  • Yasmin Meakes
  • Sariah Paki
  • Shannon Parry
  • Evania Pelite
  • Alicia Lucas
  • Emma Tonegato
  • Sharni Williams
  • Lily Dick

Previous squads[]

The following is the Australia roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[13]

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

The following is the Australia roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2015 Pacific Games:[14][15][16]

  • 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

  • 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 Pelite
  • Tiana Penitani
  • Alicia Quirk
  • Saofaiga Saemo
  • Kirby Sefo
  • Emma Tonegato
  • Amy Turner
  • Sharni Williams (c)

Coaches[]

Name Tenure Refs
John Manenti 2018–present [17]
Tim Walsh 2013–2018 [18]
Chris Lane 2011–13 [19]

Captains[]

  • Shannon Parry – (2018)

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. ^ a b 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. ^ "The wait is over as HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series returns in Canada". World Rugby Sevens. 12 September 2021. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games". ABC News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  14. ^ [dead link]"Beck Named Captain Of Australian Women's Sevens Squad For Pacific Games". rugby.com.au. Australian Rugby Union. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Rugby Union 7s Female: Australia". pg2015.gems.pro. 2015 Pacific Games. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "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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