Rugby team
Australia with possession during the women's final at the2016 Olympic Sevens . TheAustralia women's national rugby sevens team , are theAustralia nationalrugby sevens team of women. They were champions of the inauguralWomen's Sevens World Cup in 2009. The team plays in theWorld Rugby Women's Sevens Series as one of the "core teams" on the world tour,[ 1] of which they have been crowned Champions three times.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] The team also played in the preceding competition to the current world series, theIRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup . In 2016, they won the inaugural gold medal at theRio Summer Olympics .[ 5]
Australia vs New Zealand at the Dubai Sevens The national sevens side is known as Australia and, as confirmed by captainSharni Williams , does not have a nickname as of 2015.[ 6] The team was sometimes referred to as thePearls in sections of the media,[ 7] but that name refers to Australia's developmental sevens side rather than the official national team.[ 6] As of 2015, the developmental team also competes in thePacific Games Sevens .[ 8] [ 9]
Australia won the2021–22 Women's Sevens Series title, they then won theCommonwealth Games inBirmingham , and were later crowned champions of theRugby World Cup Sevens completing 2022 with a historic clean sweep of every major tournament.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
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 theAustralian Institute of Sport Performance Awards .[ 14]
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia
Oceania Women's Sevens[ edit ]
Notes:
^a Australia VII or development team entered
World Series record [ edit ] This section needs to beupdated . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (January 2025 )
Squad named for the 2023 World Rugby HSBC Sevens Series in Vancouver from 3–5 March.
Caps updated to the latest date : 5 March 2023
The following shows leading career Australian players based on performance in theWomen's SVNS . Players inbold are still active.
The following Australia Sevens players have been recognised at theWorld Rugby Awards since 2013:[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
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