Fiji women's national rugby sevens team

The Fiji women's national sevens rugby union team won the gold medal at the 2011 Pacific Games. They qualified for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[1] The Fijiana team qualified for the 2016 Olympics by winning the 2015 Oceania Women's Sevens that was held in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] In 2018, they placed 5th at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[3][4] and 11th at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[5]

Fiji
UnionFiji Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Fijiana
Captain(s)Ana Maria Roqica
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances1 (First in 2013)

Fiji also qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and went on to win bronze after defeating Great Britain.[6][7]

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within the Fiji

World Cup

Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2009 Did not qualify
2013 Bowl Final 9th 6 3 2 1
2018 11th Place Playoff 11th 4 2 2 0
Total1 participation2/310541

Oceania Women's Sevens results

Oceania Women's Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2007 Final 4400
2008 Semi-finalist 4220
2012 Semi-finalist 6420
2013 Final 6330
2014 Group Stage 6420
2015 Final 6600
2016Final6510
2017Cup Finals5320
2018Cup Finals5320
2019Final6510
2021Final6330
Total2 Titles11/116042180

Summer Olympics

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2016 Quarterfinals8th6240
2020 Finals6420
Total0 Titles2/212660

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

Season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Pos Points
2012–13
Dubai
Did not enter

Houston
Did not enter

Guangzhou
11th

Amsterdam
Did not enter
15th 2
2013–14
Dubai
9th
Bowl Champion

Atlanta
Did not enter

São Paulo
Did not enter

Guangzhou
4th

Amsterdam
Did not enter
9th 18
2014–15
Dubai
6th
Plate Runners-up

São Paulo
9th
Bowl Champion

Atlanta
9th
Bowl Champion

Victoria
8th

London
9th
Bowl Champion

Amsterdam
9th
Bowl Champion
8th 32
2015–16
Dubai
7th

São Paulo
6th
Plate Runners-up

Atlanta
8th

Victoria
9th
Bowl Champion

Clermont-Ferrand
8th 28

Pacific Games

Pacific Games
Year Round Position Pld W D L
2011 Final 1st 7 7 0 0
2015 Final 1st 7 6 0 1
2019 Final 1st 6 6 0 0
Total3 Titles3/3201901

Team

Current squad

Previous squads

See also

References

  1. "World Rugby Women's Sevens Series". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10.
  2. "Australia and Fiji qualify for Olympics". World Rugby.org. November 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. Phillips, Sam (2018-04-15). "Aussies denied gold as NZ nab double | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  4. Morgan, Liam (2018-03-24). "Fiji name final men's and women's rugby sevens squads for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2021-10-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Singh, Zanzeer (2021-05-28). "'Path is fair' – Fuli hails changes to Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifiers". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2021-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Rugby 7's Women Qualify For Olympics". www.fasanoc.org.fj. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2021-10-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Wylie, Vinnie (2021-08-03). "Players keen to join Fijiana 7s following Olympic success". RNZ. Retrieved 2021-10-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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