Brazil women's national rugby sevens team
The Brazil women's national rugby sevens team has appeared in the Olympics, the Rugby World Cup, the Women's Sevens Series, and other competitions. Brazil has won every regional championship in South America. Their team nickname "Yara" was coined in 2013, and comes from the local Tupí-Guaraní mythology. It was meant to signify the courage and collective strength of women’s rugby in Brazil and also to connect them with their country’s roots.[1]
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Union | Brazilian Rugby Confederation | ||
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Nickname(s) | Yaras | ||
Coach(es) | Will Broderick | ||
Captain(s) | Luiza Campos | ||
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World Cup Sevens | |||
Appearances | 2 (First in 2009) | ||
Best result | 10th (2009) |

They qualified for the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Colombia in the finals of the 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[2] Brazil and Colombia qualified for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa.[3]
Tournament history
Summer Olympics
Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
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9th Place Final | 9th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
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11th place match | 11th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 Titles | 2/2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Rugby World Cup Sevens record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
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Bowl Finalists | 10th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
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Bowl Quarterfinalists | 13th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
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Challenge Trophy Quarterfinalists | 13th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
![]() | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 3/3 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Pan American Games
Pan American Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
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Bronze Medal Game | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
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Bronze Medal Game | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 Title | 1/2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
South American Games
South American Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
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Gold Medal Game | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Gold Medal Game | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 titles | 2/2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
Season | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Position | Points |
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2012–13 | ![]() Dubai 12th |
![]() Houston 9th Bowl Champion |
![]() Guangzhou 8th |
![]() Amsterdam 12th |
10th | 12 | ||
2013–14 | ![]() Dubai 8th |
![]() Atlanta 11th |
![]() São Paulo 10th Bowl Runners-up |
![]() Guangzhou 12th |
![]() Amsterdam 8th |
9th | 18 | |
2014–15 | ![]() Dubai 9th Bowl Champion |
![]() São Paulo 8th |
![]() Atlanta 8th |
![]() Victoria 10th Bowl Runners-up |
![]() London 12th |
![]() Amsterdam Did not enter |
10th | 20 |
2015–16 | ![]() Dubai 10th Bowl Runners-up |
![]() São Paulo 8th |
![]() Atlanta Did not enter |
![]() Victoria 10th Bowl Runners-up |
![]() Clermont-Ferrand Did not enter |
10th | 12 |
IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup
Sevens Challenge Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
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5th to 8th Place | 8th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
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Bowl Final | 9th (Bowl Champion) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
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Bowl | 12th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 Titles | 3/3 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens
Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
![]() | Gold Medal Game | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
Team
Olympics squads
Brazil's roster of 12 athletes was named on 28 June 2021.[4]
Head coach: Will Broderick
Head coach: Chris Neill
Trainer: Aristide Guerriero
- Reserve Mariana Barbosa Ramalho was added to the main squad after day 1 after Sardá suffered an injury.[6]
Previous squads
• Maira Behrendt • Luiza Campos • Raquel Kochhann • Beatriz Futuro Muhlbauer • Mariana Ramahlo • Edna Santini • Haline Scratut • Amanda Araujo • Isadora Cerullo • Bianca Dos Santos Silva • Juliana Oliveira De Menezes • Juliana Esteves Santos • Paula Harumi Ishibashi • Julia Albino Sarda • Tais Balconi • Bruna Pamela Lotufo • Claudia Teles • Mariana Nicolau Da Silva • Juliana Michele Da Silva
• Amanda Araujo (Niteroi) • Beatriz Futuro Muhlbauer (Niteroi) • Bianca Santos (Sao Jose) • Edna Santini (Sao Jose) • Haline Leme Scratut (Curitiba) • Isadora Cerullo (Niteroi) • Juliana Esteves dos Santos (São Paulo Saracens Bandeirantes) • Juliana Menezes (Charrua) • Luiza Gonzalez da Costa Campos (Charrua) • Maira Bravo (São Paulo Athletic Club) • Mariana Ramalho (São Paulo Athletic Club) • Raquel Kochhann (Charrua)
See also
References
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- "CBRu convoca seleções masculina e feminina para os Jogos Olímpicos" [CBRu calls men's and women's teams to the Olympic Games]. Brazilian Olympic Committee. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
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