Spain women's national rugby sevens team
Spain women's national rugby sevens team participates in the European Women's Sevens Series and finished second overall in the 2012 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series. Spain qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics by winning the 2016 Women's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dublin, Ireland. They defeated Russia in the finals 19–12.[1][2]
| Union | Spanish Rugby Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach(es) | José Antonio Barrio | ||
| Captain(s) | Elisabet Martínez | ||
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| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2009) | ||
| Best result | 4th place (2013) | ||
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Spain playing South Africa in Dubai (2012)
Tournament history
Summer Olympics
| Olympic Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2016 |
Quarterfinals | 7th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
World Cup Sevens
| Rugby World Cup Sevens | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | |||
 2009 |
Plate Semi Finalist | 7th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
 2013 |
Cup Semi Finalist | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
 2018 |
Cup Quarter Finalist | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 0 titles | 3/3 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | |||
World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
| Season | Round-1 | Round-2 | Round-3 | Round-4 | Round-5 | Round-6 | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | 3rd | withdrew | withdrew | 6th | --- | --- | 9th | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013–14 | 6th | 6th | 5th | 8th | 12th | --- | 6th | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
| 2014–15 | 11th | 10th | 10th | 9th | 8th | 7th | 9th | 32 | 11 | 1 | 20 |
| 2015–16 | 8th | 11th | 11th | 6th | 7th | --- | 9th | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 2016–17 | 10th | 10th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Team
Current squad
The following players have been called for the 2016 Dubai Women's Sevens.
- Head Coach: Eusebio Quebedo
| Club | |
| Marina Bravo | CR Cisneros |
| Enara Cacho | Hernani CRE |
| María Casado | Blagnac Saint-Orens RF |
| Iera Echebarria | Olímpico Pozuelo |
| Amaia Erbina | CR Cisneros |
| Anne Fernández | CR Cisneros |
| Olivia Fresneda | AD Ingenieros Industriales |
| Patricia García | Olímpico Pozuelo |
| Paula Medín | CRAT A Coruña |
| Bárbara Plà | Getxo RT |
| Anna Ramón | INEF Barcelona |
| María Ribera | XV Sanse Scrum |
Previous squads
Squad to 2016 Summer Olympics
The following is the Spain roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]
Head coach: José Antonio Barrio
| Backs | Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Patricia García | 1 | Berta García |
| 7 | Bárbara Pla | 2 | Paula Medín |
| 9 | María Casado | 3 | Ángela del Pan |
| 10 | Vanesa Rial | 5 | Marina Bravo |
| 11 | Iera Echebarria | 6 | Elisabet Martínez (c) |
| 8 | Amaia Erbina | ||
| 12 | María Ribera | ||
Statistics
Most caps
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All-time Points in World Series
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References
- "Spanish women book Olympics sevens spot". sbs.com.au. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- "Spain women copy men and take last Olympic rugby 7s berth". usatoday.com. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- "Las Leonas Rugiran en los juegos". Federación Española de Rugby. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
External links
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