Australia women's national rugby sevens team
The Australia women's national rugby sevens team, nicknamed the Pearls, are the Australia national rugby sevens team of women. They 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 Summer Olympics.[4]
| Full name | Australia women's national rugby sevens team | ||
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| Union | Rugby Australia | ||
| Nickname(s) | Pearls | ||
| Founded | –2008 | ||
| Ground(s) | See grounds | ||
| Coach(es) | Tim Walsh | ||
| Captain(s) | Demi Hayes | ||
| Most caps | Sharni Williams (38) | ||
| Top scorer | Ellia Green (774+) | ||
| Most tries | Ellia Green (148+) | ||
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| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2009) | ||
| Official website | |||
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| Medal record | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2018 Gold Coast | Team |
Australia with possession during the women's final at the 2016 Olympic Sevens.
As of 2015, the team also competes in the Pacific Games Sevens.[5][6]
In 2022, the team won over New Zealand, giving them their third rugby sevens World Series title.[7]
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.[8] The team is sometimes referred to as the Pearls in sections of the media,[9] but that name refers to Australia's developmental sevens side that participates in domestic tournaments rather than the official national team.[8]
Honours
Australia has won the following:
- Champion: 2009
Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics
- Gold medal: 2016
Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games
- Silver medal: 2018
Major tournament wins
- Australia Sevens: 2018
- Brazil Sevens: 2014, 2016
- Dubai Sevens: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021–I, 2021–II
- Hong Kong Sevens: 2009
- London Sevens: 2016
- United States Sevens: 2016
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.[10]
Tournament record
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia
World Cup Sevens
| Rugby World Cup 7s | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D | |||
 2009 |
Final |  |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2013 |
Plate final | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2018 |
Third playoff |  |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2022 |
Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 3/3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | |||
Commonwealth Games
| Commonwealth Games 7s | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D | |||
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Final |  |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2022 |
Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 0/1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
Pacific Games
| Pacific Games 7s | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D | |||
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Not eligible | ||||||||
 2015 |
Final | |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2019 |
Final | |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |||
Olympic Games
| Olympic Games 7s | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D | |||
 2016 |
Final | |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||
 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 | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D | |||
| 2008 |
Final | |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
 2012 |
Final | |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013 |
Final | |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014 |
Final | |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |||
 2015 |
Did not attend | ||||||||
| 2016 |
Final | |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017 |
Final | |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018 |
Final | |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019 |
Final | |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020 |
Event cancelled | ||||||||
| 2021 |
Round-robin | |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 Titles | 9/10 | 53 | 46 | 7 | 0 | |||
World Series record
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2010s
Summary for Series I to VIII
| Women's Sevens Series | |||||
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Challenge
11–12 |
I
12–13 |
II
13–14 |
III
14–15 | |
| Africa and Middle East |
rd Dubai |
4th Dubai |
st Dubai |
nd Dubai | |
| – | – | – | – | ||
| Oceania | – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | ||
| Americas | – | – | st São Paulo |
nd São Paulo | |
| – | rd Houston |
rd Atlanta |
5th Atlanta | ||
| – | – | – | 7th Langford | ||
| Asia | – | 7th Guangzhou |
nd Guangzhou |
– | |
| nd Hong Kong |
– | – | – | ||
| Europe | 4th London |
– | – | st London | |
| – | 7th Amsterdam |
nd Amsterdam |
nd Amsterdam | ||
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3/3
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4/4 46 pts 5th [11] |
5/5 92 pts
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6/6 94 pts
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| Women's Sevens Series | |||||
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| IV
15–16 |
V
16–17 |
VI
17–18 |
VII
18–19 |
VIII
19–20 | |
| st Dubai |
nd Dubai |
st Dubai |
rd Dubai |
4th Dubai | |
| – | – | – | – | nd Cape Town | |
| – | 4th Sydney |
st Sydney |
nd Sydney |
rd Sydney | |
| – | – | – | – | 4th Hamilton | |
| st São Paulo |
– | – | – | – | |
| st Atlanta |
nd Las Vegas |
5th Glendale |
nd Glendale | ||
| rd Langford |
rd Langford |
nd Langford |
nd Langford |
– | |
| – | rd Kitakyushu |
rd Kitakyushu |
6th Kitakyushu |
– | |
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| – | – | – | – | – | |
| nd Clermont |
nd Clermont |
nd Paris |
5th Biarritz |
– | |
| 5/5 94 pts
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6/6 100 pts
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5/5 92 pts
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6/6 86 pts 4th |
5/5 80 pts
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2020s
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| Cancelled 2021 |
IX 2021–22 |
X 2022–23 |
XI 2023–24 |
XII 2024–25 | |
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Team
Current squad
- Madison Ashby
- Lauren Brown
- Rhiannon Byers
- Charlotte Caslick
- Ellia Green
- Yasmin Meakes
- Sariah Paki
- Shannon Parry
- Evania Pelite
- Alicia Lucas
- Cassie Staples
- Emma Tonegato
- Sharni Williams
- Lily Dick
Previous squads
Squad to 2016 Summer Olympics:
The following is the Australia roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[14]
Head coach: Tim Walsh
| Backs | Forwards | ||
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| 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 | ||
Squad to 2015 Pacific Games
The following is the Australia roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2015 Pacific Games:[15][16][17]
- 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
Squad for 2013–14 World Series:
- 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 |
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| John Manenti | 2018–present | [18] |
| Tim Walsh | 2013–2018 | [19] |
| Chris Lane | 2011–13 | [20] |
Captains
- Shannon Parry – (2018)
See also
- Australia women's national rugby union team
- National Rugby Sevens Championships
- National Women's Rugby Championship
- Super W
- Women's rugby union in Australia
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "Series champions Australia second in Clermont". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- "Australia wins gold in women's rugby sevens". Sky News. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- "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.
- 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.
- Reuters (2 May 2022). "Australia seal World Series sevens title in Canada". Reuters. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "2013 IRB Women's Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
- "2014 IRB Women's Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
- "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.
- "Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games". ABC News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Rugby Union 7s Female: Australia". pg2015.gems.pro. 2015 Pacific Games. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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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