China women's national rugby sevens team

For the men's team, see China national rugby sevens team.
China
UnionChinese Rugby Football Association
Coach(es)Lu Zhuan
World Cup Sevens
Appearances4 (First in 2009)
Best result9th (2009)
Celebrations at the Sevens Challenger Montevideo

The Chinese women's national sevens rugby union team represents China in Rugby sevens at an international level. They have competed in the Rugby World Cup Sevens since the women's inaugural tournament in 2009, and have also competed at the Summer Olympics, making their debut in Tokyo in 2020.

History

China were the 2014 Asian women's sevens champions.[1] They qualified for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens after finishing the 2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series in second place, they placed 12th overall at the World Cup.[2]

China qualified for the 2020 Olympics at the 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[3]

2024

In 2024, they participated in the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series; they won the first round of the series which took place in Dubai.[4][5] They also won the second leg that was held in Montevideo, Uruguay in March.[6] China was crowned 2024 Sevens Challenger Series Champions after winning the final leg in Kraków; they secured their place at the new SVNS Play-off promotion and relegation competition in Madrid.[7][8]

Tournament history

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
United Arab Emirates 2009 Bowl Winners 9th 6 4 2 0
Russia 2013 Bowl Semifinalists 11th 5 1 4 0
United States 2018 Challenge Trophy Semifinalists 12th 4 1 3 0
South Africa 2022 13th-place Final 13th 4 2 2 0
Total 0 Titles 4/4 19 8 11 0

Summer Olympics

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Brazil 2016 Did not qualify
Japan 2020 7th place match 7th 6 2 4 0
France 2024 5th place match 6th 6 2 4 0
Total 0 Titles 2/3 12 4 8 0

Women's SVNS

Results

  1. 2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series
  2. 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series
  3. 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
  4. 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
  5. 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
  6. 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
  7. 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
  8. 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
  9. 2021–22 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
  10. 2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
  11. 2023–24 SVNS

World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series

Asian Games

Asian Games
Year Round Position Pld W L D
China 2010 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
South Korea 2014 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6 0 0
Indonesia 2018 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
China 2022 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 4 0 0
Total 2 Title 4/4 22 20 2 0

Players

Current squad

China's squad to the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series:[9]

No. Players
2 Yan Meiling
5 Gu Yaoyao
7 Chen Keyi
11 Liu Xiaoqian
12 Yu Hu
15 Dou Xinrong
16 Sun Yue
17 Gao Yueying
18 Su Qi
23 Kang Chengtian
28 Ma Xiaodan
30 Wang Zhaojing

Previous squads

References

  1. ^ "News". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  2. ^ "Chinese women's team "achieves goals" at 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. 2018-07-22. Archived from the original on 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  3. ^ "China women qualify for Tokyo 2020". World Rugby. November 10, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  5. ^ Constable, Grant (2024-01-14). "Kenya and China score brilliant tries to win HSBC Sevens Challenger". amp.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  6. ^ "Hosts Uruguay, China celebrate Challenger Series success in Montevideo". www.world.rugby. 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  7. ^ "China women and Uruguay men win World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  8. ^ "China claim third Challenger title as Madrid tickets handed out". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  9. ^ "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Women's squads" (PDF). resources.worldrugby-rims.pulselive.com. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-01-17.