Wales women's national rugby sevens team

For the men's team, see Wales national rugby sevens team.
Wales
UnionWelsh Rugby Union
Emblem(s)The Prince of Wales's feathers
Coach(es)Rhys Edwards
Captain(s)Rachel Taylor
Team kit
Change kit

The Wales Women's National Sevens Team represents Wales in Rugby sevens.

History

In 2006 Wales won the European Women Sevens Championship after beating England 10–7 in the final.

In 2012 they competed in round 2 of the European Women's Sevens Series which also acted as a qualifier for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. They failed to qualify after finishing in 11th place overall.[1]

Wales finished in fifth place at the 2017 Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series and qualified for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.[2][3] They defeated South Africa 19–14 in the seventh place playoff.[4]

Squad

Squad to 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Final Qualifier [5]

Tournament history

Commonwealth Games record

Commonwealth Games
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Australia 2018 7th Place Playoff 7th 5 1 4 0
England 2022 TBC
Total 0 Titles 1/1 5 1 4 0

References

  1. ^ "England lead Euro women to RWC Sevens 2013". irb.com. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Wales sevens qualify for Commonwealths". BBC Sport. 2017-07-09. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  3. ^ "Wales women's 7s secure place at Commonwealth Games". ITV News. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  4. ^ "Final day tries for Harries and Joyce as Wales Women finish 7s campaign with a win over South Africa". Western Telegraph. 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  5. ^ "FIRA-AER official website". Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-07-18.