Fiji women's national rugby sevens team

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Fiji
UnionFiji Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Fijiana
Coach(es)Saiasi Fuli
Captain(s)Rusila Nagasau
Most capsRusila Nagasau (198)
Top scorerAna Naimasi (411)
Most triesAna Naimasi (71)
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances3 (First in 2013)
Best result5th (2022)

The Fiji women's national rugby sevens team represents Fiji at regional and international sevens tournaments.

They have won four Pacific Games gold medals, two Oceania Championships, a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the Summer Olympics. They also compete in the World Rugby Sevens Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens.

History[edit]

Fiji won the gold medal at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia. They qualified for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia where they won the Bowl final.[1] The Fijiana won the 2015 Oceania Women's Sevens in Auckland and qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics.[2]

In 2018, they competed at the Commonwealth Games in Australia and placed fifth overall.[3][4] Later in July, they participated at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens and finished in 11th place.[5]

Fiji also qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and went on to win the bronze medal after defeating Great Britain.[6][7]

They claimed their fourth Pacific Games gold medal in 2023 after their victory over Papua New Guinea in Honiara.[8][9]

Tournament history[edit]

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Fiji

World Cup[edit]

Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
United Arab Emirates 2009 Did not qualify
Russia 2013 Bowl Final 9th 6 3 2 1
United States 2018 11th place playoff 11th 4 2 2 0
South Africa 2022 5th place final 5th 4 3 1 0
Total 0 Titles 3/4 14 8 5 1

Commonwealth Games[edit]

Commonwealth Games
Year Round Position P W L D
Australia 2018 5th place playoff 5th 5 3 2 0
England 2022 Gold medal Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4 1 0
Total 0 Titles 2/2 10 7 3 0

Oceania Women's Sevens[edit]

Oceania Women's Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Papua New Guinea 2007 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 4 0 0
Samoa 2008 Semi-finalist 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 2 2 0
Fiji 2012 Semi-finalist 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 4 2 0
Australia 2013 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3 3 0
Australia 2014 Group stage 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 4 2 0
New Zealand 2015 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6 0 0
Fiji 2016 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Fiji 2017 Cup Finals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 2 0
Fiji 2018 Cup Finals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 2 0
Fiji 2019 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Australia 2021 Final 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3 3 0
New Zealand 2022 Round-robin 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 1 5 0
Australia 2023 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Total 2 Titles 13/13 72 48 24 0

Summer Olympics[edit]

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Brazil 2016 Quarterfinals 8th 6 2 4 0
Japan 2020 Finals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 4 2 0
Total 0 Titles 2/2 12 6 6 0

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series[edit]

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
Season Rounds Position Points
2012–13 1 / 4 15th 2
2013–14 2 / 5 9th 18
2014–15 6 8th 32
2015–16 5 8th 34
2016–17 6 4th 66
2017–18 5 9th 31
2018–19 6 10th 21
2019–20 5 7th 38
2021 Season cancelled due to impacts of COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 4 / 6 3rd 61
2022–23 7 6th 68

Pacific Games[edit]

Pacific Games
Year Round Position Pld W D L
New Caledonia 2011 Final 1st 7 7 0 0
Papua New Guinea 2015 Final 1st 7 6 0 1
Samoa 2019 Final 1st 6 6 0 0
Solomon Islands 2023 Final 1st 5 5 0 0
Total 4 Titles 4/4 25 24 0 1

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

Squad named for the 2023 World Rugby HSBC Sevens Series in Vancouver from the 3–5 March.

Caps updated to the latest date: 5 March 2023

Fiji Fijiana 7's
# Player Position Height Weight Date of birth Matches Points scored
1 Talei Wilson Fullback 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 71 kg (157 lb) September 3, 1995 29 15
2 Ivamere Nabura April 15, 2001 30 20
3 Adi vani Buleki Hooker 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 79 kg (174 lb) October 23, 2000 40 40
6 Reapi Ulunisau Inside Centre 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 59 kg (130 lb) November 2, 1994 52 215
7 Lavena Cavuru Inside Centre 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 64 kg (141 lb) June 28, 1994 63 181
8 Ana Maria Naimasi Hooker 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 67 kg (148 lb) February 21, 1994 149 397
9 Ilisapeci Delaiwau Wing 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 65 kg (143 lb) June 1, 2000 27 20
10 Viniana Riwai Outside Centre 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 72 kg (159 lb) June 6, 1991 151 201
14 Rusila Nagasau (c) Inside Centre 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 73 kg (161 lb) August 4, 1987 192 188
15 Vasiti Solikoviti Blindside Flanker 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 76 kg (168 lb) August 2, 1993 88 70
16 Maria Rokotuisiga Halfback June 8, 2001 16 20
17 Meredani Qoro May 24, 2004 5 15
Coach: Saiasi Fuli
2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

Previous squads[edit]

Award winners[edit]

The following Fiji Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2013:[10]

World Rugby Women's 7s Player of the Year
Year Nominees Winners
2021 Alowesi Nakoci —
Reapi Uluinisau
2023 Reapi Uluinisau (2)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "World Rugby Women's Sevens Series". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10.
  2. ^ Ratulevu, Pate (2015-11-15). "Australia and Fiji qualify for Olympics". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  3. ^ Phillips, Sam (2018-04-15). "Aussies denied gold as NZ nab double". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  4. ^ Morgan, Liam (2018-03-24). "Fiji name final men's and women's rugby sevens squads for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  5. ^ Singh, Zanzeer (2021-05-28). "'Path is fair' – Fuli hails changes to Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifiers". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  6. ^ "Rugby 7's Women Qualify For Olympics". www.fasanoc.org.fj. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  7. ^ Wylie, Vinnie (2021-08-03). "Players keen to join Fijiana 7s following Olympic success". RNZ. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  8. ^ Hawkins, Koroi (2023-11-26). "Pacific Games 2023: Fiji, Tahiti sweep rugby 7s and volleyball gold, but New Caledonia's medal haul continues". RNZ. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  9. ^ Ballekom, Aaron; Saepioh, Donaldson; Teho, Frank (2023-11-25). "Fiji Retain Rugby 7s Golds, Wallis And Futuna Win Surprise Women's Bronze". www.sol2023.com.sb. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  10. ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

External links[edit]

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