China women's national rugby sevens team

For the men's team, see China national rugby sevens team.

China

Union	Chinese Rugby Football Association
Coach(es)	Lu Zhuan
World Cup Sevens
Appearances	4 (First in 2009 )
Best result	9th (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
2009	Bowl Winners	9th	6	4	2	0
2013	Bowl Semifinalists	11th	5	1	4	0
2018	Challenge Trophy Semifinalists	12th	4	1	3	0
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
2016	Did not qualify
2020	7th place match	7th	6	2	4	0
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

Asian Games

Asian Games
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2010	Final		6	5	1	0
2014	Final		6	6	0	0
2018	Final		6	5	1	0
2022	Final		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

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.