Union | Fiji Rugby Union | ||
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Nickname(s) | Fijiana | ||
Coach(es) | Saiasi Fuli | ||
Captain(s) | Rusila Nagasau | ||
Most caps | Rusila Nagasau (198) | ||
Top scorer | Ana Naimasi (411) | ||
Most tries | Ana Naimasi (71) | ||
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World Cup Sevens | |||
Appearances | 3 (First in 2013 ) | ||
Best result | 5th (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.
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]
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Fiji
Rugby World Cup Sevens | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
2009 | Did not qualify | |||||
2013 | Bowl Final | 9th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
2018 | 11th place playoff | 11th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | 5th place final | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 0 Titles | 3/4 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
Commonwealth Games | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D |
2018 | 5th place playoff | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | Gold medal Final | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 0 Titles | 2/2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Oceania Women's Sevens | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
2007 | Final | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
2008 | Semi-finalist | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
2012 | Semi-finalist | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
2013 | Final | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
2014 | Group stage | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
2015 | Final | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | Final | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
2017 | Cup Finals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
2018 | Cup Finals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
2019 | Final | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | Final | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
2022 | Round-robin | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
2023 | Final | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 2 Titles | 13/13 | 72 | 48 | 24 | 0 |
Olympic Games record | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
2016 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
2020 | Bronze Finals | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
2024 | Group stage | 12th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 0 Titles | 3/3 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
World Rugby Women's Sevens Series | |||
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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 |
2023–24 | 8 | 6th (League) 7th (Grand Finals) | 68 |
Pacific Games | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
2011 | Final | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | Final | 1st | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | Final | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 4 Titles | 4/4 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
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
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The following Fiji Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2013: [10]
Year | Nominees | Winners |
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2021 | Alowesi Nakoci | — |
Reapi Uluinisau | ||
2023 | Reapi Uluinisau (2) | |
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The Papua New Guinea national rugby sevens team competes in the Pacific Games, Commonwealth Games, Challenger Series and the Oceania Sevens. They finished third in 2009 and fourth in 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2023 in the Oceania Sevens. They missed out on a maiden Olympic spot after being defeated by Samoa 24-0 in the 2023 Oceania 7s Olympic Playoff.
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