The New Zealand women's rugby union team, called the Black Ferns, represents New Zealand in women's international rugby union, which is regarded as the country's national sport. The team has won six out of nine Women's Rugby World Cup tournaments.
This article lists the official squads for the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup in England.
The English women's national rugby sevens team has competed in the Hong Kong Women's Sevens tournaments since 1997. England are also one of six teams announced by the International Rugby Board as "core teams" that will compete in all four rounds of the inaugural IRB Women's Sevens World Series in 2012–13. England won the bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
The New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team represents New Zealand in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, Summer Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games.
Danielle Sian "Nolli" Waterman is a retired professional English rugby union, rugby sevens player and current rugby commentator. As a member of England's national rugby union team, she became a multiple Six Nations Championship winner and World Champion in 2014. She was selected for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.
Emily Beth Scarratt is an English rugby union player. She currently plays centre and fullback for Loughborough Lightning and for England. She is also a qualified teacher.
Linda Itunu is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Black Ferns, New Zealand women's sevens and Auckland.
Shannon Michelle Parry is a former Australian rugby player. She represented Australia in 24 tests and appeared in four Rugby World Cup's, in 2010, 2014, 2017 and 2021. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, and also competed at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Rochelle "Rocky" Clark, is an English rugby union player for Saracens. She represented England at the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup tournaments.
Tamara Louise Taylor is an English female rugby union player, who captained England in the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship. She was the 2017 RPA Player of the Year when she was one of only three women who had made more than 100 appearances for her country. She is currently the 4th most capped England womens rugby union player of all time.
Alice Peta Richardson is an English rugby union player. She represented England at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. She captained the English sevens team to the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Richardson captained the sevens team earlier that year at the 2013 USA Women's Sevens for the 2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series.
Rachael Burford is an English rugby union player. She represented England at the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2017 Women's Rugby World Cups. She was a member of the squad which went to the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Katherine Elizabeth "Kat" Merchant is an English female rugby union player who represented her country 58 times and scored 44 tries.
Joanne Yapp is an English rugby union coach and former player. She represented England at the 1998 and 2002 Rugby World Cups, and captained the side at the 2006 World Cup. She was appointed as the Wallaroos first female Head Coach at the end of 2023.
Sarah Hirini is a New Zealand women's rugby union player and two-time Olympic medalist. She plays for the New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team, and captained the Manawatu Sevens side that took out the 2013 National Women's Sevens title in Queenstown. She was named in the squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Marlie Marie Packer is an English rugby union player for Saracens and England women. She was part of the winning 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.
Claire Molloy is an Ireland women's rugby union international from Galway. Molloy represented Ireland at the 2010, 2014 and 2017 Women's Rugby World Cups. At the 2014 tournament she was a member of the Ireland team that defeated New Zealand and she captained Ireland at the 2017 tournament. She was also a member of the Ireland teams that won the 2013 and 2015 Women's Six Nations Championships. She is also an Ireland women's rugby sevens international and captained the Ireland team at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Molloy also played ladies' Gaelic football for Galway and featured in the 2005 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final.
Elissa Alarie is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.
The rosters of all participating teams at the women's tournament of the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Michaela Blyde is a New Zealand professional rugby sevens player and Olympic gold medalist. She was the first female player to win back-to-back World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year titles in 2017 and 2018. Blyde holds the record for the most tries by a New Zealand women sevens player in a single match and also the record for most tries in a single fixture when she scored five tries against England in Langford in 2017. Blyde has won gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 2018 Sevens World Cup, 2018 Commonwealth Games and six Sevens titles. In December 2023 She was the second woman to score 200 tries in the HSBC international seven series.
