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| Union | Unión de Rugby del Paraguay | |
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| Nickname(s) | Las yacarés (The Alligators) | |
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The Paraguay women's national rugby sevens team is a national sevens side. They have played in the Sudamerica Rugby women's sevens championships. They have qualified for the Sevens Challenger Series in 2023. [1]
| Pan American Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2015 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 2019 | |||||||||
 2023 | Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| World Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2009 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 2013 | |||||||||
 2018 | |||||||||
 2022 | |||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Challenger Series record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
| 2020 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
| 2022 | |||||||||
| 2023 | Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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