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This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The following is the Australia roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1]
Head coach: Tim Walsh
| Backs | Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Nicole Beck | 1 | Shannon Parry (c) |
| 5 | Emma Tonegato | 2 | Sharni Williams (c) |
| 6 | Evania Pelite | 4 | Gemma Etheridge |
| 7 | Charlotte Caslick | 8 | Chloe Dalton |
| 10 | Alicia Quirk | 9 | Amy Turner |
| 11 | Emilee Cherry | ||
| 12 | Ellia Green | ||
The following is the Colombia roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [2]
Head coach: Laurent Palau
| Backs | Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nathalie Marchino | 1 | Nicole Acevedo |
| 4 | Khaterinne Medina | 3 | Alejandra Betancur (c) |
| 6 | Isabel Romero | 5 | Ana Ramírez |
| 8 | Solangie Delgado | 7 | Estefanía Ramírez |
| 9 | Camila Lopera | 10 | Guadalupe López |
| 11 | Sharon Acevedo | ||
| 12 | Laura González | ||
The following is the Fiji roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [3]
Head coach: Chris Cracknell
| Backs | Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Raijieli Daveau | 1 | Litia Naiqato |
| 4 | Asena Rokomarama | 2 | Merewai Cumu |
| 7 | Rusila Nagasau | 5 | Timaima Tamoi |
| 8 | Lavenia Tinai | 6 | Rebecca Tavo |
| 9 | Ana Maria Roqica (c) | 13 | Jiowana Sauto |
| 10 | Viniana Riwai | ||
| 11 | Luisa Tisolo | ||
| 12 | Timaima Ravisa | ||
The following is the United States roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [4]
Head coach: Richie Walker
| Backs | Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Alev Kelter | 1 | Jillion Potter |
| 5 | Bui Baravilala | 2 | Kelly Griffin (c) |
| 6 | Lauren Doyle | 3 | Kathryn Johnson |
| 7 | Victoria Folayan | 8 | Carmen Farmer |
| 10 | Richelle Stephens | 9 | Joanne Fa'avesi |
| 11 | Ryan Carlyle | ||
| 12 | Jessica Javelet | ||
The following is the France roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [5]
Head coach: David Courteix
| Backs | Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Pauline Biscarat | 1 | Rose Thomas |
| 5 | Jade Le Pesq | 2 | Audrey Amiel |
| 6 | Fanny Horta (c) | 3 | Marjorie Mayans |
| 7 | Caroline Ladagnous | 9 | Jennifer Troncy |
| 8 | Camille Grassineau | 10 | Elodie Guiglion |
| 12 | Lina Guérin | 11 | Shannon Izar |
| 14 | Jessy Tremouliere | ||
The following is the Kenya roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [8]
Head coach: Michael Mulima
| Backs | Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Rachael Mbogo | 1 | Stacy Otieno |
| 5 | Linet Arasa | 2 | Janet Awino |
| 7 | Doreen Nziwa | 3 | Sheila Chajira |
| 8 | Janet Okelo | 6 | Camilyne Oyuayo |
| 9 | Irene Otieno | 12 | Philadelphia Olando |
| 10 | Catherine Abilla (c) | ||
| 11 | Celestine Masinde | ||
The following is the New Zealand roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [9]
Head coach: Sean Horan
| Backs | Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Gayle Broughton | 1 | Ruby Tui |
| 7 | Tyla Nathan-Wong | 2 | Shakira Baker |
| 8 | Kelly Brazier | 3 | Terina Te Tamaki |
| 10 | Theresa Fitzpatrick | 4 | Niall Williams |
| 11 | Portia Woodman | 5 | Sarah Goss (c) |
| 12 | Kayla McAlister | 9 | Huriana Manuel |
The following is the Spain roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [10]
Head coach: José Antonio Barrio
| Backs | Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Patricia García | 1 | Berta García |
| 7 | Bárbara Pla | 2 | Paula Medín |
| 9 | María Casado | 3 | Ángela del Pan |
| 10 | Vanesa Rial | 5 | Marina Bravo |
| 11 | Iera Echebarria | 6 | Elisabet Martínez (c) |
| 8 | Amaia Erbina | ||
| 12 | María Ribera | ||
The following is the Brazil roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [11]
Head coach: Chris Neill
Trainer: Aristide Guerriero
| Backs | Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Edna Santini | 1 | Juliana Esteves dos Santos |
| 5 | Paula Ishibashi (c) | 2 | Luiza Campos |
| 6 | Tais Balconi | 3 | Júlia Sardá |
| 7 | Haline Scatrut | 8 | Beatriz Futuro Muhlbauer |
| 10 | Raquel Kochhann | 9 | Amanda Araújo |
| 11 | Isadora Cerullo | 13 | Mariana Barbosa Ramalho |
| 12 | Cláudia Teles | ||
The following was the Canada roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [13]
Head coach: John Tait
The following is the Great Britain squad in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [14]
Head coach: Simon Middleton
| Backs | Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Claire Allan | 2 | Abbie Brown |
| 3 | Alice Richardson | 6 | Katy McLean |
| 4 | Emily Scarratt (c) | 7 | Heather Fisher |
| 5 | Danielle Waterman | 12 | Amy Wilson-Hardy |
| 8 | Emily Scott | ||
| 9 | Natasha Hunt | ||
| 10 | Joanne Watmore | ||
| 11 |  Jasmine Joyce | ||
The following is the Japan roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [15]
Head coach: Keiko Asami
| Backs | Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiharu Nakamura (c) | 3 | Noriko Taniguchi |
| 7 | Marie Yamaguchi | 4 | Mio Yamanaka |
| 9 | Mifuyu Koide | 5 | Ayaka Suzuki |
| 10 | Yume Okuroda | 6 | Ano Kuwai |
| 11 | Yuka Kanematsu | 8 | Chisato Yokoo |
| 2 | Makiko Tomita | 12 | Kana Mitsugi |
| 13 | Aya Takeuchi | ||
The Australia men's national rugby sevens team participates in international competitions such as the World Rugby Sevens Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens. The current captain of the team is Nick Malouf, and the head coach is John Manenti.
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Spain's national rugby sevens team is one of 15 core teams participating in all ten tournaments of the World Rugby Sevens Series, having qualified by winning the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier tournament. Spain participated as a core team in the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series, but was relegated the following season.
Brazil was the host nation of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twenty-second appearance at the Summer Olympics, having competed in all editions in the modern era from 1920 onwards, except the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Setting a milestone in Olympic history, Brazil became the first South American country to host the Summer Olympics, and the second Latin American host following the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.
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The Brazil women's national rugby sevens team has appeared in the Olympics, the Rugby World Cup, the Women's Sevens Series, and other competitions. Brazil has won every regional championship in South America. Their team nickname "Yara" was coined in 2013, and comes from the local Tupí-Guaraní mythology. It was meant to signify the courage and collective strength of women’s rugby in Brazil and also to connect them with their country’s roots.
Kenya women's national rugby sevens team plays in several tournaments including the African Women's Sevens Championship, Dubai Invitational Sevens and the Hong Kong Women's Sevens.
France women's national rugby sevens team was champion of Europe in 2007. They competed at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, their qualification being determined by their placement in the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. They met defending champions, New Zealand, in the finals and were defeated 29 - 0.
Australia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Australia is one of only five countries to have sent athletes to every Summer Olympics of the modern era, alongside Great Britain, France, Greece, and Switzerland.
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Spain, represented by the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1920, Spanish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for two; the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The Spanish Olympic Committee sent a total of 306 athletes, 163 men and 143 women, to compete in 25 sports.
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Fiji competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's debut in 1956, Fijian athletes had taken part in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions. Fiji failed to register any athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and joined the American-led boycott when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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Fiji competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's debut in 1956, Fijian athletes have taken part in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions. Fiji failed to register any athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and joined the American-led boycott when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.
This article shows the roster of all participating teams for the women's rugby sevens competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Each roster could have up to 12 athletes, however in July 2021, the International Olympic Committee allowed alternates to also compete due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This meant each team could have up to 13 athletes.
