| Union | Samoa Rugby Union | |
|---|---|---|
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| World Cup Sevens | ||
| Appearances | 0 | |
The Samoa women's national rugby sevens team represents Samoa in rugby sevens. Samoa competed in the 2011 Pacific Games and were runners-up after losing to Fiji. At the 2015 Pacific Games they defeated Tonga at the fifth place match.
At the Oceania Women's Sevens Championship, Samoa placed second in 2007 and were fourth in 2008, 2013 and 2014. They competed at the 2020 Women's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Monaco but were unsuccessful to make it to the Tokyo Olympics. [1] [2]
| Pacific Games | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
 2011 | Final |  | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
 2015 | 5th Place Play-off | 5th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 2019 | Bronze Medal Match | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/3 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| Oceania Women's Sevens | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
| 2007 | Cup Final | | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | Bronze Final | 4th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
 2012 | Plate Final | 5th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 2013 | Bronze Final | 4th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | Round-robin | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 2015 | Cup Final | | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | Round-robin | 5th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5th–8th Place Playoff | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5th Place Playoff | 5th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5th Place Playoff | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2022 | ||||||
| 2023 | 5th Place Playoff | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 11/13 | 59 | 23 | 1 | 35 |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Round 6 | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
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