 | |||
| Union | Syrian High Rugby Committee | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Yasmines | ||
| Ground(s) | Al-Fayhaa Sports Complex | ||
| Coach(es) | Maria Carolina Bravo [1] | ||
| Captain(s) | Sarah Abd Elbaki | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
 Syria 5 – 5 Lebanon  (25 April 2018) | |||
| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | none | ||
The Syrian women's national rugby sevens team is Syria's representative in women's rugby sevens. Syria competed at the 2021 Arab Rugby Sevens women's tournament. [2] They placed fourth at the 2021 West Asia Rugby Women's Sevens. [3] [4]
| West Asia Rugby Sevens Series | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D | |||
 2021 | Third playoff | 4th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| TBA | Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Arab Rugby Sevens Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D | |||
 2021 | Finals |  | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
 2022 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 2023 | Finals | 4th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |||
Syria's roster of 12 athletes was named on 17 February 2023. [5]
Ensuring national security, increasing influence among its Arab neighbours and securing the return of the Golan Heights, have been the primary goals of the Syrian Arab Republic's foreign policy. At many points in its history, Syria has seen tension with its neighbours, such as Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon. Syria enjoyed an improvement in relations with several of the states in its region in the 21st century, prior to the Arab Spring and the Syrian Civil War.
The Iraq national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association (IFA), the governing body for football in Iraq. Iraq's usual home venue is the Basra International Stadium.
The United Arab Emirates national football team represents United Arab Emirates in international football and serves under the auspices of the country's Football Association.
The Jordan national football team represents Jordan in international football and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association. Jordan have never qualified for the World Cup finals but have appeared four times in the Asian Cup and reached its quarter-final stage in the 2004 and 2011 editions.
The Syria national football team represents Syria in international football and is controlled by the Syrian Arab Federation for Football, the governing body for football in Syria. Syria has never qualified for the World Cup finals but did reach the fourth qualification round in 2018. The team is currently banned by FIFA from playing at home, as they have not hosted a game since December 2010. Internationally, Syria won the 2012 WAFF Championship, 1957 Pan Arab Games and the 1987 Mediterranean Games.
The Lebanon national football team, controlled by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), have represented Lebanon in association football since their inception in 1933. The squad is governed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) continentally, and FIFA worldwide. While Lebanon have yet to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, they have qualified three times to the AFC Asian Cup: they first participated in 2000, when they hosted the event. Lebanon's main venue is the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium in Beirut; however they also play in other locations such as the Saida Municipal Stadium in Sidon.
Syria national basketball team, nicknamed Nosour Qasioun , represents Syria in international basketball competitions. The squad is governed by SBF, and is part of the FIBA Asia zone. Based on the number of overall medals won, Syria is a major force among basketball teams of WABA and ABC. The team has won eight medals at the WABA Championship and five at the Arab Basketball Championship.
Asia Rugby, formerly the Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU), is the governing body of rugby union in Asia under the authority of World Rugby. Founded in 1968 by eight charter nations, the Union today has 36 member unions in countries across Asia, stretching from Kazakhstan to Guam.
Rugby union in Syria is a minor but growing sport. Rugby was first introduced to the country by French and British forces, as well as by Syrian expatriates returning from the diaspora.
The Lebanon women's national football team is the official women's national football team of the country of Lebanon. The team was established in 2005, and is controlled by the Lebanon Football Association (LFA), the governing body for football in Lebanon. Whilst the team has yet to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup or the AFC Women's Asian Cup, they have finished runners-up at the 2022 edition of the WAFF Women's Championship, and in third place at the 2007 and 2019 editions.
The Syria national women's football team is the national women's football team of Syria. The team was established in 2005, and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association (SFA), the governing body for football in Syria. Whilst the team has yet to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup, or the AFC Women's Asian Cup, their best achievement was when they finished third in the 2005 and 2022 editions of the West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship.
The United Arab Emirates women's national football team represents United Arab Emirates in international women's football, and is run by the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA). Its highest ranking in the FIFA Women's World Rankings is 73rd, achieved in March 2015 at its first appearance in the ranking. UAE defeated Jordan in the 2010 WAFF Women's Championship, thus claiming their first WAFF Women's Championship title. UAE back in the 2011 WAFF Women's Championship defended their title against Iran in the final.
The Australia women's national rugby sevens team, are the Australia national rugby sevens team of women. They were champions of the inaugural Women's Sevens World Cup in 2009. The team plays in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series as one of the "core teams" on the world tour, of which they have been crowned Champions three times. The team also played in the preceding competition to the current world series, the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup. In 2016, they won the inaugural gold medal at the Rio Summer Olympics.
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.
The national federation became a FIFA affiliate in 1980. The development of women's football in the Middle East and central Asia dates back only about ten years.
Women's football in Lebanon officially began in 2005, with the creation of the Lebanese Women's Football (LWF). Despite the prejudice women have faced for playing football, the sport's popularity has risen since the late 2010s. Indeed, Lebanon has achieved significant success within the West Asia region.
The Syria women's national handball team is the national team of Syria. It is governed by the Syrian Arab Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays fifteen-a-side and seven-a-side rugby union, and is a member of the New Zealand Women's Sevens team and New Zealand Women's National Rugby Union team. Woodman was a member of the New Zealand Women's Sevens team when they won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Sarah Abd Elbaki is a Syrian rugby player, coach and referee. Captain of the Syrian women's team, Abd Elbaki is "an influential figure in women's rugby in the Arab world".
The Syrian High Rugby Committee is the governing body for rugby union in Syria. It was founded in March 2012 and sent teams to the Arabian 7s Challenge Cup in 2017. Syrian High Rugby Committee was fully affiliated to Asia Rugby in 2015, and became an associate member of World Rugby in 2022. Its headquarters is in Al-Fayhaa Sports Complex, Damascus.
