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| Union | Welsh Rugby Union | ||
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| Emblem(s) | The Prince of Wales's feathers | ||
| Coach(es) | Rhys Edwards | ||
| Captain(s) | Rachel Taylor | ||
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The Wales Women's National Sevens Team represents Wales in Rugby sevens.
In 2006 Wales won the European Women Sevens Championship after beating England 10–7 in the final.
In 2012 they competed in round 2 of the European Women's Sevens Series which also acted as a qualifier for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. They failed to qualify after finishing in 11th place overall. [1]
Wales finished in fifth place at the 2017 Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series and qualified for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. [2] [3] They defeated South Africa 19–14 in the seventh place playoff. [4]
Squad to 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Final Qualifier [5]
| Commonwealth Games | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2018 | 7th Place Playoff | 7th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
 2022 | TBC | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
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