Brazil women's national rugby sevens team explained

Country:Brazil
Union:Brazilian Rugby Confederation
Nickname:Yaras
Captain:Luiza Campos
Coach:Will Broderick
Trainer:Aristide Guerriero
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Sevens:yes
World Cup Apps:2
Year:2009
Best:10th (2009)

thumb|right|Brazil v. Great BritainThe 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 "Yaras" was coined in 2013, and comes from the local Tupí-Guaraní myth of the Iara. 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.[1]

They qualified for the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Colombia in the finals of the 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[2] Brazil and Colombia qualified for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa.[3]

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Olympic Games record
YearRoundPosition
2016 Rio9th Place Final9th5320
2020 Tokyo11th Place Final11th5140
2024 Paris9th Place Final10th5140
Total0 Titles3/3155100

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens record
YearRoundPosition
2009Bowl Finalists10th6330
2013Bowl Quarterfinalists13th4130
2018Challenge Trophy Quarterfinalists13th4220
11th-place Final11th4220
Total0 Titles4/4188100

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
YearRoundPosition
2015 TorontoBronze Medal Game3rd6420
2019 LimaBronze Medal Game4th5230
Total0 Title1/211650

South American Games

South American Games record
YearRoundPosition
2014 SantiagoGold Medal Game1st7700
2018 CochabambaGold Medal Game1st6600
2022 AsunciónGold Medal Game1st4400
Total3 titles3/3171700

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

SeasonRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6PositionPoints
2012–13
Dubai
12th

Houston
9th
Bowl Champion

Guangzhou
8th

Amsterdam
12th
10th12
2013–14
Dubai
8th

Atlanta
11th

São Paulo
10th
Bowl Runners-up

Guangzhou
12th

Amsterdam
8th
9th18
2014–15
Dubai
9th
Bowl Champion

São Paulo
8th

Atlanta
8th

Victoria
10th
Bowl Runners-up

London
12th

Amsterdam
Did not enter
10th20
2015–16
Dubai
10th
Bowl Runners-up

São Paulo
8th

Atlanta
Did not enter

Victoria
10th
Bowl Runners-up

Clermont-Ferrand
Did not enter
10th12

IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup

Sevens Challenge Cup record
YearRoundPosition
2011 Dubai5th to 8th Place8th5050
2012 Hong KongBowl Final9th (Bowl Champion)4220
2012 LondonBowl12th5140
Total 0 Titles 3/3 14 3 11 0

Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens

Team

Current Team

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Date of birth (age)MatchesPoints
Luiza Campos30 July 1990187161
Gabriela Lima2 September 199455162
Andressa Alves9 December 20005840
Marina Fioravanti6 October 19937927
Mariana Nicolau16 November 199711987
Gisele Gomes Dos Santos(age 20)2914
Bianca Silva22 July 1998123305
Milena Silva(age 23)2915
Thalia Costa30 May 1997103340
Thalita Costa30 May 1997365
Aline Ribeiro Furtado2 October 1995645
Rafaela Zanellato25 November 19999090
Yasmim Soares(age 24)60

Olympics squads

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: women.rugby. Brazil women launch rebrand ahead of Tokyo Olympics Women in Rugby women.rugby. 24 October 2021. www.women.rugby. en.
  2. Web site: 2 June 2019. Brazil qualify for Tokyo 2020 women's rugby sevens after winning South American title. live. 24 October 2021. www.insidethegames.biz. https://web.archive.org/web/20190611150844/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1080064/brazil-qualify-for-tokyo-2020-womens-rugby-sevens-after-winning-south-american-title. 11 June 2019.
  3. Web site: world.rugby. 13 November 2021. BRAZIL AND COLOMBIA QUALIFY FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS 2022. live. 16 November 2021. www.rwcsevens.com. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20211116174051/https://www.rwcsevens.com/news/670755/brazil-and-colombia-qualify-to-rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022. 16 November 2021.