Faith Nathan Explained

Birth Date:27 July 2000
Height:1.64 m
Weight:65 kg

Faith Nathan (born 27 July 2000) is an Australian rugby union player. She has represented her country in rugby sevens at Olympic and Commonwealth Games and at the Rugby Sevens World Cup.

Rugby career

Nathan was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] [2] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14–12 in the quarterfinals.[3]

Nathan won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[4] [5] [6] She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[7] Against Madagascar during the tournament she became the first Australian woman to ever score five tries in one match at the rugby sevens World Cup.[8]

In 2024, She was selected in the Australian women's sevens side for the Summer Olympics in Paris.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Williamson. Nathan. 2021-07-02. Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads. 2021-07-28. RUGBY.com.au. en.
  2. Web site: NATHAN Faith. dead. 2021-07-28. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. en-us. 28 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210728162348/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rugby-sevens/athlete-profile-n1472489-nathan-faith.htm.
  3. Web site: Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 . 2022-04-04 . The Roar . en-US.
  4. Web site: Williamson . Nathan . Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games . 2 August 2022 . rugby.com.au. 5 July 2022 .
  5. Web site: 2022-07-31 . Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games . 2022-08-05 . www.world.rugby.
  6. Web site: Williamson . Nathan . 2022-07-31 . Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold . 2022-08-05 . www.rugby.com.au . en.
  7. Web site: Australia women win Sevens World Cup. Rugby World. September 11, 2022.
  8. Web site: GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth. Rugby.com.au. September 11, 2022.
  9. Web site: 2024-07-23 . Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight . 2024-07-25 . www.rugby.com.au . en.
  10. Web site: 2024-07-03 . Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads . 2024-07-26 . olympics.com.

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