Kazakhstan women's national rugby sevens team explained

Country:Kazakhstan Women's Sevens Team
Union:Kazakhstan Rugby Union
Coach:Anna Yakovleva
Sevens:yes
World Cup Apps:0

The Kazakhstan women's national sevens rugby union team is Kazakhstan's representative in Rugby sevens at an international level. They have won the Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series seven times.

History

Kazakhstan won the 2010 Asia Pacific Sevens Championship in Malaysia.[1] [2] They also won gold at the 2010 Asian Games defeating China in the finals. They finished third at the 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament earning themselves a place at the 2020 Olympic repechage tournament to compete for one of two final berths in Tokyo.[3] [4] [5]

Players

Previous squad

Squad Height Weight Birthdate/Age
Olga Kumanikina 67kg (148lb) 14 August 1974
Irina Radzivil 68kg (150lb) 27 October 1979
Amina Baratova 76kg (168lb) 10 September 1982
Olessya Teryayeva 68kg (150lb) 8 August 1985
Olga Sazonova 65kg (143lb) 24 January 1986
Nigora Nurmatova 72kg (159lb) 23 January 1990
Marianna Balashova 65kg (143lb) 1 December 1984
Anna Yakovleva 76kg (168lb) 10 November 1983
Svetlana Klyuchnikova 61kg (134lb) 27 June 1984
Lyudmila Sherer 80kg (180lb) 14 June 1988
Irina Amossova 69kg (152lb) 13 November 1982
Irina Adler 58kg (128lb) 9 November 1978

Tournament History

Asian Championship

Asian Games

Asian Games
YearRoundPosition
2010Final6600
2014Final6420
2018Final6420
Total1 Title3/318 14 4 0

References

  1. Web site: 2010-11-07 . PNG impress at Asia Pacific women's tourney . 2024-02-02 . www.thenational.com.pg.
  2. Web site: 2010-11-03 . BRAVE SINGAPORE PLATE RUNNERS UP IN ASIA PACIFIC WOMEN'S 7's . 2024-02-02 . Singapore Rugby Union . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 2021-06-08. Kazakhstan Women's Rugby Sevens Squad for Olympic Repechage. 2021-10-31. Asia Rugby. en-US.
  4. Web site: Kazakhstan women's sevens squad for Repechage announced – Planet Sevens. 2021-10-31. en-US.
  5. Web site: Anna Yakovleva hoping to fulfil lifetime ambition and guide Kazakhstan to Tokyo 2020 - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. 2021-10-31. www.world.rugby.