Papua New Guinea women's national rugby sevens team explained

Country:Papua New Guinea
Union:Papua New Guinea Rugby Football Union
Captain:Alice Alois
Nickname:Palais
Coach:Cecil Davani
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First: 17 – 17
(2007 Pacific Women's Sevens Championship, 1 December 2007)
Bigwin: 77 – 0
(2017 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship, 10 November 2017)
Sevens:yes
World Cup Apps:1
Year:2018
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Founded:2007

The Papua New Guinea women's national rugby sevens team represents Papua New Guinea in international women's rugby sevens tournaments. They are regular participants at the Oceania Women's Sevens Championship and Pacific Games.

History

PNG's first international was in 2007 while hosting the first ever Pacific women's sevens championship (now known as Oceania Women's Sevens Championship) in Port Moresby. They won the 2011 Asia Pacific Women’s Sevens Championship that was held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.[1] [2]

In 2017, the team made their first appearance at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series as an invited team to the 2017 Sydney Women's Sevens. They debuted at the Women's Sevens World Cup in 2018.[3]

They finished in fourth place at the 2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship which earned them a spot at the 2020 Women's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.[4] [5] [6] [7] The Palais did not qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

At the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, they were defeated by Fiji in the gold medal final and had to settle for silver.[8] [9] They competed in the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai; they finished ninth overall in the first round.[10] [11] They finished eleventh overall at the 2024 Sevens Challenger Series.[12]

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Papua New Guinea

World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup 7s
YearRoundPosition
2009did not enter
2013did not qualify
201815th playoff15th4130
2022did not qualify
Total0 Titles1/44130

Pacific Games

Pacific Games 7s
YearRoundPosition
2011Third playoff7 4 3 0
2015Third playoff7 5 2 0
2019Third playoff6 4 2 0
2023Final5 4 1 0
Total0 Titles4/4251780

Oceania Women's Sevens

Oceania Women's 7s
YearRoundPositionRefs
Pacific 7s
align=left style="border: 3px solid red" 2007Third playoff4 3 0 1 [13]
Oceania 7s
2008did not attend[14]
2012Third playoff4th6 3 3 0[15]
2013Pool stage5th4 0 3 1 [16]
2014Pool stage5th6 3 3 0[17]
2015Third playoff4th6 1 5 0 [18]
2016Round-robin6 4 2 0 [19]
Third playoff 4th5 1 3 1
Third playoff 4th5 2 3 0
Third playoff 4th 6 4 2 0
did not attend
withdrew[20]
Third playoff4th6420
Total0 Titles10/135022262
Oceania Sevens Challenge

World Rugby Sevens

World Rugby women's sevens series

Papua New Guinea have been a regular invitational team to the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series particularly at the Australian Women's Sevens (2017−2019, 2023) and New Zealand Women's Sevens (2023).

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
SeasonRoundsPositionPoints
2016–171 / 614th1
2017–181 / 516th1
2018–191 / 616th1
2022–232 / 714th2

Player records

The following shows leading career Papua New Guinean players based on performance in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[21]

+Tries scored
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19
23
31
1
1
1
+Points scored
width=25 No.width=110 Playerwidth=45 Points
149
215
35
5
5
5
+Matches played
width=25 No.width=110 Playerwidth=45 Matches
120
219
19
415
15
15

World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series

In 2020, Papua New Guinea were scheduled to compete in the inaugural World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series after being the highest ranked non-core team from Oceania at the 2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship in Suva. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, World Rugby postponed the tournament without rescheduling a future date,[22] before eventually cancelling it altogether. Therefore, the official inaugural series was in 2022 in which Papua New Guinea gained a direct quota.

World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series
SeasonRoundsPositionPoints
2020 season cancelled due to impacts of COVID-19 pandemic.
20221 / 111th
20232 / 212th4
20243 / 311th8

Players

Current squad

Papua New Guinea's squad to the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series:[23]

Roster
PlayerDate of birth (age)Union / Club
1Barbara Sigere
2Joyce TaravunaNovember 23, 2023
3BKAlice AloisApril 19, 2023 Capital Rugby Union
4Magdelene Swaki
6Esther GigmatNovember 23, 2023
7Naomi KellyNovember 23, 2023
8Jessica Refireka
9Cynthiah Peters
10BKNovember 23, 2023 Capital Rugby Union
11Helen Ken Alo
12Joanne LagonaNovember 23, 2023
15FWMarie BiyamaNovember 23, 2023 Capital Rugby Union

Previous squads

The Papua New Guinea Rugby Union announced its women's rugby sevens team on 28 June 2019.[24]

Roster
PlayerDate of birth (age)Union / Club
1FWKymlie Rapilla (c)July 8, 2019 National Capital District
2FWLynette KwarulaJuly 8, 2019 National Capital District
3FWMarie BiyamaJuly 8, 2019 Central
4BKJuly 8, 2019 Central
5BKTaiva LavaiJuly 8, 2019 National Capital District
6BKGemma SchnaubeltJuly 8, 2019 Queensland
7BKAlice AloisJuly 8, 2019 National Capital District
8BKYolanda GittinsJuly 8, 2019 Queensland
9FWHelen AbauJuly 8, 2019 Central
10BKMarlugu DixonJuly 8, 2019 Queensland
11FWMelanie KawaJuly 20, 2018 Queensland
12BKGwen PokanaJuly 20, 2018 National Capital District
Head coach: John Larry
PlayerDate of birth (age)Union / Club
1FWJuly 20, 2018 New Capital District
2FWJuly 20, 2018 Queensland
3FWJuly 20, 2018 Central
4BKJuly 20, 2018 New Capital District
5 (c)July 20, 2018 Central
6BKJuly 20, 2018 Queensland
7BKJuly 20, 2018 Central
8July 20, 2018 New Capital District
9BKJuly 20, 2018 Central
10July 20, 2018 Central
11July 20, 2018 Queensland
12July 20, 2018 Queensland
PlayerDate of birth (age)Union / Club
1BKCassandra Samson (c)July 8, 2015 National Capital District
2BKAlice AloisJuly 8, 2015 National Capital District
3FWJuly 8, 2015 Queensland
4FWLynette KwarulaJuly 8, 2015 Central
5BKTrisilla Rema New Capital District
6BKDulcie Bomai New Capital District
7BKMenda Ipat National Capital District
8BKFreda Waula New Capital District
9FWKymlie RapillaJuly 8, 2015 New Capital District
10FWNaomi Alapi New Capital District
11FWGeua Larry Central
12BKJoana LagonaJuly 8, 2015 New Capital District

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glaser . Tym . 2011-09-27 . Women get their chance in Sevens . 2024-02-03 . www.chinadaily.com.cn.
  2. Web site: 2013-10-16 . Palais seek redemption at Asia-Pacific Sevens . 2024-02-03 . www.thenational.com.pg.
  3. Web site: 2018-07-19. World Cup Squads revealed. 2021-10-26. Scrum Queens. en.
  4. Web site: worldrugby.org. Papua New Guinea Olympic qualification would be huge achievement for "the country as a whole" - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. 2021-10-26. www.world.rugby.
  5. Web site: 2021-06-18. PNG women grateful to be in Monaco after long 7s journey. 2021-10-26. RNZ. en-nz.
  6. Web site: 2021-05-14. PNG women 7s determined to compete in Monaco. 2021-10-26. RNZ. en-nz.
  7. Web site: Papua New Guinea Olympic qualification will be countries best achievement – Planet Sevens. 2021-10-26. en-US.
  8. Web site: Hawkins . Koroi . 2023-11-26 . Pacific Games 2023: Fiji, Tahiti sweep rugby 7s and volleyball gold, but New Caledonia's medal haul continues . 2023-11-26 . RNZ . en-nz.
  9. Web site: Ballekom . Aaron . Saepioh . Donaldson . Teho . Frank . 2023-11-25 . Fiji Retain Rugby 7s Golds, Wallis And Futuna Win Surprise Women's Bronze . 2023-11-26 . www.sol2023.com.sb . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2024-01-14 . China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai . 2024-01-15 . www.world.rugby.
  11. Web site: 2024-01-13 . Semi-finals decided at World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger in Dubai . 2024-01-15 . www.svns.com . en.
  12. Web site: 2024-05-19 . China claim third Challenger title as Madrid tickets handed out . 2024-05-31 . www.world.rugby.
  13. Web site: 2007 . Fijiana take Pacific women's Sevens . IRB . 2 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080404194226/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/womensrugby/newsid=2021408.html . 4 April 2008.
  14. Web site: 2008 . Oceania Sevens women's final . Oceania Rugby . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150227071012/http://www.oceaniarugby.com/20080726_oceania_sevens_womens_final.html . 27 February 2015.
  15. Web site: 2012 . New Zealand claim Oceania Women's Sevens Championship . Oceania Rugby . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131209234259/http://www.oceaniarugby.com/new_zealand_claim_oceania_womens_sevens_champions.html . 9 December 2013.
  16. Web site: 2013 . Women's Sevens Statistics - Day 2 . Oceania Rugby . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131007104704/http://www.oceaniarugby.com/verve/_resources/2013_Womens_Sevens_Statistics_-_Day_2.pdf . 7 October 2013.
  17. Web site: 2014 . Fiji and New Zealand win the Oceania Sevens . IRB .
  18. Web site: 2015 . Australia and Fijiana Win Places at 2016 Olympic Games Sevens . Oceania Rugby . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151115100833/http://www.oceaniarugby.com/pageitem.aspx?id=103745&id2=1&eID=66726&entityID=66726 . 15 November 2015.
  19. News: 12 November 2016 . Australian women win Oceania rugby sevens . Special Broadcasting Service . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170309215957/http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/11/12/australian-women-win-oceania-rugby-sevens . 9 March 2017.
  20. Web site: PNG withdraws from Oceania 7s, focused on HSBC Challenge . 22 June 2022 .
  21. Web site: worldrugby.org . Stats Centre HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series . 2023-03-05 . www.world.rugby.
  22. Web site: World Rugby Statement: HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series postponed . World Rugby . 13 March 2020.
  23. Web site: 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Women's squads . 2024-01-17 . resources.worldrugby-rims.pulselive.com . 9.
  24. Web site: 26 June 2019 . PNG Palais squad named for Pacific Games. . Loop PNG . 27 June 2019 .

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