Wales women's national rugby sevens team explained

Country:Wales
Union:Welsh Rugby Union
Captain:Rachel Taylor
Emblem:The Prince of Wales's feathers
Coach:Rhys Edwards
From:2011
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The Wales Women's National Sevens Team represents Wales in Rugby sevens.

History

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

Squad to 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Final Qualifier [5]

Tournament history

Commonwealth Games record

Commonwealth Games
YearRoundPosition
20187th Place Playoff7th5140
2022TBC
Total0 Titles1/15140

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2 July 2012 . England lead Euro women to RWC Sevens 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131008224352/http://www.rwcsevens.com/home/news/newsid=2063198.html#england+lead+euro+women+rwc+sevens+2013 . 8 October 2013 . irb.com . 3 November 2017.
  2. News: 2017-07-09 . Wales sevens qualify for Commonwealths . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2022-04-17.
  3. Web site: 2017-12-14 . Wales women's 7s secure place at Commonwealth Games . 2022-04-17 . ITV News . en.
  4. Web site: 2018-04-15 . Final day tries for Harries and Joyce as Wales Women finish 7s campaign with a win over South Africa . 2022-04-17 . Western Telegraph . en.
  5. Web site: FIRA-AER official website . 2012-07-18 . 2012-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120706012016/http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/match-1985.htm . dead .