Fiji women's national rugby sevens team

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Fiji
Flag of Fiji.svg
UnionFiji Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Fijiana
Captain(s)Ana Maria Roqica
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances3 (First in 2013)
Best result5th (2022)

The Fiji women's national sevens rugby union team won the gold medal at the 2011 Pacific Games. They qualified for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[1] The Fijiana team qualified for the 2016 Olympics by winning the 2015 Oceania Women's Sevens that was held in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] In 2018, they placed 5th at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[3][4] and 11th at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[5]

Fiji also qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and went on to win bronze after defeating Great Britain.[6][7]

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within the Fiji

World Cup

Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
United Arab Emirates 2009 Did not qualify
Russia 2013 Bowl Final 9th 6 3 2 1
United States 2018 11th Place Playoff 11th 4 2 2 0
South Africa 2022 5th Place Final 5th 4 3 1 0
Total 0 Titles 3/4 14 8 5 1

Commonwealth Games

Year Round Position P W L D
Australia 2018 5th Place Playoff 5th 5 3 2 0
England 2022 Gold medal Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4 1 0
Total 0 Titles 2/2 10 7 3 0

Oceania Women's Sevens results

Oceania Women's Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Papua New Guinea 2007 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 4 0 0
Samoa 2008 Semi-finalist 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 2 2 0
Fiji 2012 Semi-finalist 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 4 2 0
Australia 2013 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3 3 0
Australia 2014 Group Stage 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 4 2 0
New Zealand 2015 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6 0 0
Fiji 2016 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Fiji 2017 Cup Finals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 2 0
Fiji 2018 Cup Finals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 2 0
Fiji 2019 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Australia 2021 Final 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3 3 0
Total 2 Titles 11/11 60 42 18 0

Summer Olympics

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Brazil 2016 Quarterfinals 8th 6 2 4 0
Japan 2020 Finals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 4 2 0
Total 0 Titles 2/2 12 6 6 0

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

Season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Pos Points
2012–13 United Arab Emirates
Dubai
Did not enter
United States
Houston
Did not enter
China
Guangzhou
11th
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Did not enter
15th 2
2013–14 United Arab Emirates
Dubai
9th
Bowl Champion
United States
Atlanta
Did not enter
Brazil
São Paulo
Did not enter
China
Guangzhou
4th
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Did not enter
9th 18
2014–15 United Arab Emirates
Dubai
6th
Plate Runners-up
Brazil
São Paulo
9th
Bowl Champion
United States
Atlanta
9th
Bowl Champion
Canada
Victoria
8th
England
London
9th
Bowl Champion
Netherlands
Amsterdam
9th
Bowl Champion
8th 32
2015–16 United Arab Emirates
Dubai
7th
Brazil
São Paulo
6th
Plate Runners-up
United States
Atlanta
8th
Canada
Victoria
9th
Bowl Champion
France
Clermont-Ferrand
8th 28

Pacific Games

Pacific Games
Year Round Position Pld W D L
New Caledonia 2011 Final 1st 7 7 0 0
Papua New Guinea 2015 Final 1st 7 6 0 1
Samoa 2019 Final 1st 6 6 0 0
Total 3 Titles 3/3 20 19 0 1

Team

Current squad

1. Aloesi Nakoci 2. Mereula Torooti 3. Lavena Cavuru 4. Ana Maria Naimasi 5. Mereani Rogosau 6. Sesenieli Donu 7. Vasiti Solikoviti 8. Raijeli Daveua 9. Laisani Likuceva 10.Vani Buleki 11.Reapi Ulunasau 12.Rusila Nagasau 13.Ana Maria Roqica 14. Lavenia Tinai 15.Verenaisi Bari 16. Asinate Savu

Previous squads

See also

References

  1. ^ "World Rugby Women's Sevens Series". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10.
  2. ^ "Australia and Fiji qualify for Olympics". World Rugby.org. November 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. ^ Phillips, Sam (2018-04-15). "Aussies denied gold as NZ nab double | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  4. ^ Morgan, Liam (2018-03-24). "Fiji name final men's and women's rugby sevens squads for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2021-10-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Singh, Zanzeer (2021-05-28). "'Path is fair' – Fuli hails changes to Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifiers". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2021-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Rugby 7's Women Qualify For Olympics". www.fasanoc.org.fj. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2021-10-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Wylie, Vinnie (2021-08-03). "Players keen to join Fijiana 7s following Olympic success". RNZ. Retrieved 2021-10-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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