2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series squads

This is a list of the complete squads for the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[1][2][3][4][5]

World Rugby Women's Sevens
2017–18 squads
Series VI
Players in Series VI. Clockwise from top left: Marina Kukina of Russia, Naya Tapper of the United States, Emma Tonegato of Australia and Montserrat Amédée of France.

Captains for a tournament have their number marked in bold.

Australia

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Australia team members 2017–18
Player Apps Position Number
Dubai Sydney Kita­kyushu Langford Paris
 
Lauren Brown 3 Back 7 10 10
Charlotte Caslick 4 Back 7 7 7 7
Emilee Cherry 5 Back 11 11 11 11 11
Dominique Du Toit 5 Back 4 4 4 4 4
Georgina Friedrichs 4 Forward 3 3 12 12
Demi Hayes 3 Forward 3 3 3
Page McGregor 3 Back 10 8 8
Yasmin Meakes 3 Forward 2 2 2
Mahalia Murphy 2 Forward 8 8
Shannon Parry 5 Forward 1 1 1 1 1
Evania Pelite 5 Back 6 6 6 6 6
Alicia Quirk 2 Back 10 10
Cassie Staples 4 Forward 12 12 8 12
Emma Sykes 5 Back 9 9 9 9 9
Emma Tonegato 5 Back 5 5 5 5 5
Sharni Williams 2 Forward 2 2

Canada

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Coach:   John Tait

Canada team members 2017–18
Player Apps Position Number
Dubai Sydney Kita­kyushu Langford Paris
 
Olivia Apps 3 6 12 12
Brittany Benn 4 1 1 1 1
Pam Buisa 2 1 5
Emma Chown 1 6
Caroline Crossley 5 3 3 3 3 3
Hannah Darling 5 10 10 10 10 10
Bianca Farella 3 8 8 8
Julia Greenshields 4 5 5 5 5
Sara Kaljuvee 3 7 7 7
Jen Kish 2 7 7
Ghislaine Landry 4 9 9 9 9
Tausani Levale 2 8 8
Megan Lukan 4 12 12 9 12
Kayla Moleschi 5 2 2 2 2 2
Breanne Nicholas 5 4 4 4 4 4
Natasha Watcham-Roy 5 11 11 11 11 11
Charity Williams 3 6 6 6

England

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Coach:   James Bailey

England team members 2017–18
Player Apps Position Number
Dubai Sydney Kita­kyushu Langford Paris
 
Holly Aitchison 3 Back 11 11 11
Claire Allan 3 Back 1 1 1
Jess Breach 2 Back 1 11
Abbie Brown 4 Forward 2 2 2 2
Heather Fisher 5 Forward 7 7 7 7 7
Vicky Fleetwood 3 Back 10 10 10
Deborah Fleming 5 Forward 6 6 6 6 6
Natasha Hunt 1 Back 5
Megan Jones 2 Back 10 10
Olivia Jones 1 Back 1
Katie Mason 2 Back 4 11
Alex Matthews 5 Forward 2 9 9 9 9
Sarah McKenna 3 Back 5 12 5
Chantelle Miell 2 Forward 9 5
Emily Scarratt 3 Back 5 4 4
Emily Scott 5 Back 8 8 8 8 8
Lydia Thompson 4 Back 3 3 3 3
Amy Wilson-Hardy 4 Forward 12 12 12 12
Millie Wood 3 Back 4 4 3

Fiji

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Coach:   Iliesa Tanivula

Fiji team members 2017–18
Player Apps Position Number
Dubai Sydney Kita­kyushu Langford Paris
 
Naina Baleca 1 Forward 3
Lavenia Cavuru 2 Back 5 11
Merewai Cumu 3 Forward 1 5 5
Raijieli Daveua 2 Back 7 7
Rusila Nagasau 3 Forward 10 10 7
Ana Maria Naimasi 5 Back 2 2 3 3 3
Miriama Naiobasali 4 Forward 4 2 2 2
Litia Naiqato 3 Forward 3 1 1
Aloessi Nakoci 1 Back 7
Timaima Ravisa 5 Back 12 12 12 12 12
Viniana Riwai 5 Back 11 11 4 4 4
Ana Maria Roqica 5 Back 8 8 8 8 8
Jiowana Sauto 2 Forward 11 11
Asinate Savu 2 Forward 5 1 1
Pricilla Saivavi Siata 4 Forward 6 6 6 6
Vasiti Kuma Solikoviti 2 Forward 4 5
Lavenia Tinai 4 Back 9 9 9 9
Luisa Tisolo 3 Back 7 10 10
Mereula Torooti 1 Back 9
Vilisi Vakaloloma 2 Back 6 10

France

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Coach:   David Courteix

France team members 2017–18
Player Apps Position Number
Dubai Sydney Kita­kyushu Langford Paris
 
Montserrat Amedee 4 Back 5 5 5 5
Coralie Bertrand 5 Back 12 12 11 11 7
Pauline Biscarat 3 Back 4 4 4
Anna-Cécile Ciofani 4 Forward 7 2 2 2
Mathilde Coutouly 1 Forward 11
Caroline Drouin 4 Forward 1 10 10 10
Camille Grassineau 5 Back 8 8 8 8 8
Lina Guerin 4 Back 7 12 12 12
Fanny Horta 5 Forward 6 6 6 6 6
Shannon Izar 2 Back 11 11
Nassira Konde 1 Back 4
Jade Le Pesq 3 Forward 10 9 9
Marjorie Mayans 4 Forward 1 1 1 1
Konde Nassira 2 Forward 10
Carla Niesen 2 Back 9 9
Seraphine Okemba 3 Back 2 2 7
Chloe Pelle 5 Forward 3 3 3 3 3
Joanna Sainlo 1 Back 9
Charlotte Torres-Duxans 1 Back 4
Jessy Tremouliere 2 Back 7 5

Ireland

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Coach:   Anthony Eddy

Ireland team members 2017–18
Player Apps Position Number
Dubai Sydney Kita­kyushu Langford Paris
 
Kathy Baker 3 Forward 4 4 4
Ashleigh Baxter 5 Forward 6 6 6 6 6
Claire Boles 3 Forward 4 4 12
Aoife Doyle 3 Back 8 8 8
Katie Fitzhenry 5 Forward 7 7 7 7 7
Stacey Flood 5 Back 3 3 3 3 3
Louise Galvin 5 Back 11 11 11 11 11
Katie Heffernan 3 Back 2 12 12
Eve Higgins 3 Back 10 10 10 10 10
Lucy Mulhall 3 Back 9 9 9 9 9
Amee-Leigh Murphy-Crowe 3 Back 5 5 5 5 5
Deirbhile Nic a Bhaird 3 Forward 12 12 8 8 1
Audrey O'Flynn 4 Forward 1 1 1 1
Hannah Tyrrell 4 Back 2 2 2 2

Source: [6][7]

Japan

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Coach:   Hitoshi Inada

Japan team members 2017–18
Player Apps Position Number
Dubai Sydney Kita­kyushu Langford Paris
 
Raichierumiyo Bativakalolo 4 Forward 3 3 3 3
Yume Hirano 5 Back 10 10 10 10 10
Mifuyu Koide 4 Back 11 11 11 11
Tomomi Kozasa 4 Forward 7 7 7 7
Ano Kuwai 3 Forward 2 2 7
Iroha Nagata 3 Forward 8 8 8 8
Aya Nakajima 1 Forward 8
Chiharu Nakamura 5 Back 1 1 1 1 1
Yume Okuroda 3 Forward 9 4 4
Fumiko Otake 4 Back 5 5 5 5
Mayu Shimizu 1 Back 5
Sayaka Suzuki 5 Back 6 6 6 6 6
Emii Tanaka 5 Back 12 12 12 12 12
Noriko Taniguchi 3 Forward 2 2 2
Yukari Tateyama 5 Back 3 9 9 9 9
Honoka Tsutsumi 1 Back 11
Chisato Yoko 3 Forward 4 4 4

New Zealand

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Coach:   Allan Bunting

New Zealand team members 2017–18
Player Apps Position Number
Dubai Sydney Kita­kyushu Langford Paris
 
Shakira Baker 3 Forward 2 2
Michaela Blyde 5 Back 6 6 6 6 6
Kelly Brazier 4 Back 8 8 8 8
Gayle Broughton 4 Back 8 9 9 9
Theresa Fitzpatrick 5 Back 10 10 10 10 10
Sarah Goss 5 Forward 5 5 5 5 5
Huia Harding 1 Forward 1
Kayla McAlister 1 Back 12
Tyla Nathan-Wong 5 Back 7 7 7 7 7
Alena Saili 2 Forward 2 2
Shiray Kaka 1 Forward 2
Terina Te Tamaki 1 Back 9
Ruby Tui 4 Forward 1 1 1 1
Stacey Waaka 5 Back 3 3 3 3 3
Kat Whata-Simpkins 1 Forward 9
Niall Williams 5 Back 4 4 4 4 4
Tenika Willison 4 Forward 12 12 12 12
Portia Woodman 5 Forward 11 11 11 11 11

Russia

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Coach:   Andrey Kuzin

Russia team members 2017–18
Player Apps Position Number
Dubai Sydney Kita­kyushu Langford Paris
 
Aleksandra Aliseenko 1 3
Alina Arterchuk 1 4
Anna Baranchuk 3 Forward 3 11 9
Daria Bobkova 3 Forward 3 3 3
Polina Buravleva 2 Back 9 12
Arina Bystrova 4 Forward 11 11 11 11
Iana Danilova 2 Back 5 8
Anna Gavrilyuk 5 Forward 6 6 6 6 6
Diana Glushenko 1 2
Aleksandra Kazantseva 1 7
Baizat Khamidova 4 Forward 5 5 5 5
Marina Kukina 4 Back 8 8 8 8
Snezhanna Kulkova 3 Back 9 9 9
Daria Lushina 4 Back 2 2 2 2
Alena Mikhaltsova 4 Back 4 4 4 4
Daria Noritsina 5 Back 1 1 1 1 1
Maria Perestiak 4 Back 12 12 12 12
Anastasia Prokudina 1 10
Kristina Seredina 4 Forward 7 7 7 7
Elena Zdrokova 4 Back 10 10 10 10

Spain

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Coach:   Pedro de Matías

Spain team members 2017–18
Player Apps Position Number
Dubai Sydney Kita­kyushu Langford Paris
 
Eva Aguirre 1 Forward 8
Maria Ahis 1 Back 10
Ingrid Algar 3 Back 1 8 6
Uri Barrutieta 5 Forward 2 2 2 2 2
Marina Bravo 5 Forward 5 5 5 5 5
Teresa Bueso 1 Back 10
Enara Cacho 1 Forward 10
María Casado 5 Back 9 9 9 9 9
Iera Echebarría 5 Back 11 11 11 11 11
Amaia Erbina 5 Back 3 3 3 3 3
Anne Fernández de Corres 2 Back 10 10
Olivia Fresneda 1 Back 1
Patricia García 5 Back 4 4 4 4 4
Sabina Hurtado 3 Forward 8 8 8
María Losada 3 Back 1 1 1
Elisabet Martínez 4 Forward 6 6 6 6
Bárbara Plà 5 Back 7 7 7 7 7
María Ribera 5 Forward 12 12 12 12 12

United States

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Coach:   Richie Walker

United States team members 2017–18
Player Apps Position Number
Dubai Sydney Kita­kyushu Langford Paris
 
Tia Blythe 2 Back 10 10
Sarah Buonopane 4 Back 11 11 12 11
Kayla Canett 2 Back 8 8
Ryan Carlyle 5 Forward 2 2 5 4 4
Lauren Doyle 2 Back 9 9
Cheta Emba 4 Forward 5 3 2 2
Joanne Fa'avesi 2 Forward 5 5
Megan Foster 1 Back 5
Jordan Gray 5 Forward 1 1 1 1 1
Kelly Griffin 1 Forward 2
Abby Gustaitis 4 Forward 3 3 3 3
Nicole Heavirland 5 Back 4 4 4 6 6
Alev Kelter 5 Back 6 6 6 10 10
Natalie Kosko 1 Back 9
Ilona Maher 1 Back 7
Saskia Morgan 2 Back 12 12
Sara Parsons 1 Forward 8
Neariah Persinger 1 Back 9
Hope Rogers 2 Forward 8 8
Kelsi Stockert 1 Forward 9
Naya Tapper 5 Back 7 7 7 12 12
Kristen Thomas 2 Back 11 11
Katherine Zackary 2 Back 9 7

Non-core teams

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One place in each tournament of the series is allocated to a national team based on performance in the respective continental tournaments within Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and the Americas.

Brazil

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Coach:   Reuben Samuel

Brazil team for Langford 2018
Number Player Position
1 Eshyllen Cardoso
2 Haline Scatrut
3 Rafaela Zanellato
4 Leila Silva
5 Júlia Rodrigues
6 Isadora Cerullo
7 Amanda Araújo
8 Isadora Lopes
9 Milena Mariano
10 Raquel Kochhann
11 Bianca Silva
12 Mariana Nicolau

China

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Coach:   Lu Zhuan

China team for Kitakyushu 2018
Number Player Position
1 Yu Liping
2 Hu Yu
3 Lu Yuanyuan
4 Tong Xueqin
5 Yan Meiling
6 Wang Wanyu
7 Chen Keyi
8 Gao Yueying
9 Sun Caihong
10 Liu Xiaoqian
11 Yu Xiaoming
12 Yang Min

Papua New Guinea

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Coach:   Larry John

Papua New Guinea team for Sydney 2018
Number Player Position
1 Gemma Schnaubelt Back
2 Chelsea Garesa Back
3 Mavis Mitaharo Back
4 Taiva Lavai Back
5 Marie Biyama Back
6 Melanie Kawa Forward
7 Fatima Rama Back
8 Geua Larry Forward
9 Lynette Kwarula Forward
10 Debbie Kaore Forward
11 Freda Waula Back
12 Isi Govea Forward

South Africa

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Coach:   Renfred Dazel

South Africa team for Dubai 2017
Number Player Position
1 Unathi Mali Back
2 Christelene Steinhoebel Forward
3 Chane Stadler Back
4 Zintle Mpupha Back
5 Eloise Webb Forward
6 Veroeshka Grain Back
7 Phumeza Gadu Back
8 Megan Comley Forward
9 Nadine Roos Back
10 Mathrin Simmers Back
11 Jacqueline Kriel Forward
12 Marithy Pienaar Forward

Wales

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Coach:   Nick Wakley

Wales team for Paris 2018
Number Player Position
1 Jasmine Joyce
2 Lucy Packer
3 Kayleigh Powell
4 Elinor Snowsill
5 Alisha Butchers
6 Hannah Jones
7 Bethan Lewis
8 Jessica Kavanagh-Williams
9 Alex Callender
10 Sian Williams
11 Gemma Rowland
12 Shona Powell Hughes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dubai Squad Lists with Career Totals" (PDF). World Rugby. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Sydney Squad Lists with Career Totals" (PDF). World Rugby. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Kitakyushu Squad Lists with Career Totals" (PDF). World Rugby. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Langford Squad Lists with Career Totals" (PDF). World Rugby. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Paris Squad Lists with Career Totals" (PDF). World Rugby. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Ireland Women's Sevens Squad Named For World Series Opener In Dubai". www.irishrugby.ie. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Ireland Women's Sevens Squad Announced For Sydney". www.irishrugby.ie. 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.