The Canada women's national rugby sevens team was one of six "core teams" that competed in all four rounds of the inaugural World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in 2012–13.[1] Canada competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal after defeating Great Britain 33–10.[2] At the 2020 Olympics they failed to medal and finished in 9th place.[3]
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Union | Rugby Canada | ||
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Coach(es) | Jack Hanratty | ||
Captain(s) | Olivia Apps | ||
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World Cup Sevens | |||
Appearances | 3 (First in 2009) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2013) |
They participated at the 2021 Canada Women's Sevens in Vancouver and Edmonton. Canada finished third at both tournaments.[4][5]
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Canada won the silver medal after coming from 0-12 behind to defeat Australia 21-12 in the semi-finals,[6] before losing the final to New Zealand 12-19.[7][8]
Tournament history
editA red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Canada
Summer Olympics
editOlympic Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
2016 | Bronze Medal Game | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
2020 | 9–12th place | 9th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
2024 | Gold Medal Game | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 0 Titles | 3/3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
Rugby World Cup Sevens
editWorld Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
2009 | Plate Finalists | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
2013 | Finalists | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
2018 | Quarterfinalists | 7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
2022 | Quarterfinalists | 6th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 Titles | 4/4 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
Pan American Games
editPan Am Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
2015 | Finals | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2019 | Finals | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023 | Finals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 2 Titles | 3/3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
Commonwealth Games
editCommonwealth Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
2018 | Bronze medal | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
2022 | Bronze medal | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 Titles | 2/2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
editResults by season
editTotals
editTournaments | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win Percentage | Points Scored | Points Conceded |
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63 | 362 | 219 | 136 | 7 | 60.5% | 7,071 | 4,870 |
Last updated: 14 June 2024.
Players
editCurrent squad
editSquad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Squad for the 2021–22 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.
Player | Dubai I | Dubai II | Málaga | Seville | Langford | Toulouse |
Elissa Alarie | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||
Olivia Apps | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Fancy Bermudez Chavez | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Pamphinette Buisa | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Emma Chown | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Alysha Corrigan | 2 | 2 | ||||
Chloe Daniels | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||
Olivia De Couvreur | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Bianca Farella | 8 | 8 | ||||
Paige Farries | 9 | 9 | ||||
Renee Gonzalez | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
Asia Hogan-Rochester | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||
Nakisa Levale | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Breanne Nicholas | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Ella O'Regan | 11 | |||||
Karen Paquin | 13 | |||||
Sabrina Poulin | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||
Krissy Scurfield | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||
Florence Symonds | 7 | 7 | ||||
Alexandra Tessier | 11 | 13 | ||||
Keyara Wardley | 12 | 12 |
Sevens Series player records
editRank | Player | Matches |
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1 | Bianca Farella | 241 |
2 | Kayla Moleschi | 219 |
3 | Ghislaine Landry | 208 |
4 | Charity Williams | 176 |
5 | Karen Paquin | 152 |
6 | Brittany Benn | 150 |
7 | Breanne Nicholas | 147 |
8 | Jen Kish | 134 |
9 | Olivia Apps | 133 |
10 | Caroline Crossley | 131 |
Rank | Player | Points |
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1 | Ghislaine Landry | 1,356 |
2 | Bianca Farella | 840 |
3 | Charity Williams | 497 |
4 | Brittany Benn | 335 |
Karen Paquin | ||
6 | Julia Greenshields | 294 |
7 | Olivia Apps | 265 |
8 | Kayla Moleschi | 253 |
9 | Breanne Nicholas | 248 |
10 | Ashley Steacy | 206 |
Rank | Player | Tries |
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1 | Bianca Farella | 168 |
2 | Ghislaine Landry | 143 |
3 | Charity Williams | 99 |
4 | Brittany Benn | 67 |
Karen Paquin | ||
6 | Julia Greenshields | 52 |
7 | Kayla Moleschi | 49 |
8 | Krissy Scurfield | 35 |
9 | Jen Kish | 34 |
10 | Magali Harvey | 24 |
Hannah Darling |
Rank | Player | Conv |
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1 | Ghislaine Landry | 319 |
2 | Olivia Apps | 80 |
3 | Breanne Nicholas | 69 |
4 | Ashley Steacy | 53 |
5 | Magali Harvey | 40 |
6 | Mandy Marchak | 29 |
7 | Chloe Daniels | 27 |
8 | Kelly Russell | 23 |
9 | Julia Greenshields | 17 |
10 | Asia Hogan-Rochester | 10 |
Note: Bold indicates active in 2023–24 season.
Award winners
editThe following Canada Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2013:[10]
Year | Nominees | Winners |
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2013 | Jen Kish | — |
2017 | Ghislaine Landry |
References
edit- ^ "IRB announces Women's Sevens World Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. October 4, 2012. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
- ^ "'Freaking historic': Canada wins bronze in women's rugby 7s – Canada Women's Sevens". www.canadasevens.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ Johnston, Patrick (2021-07-30). "Canada's women rugby sevens squad bombs out of medal contention at the Olympics". National Post. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ Williams, Rob (2021-09-21). "Despite everything, Canada Sevens put on a show in Vancouver again | Offside". dailyhive.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "Canada's women's team beats Mexico to win bronze at Edmonton rugby 7s tourney". www.cbc.ca. 2021-09-26. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "Team Canada shocks Australia, will go for gold in women's rugby sevens". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Canada wins silver in women's rugby sevens after narrowly losing to All Blacks in Olympic final". Toronto Star. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Gutsy Team Canada earns silver in women's rugby sevens". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ World Rugby Stats Hub, https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stats/womens/alltime/players?metric=points Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.