Fiji women's national rugby sevens team

Fiji
Union	Fiji Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	Fijiana
Coach(es)	Saiasi Fuli
Captain(s)	Rusila Nagasau
Most caps	Rusila Nagasau (198)
Top scorer	Ana Naimasi (411)
Most tries	Ana Naimasi (71)
Team kit	Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances	3 (First in 2013)
Best result	5th (2022)

The Fiji women's national rugby sevens team represents Fiji at regional and international sevens tournaments.

They have won four Pacific Games gold medals, two Oceania Championships, a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the Summer Olympics. They also compete in the World Rugby Sevens Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens.

History

Fiji won the gold medal at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia. They qualified for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia where they won the Bowl final.^[1] The Fijiana won the 2015 Oceania Women's Sevens in Auckland and qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics.^[2]

In 2018, they competed at the Commonwealth Games in Australia and placed fifth overall.^[3]^[4] Later in July, they participated at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens and finished in 11th place.^[5]

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

They claimed their fourth Pacific Games gold medal in 2023 after their victory over Papua New Guinea in Honiara.^[8]^[9]

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Fiji

World Cup

Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2009	Did not qualify
2013	Bowl Final	9th	6	3	2	1
2018	11th place playoff	11th	4	2	2	0
2022	5th place final	5th	4	3	1	0
Total	0 Titles	3/4	14	8	5	1

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games
Year	Round	Position	P	W	L	D
2018	5th place playoff	5th	5	3	2	0
2022	Gold medal Final		5	4	1	0
Total	0 Titles	2/2	10	7	3	0

Oceania Women's Sevens

Oceania Women's Sevens
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2007	Final		4	4	0	0
2008	Semi-finalist		4	2	2	0
2012	Semi-finalist		6	4	2	0
2013	Final		6	3	3	0
2014	Group stage		6	4	2	0
2015	Final		6	6	0	0
2016	Final		6	5	1	0
2017	Cup Finals		5	3	2	0
2018	Cup Finals		5	3	2	0
2019	Final		6	5	1	0
2021	Final		6	3	3	0
2022	Round-robin		6	1	5	0
2023	Final		6	5	1	0
Total	2 Titles	13/13	72	48	24	0

Summer Olympics

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2016	Quarterfinals	8th	6	2	4	0
2020	Bronze Finals		6	4	2	0
2024	Group stage	12th	5	0	5	0
Total	0 Titles	3/3	17	6	11	0

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
Season	Rounds	Position	Points
2012–13	1 / 4	15th	2
2013–14	2 / 5	9th	18
2014–15	6	8th	32
2015–16	5	8th	34
2016–17	6	4th	66
2017–18	5	9th	31
2018–19	6	10th	21
2019–20	5	7th	38
2021	Season cancelled due to impacts of COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	4 / 6	3rd	61
2022–23	7	6th	68
2023–24	8	6th (League) 7th (Grand Finals)	68

Pacific Games

Pacific Games
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L
2011	Final	1st	7	7	0	0
2015	Final	1st	7	6	0	1
2019	Final	1st	6	6	0	0
2023	Final	1st	5	5	0	0
Total	4 Titles	4/4	25	24	0	1

Players

Current squad

Squad named for the 2023 World Rugby HSBC Sevens Series in Vancouver from the 3–5 March.

Caps updated to the latest date: 5 March 2023

Fijiana 7's

#	Player	Position	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Matches	Points scored
1	Talei Wilson	Fullback	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	September 3, 1995	29	15
2	Ivamere Nabura				April 15, 2001	30	20
3	Adi vani Buleki	Hooker	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	October 23, 2000	40	40
6	Reapi Ulunisau	Inside Centre	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	November 2, 1994	52	215
7	Lavena Cavuru	Inside Centre	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	June 28, 1994	63	181
8	Ana Maria Naimasi	Hooker	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	February 21, 1994	149	397
9	Ilisapeci Delaiwau	Wing	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	June 1, 2000	27	20
10	Viniana Riwai	Outside Centre	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	June 6, 1991	151	201
14	Rusila Nagasau (c)	Inside Centre	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	August 4, 1987	192	188
15	Vasiti Solikoviti	Blindside Flanker	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	August 2, 1993	88	70
16	Maria Rokotuisiga	Halfback			June 8, 2001	16	20
17	Meredani Qoro				May 24, 2004	5	15

Coach: Saiasi Fuli

2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

Previous squads

Award winners

The following Fiji Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2013:^[10]

World Rugby Women's 7s Player of the Year
Year	Nominees	Winners
2021	Alowesi Nakoci	—
2021	Reapi Uluinisau
2023	Reapi Uluinisau (2)

References

^ "World Rugby Women's Sevens Series". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10.
^ Ratulevu, Pate (2015-11-15). "Australia and Fiji qualify for Olympics". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
^ Phillips, Sam (2018-04-15). "Aussies denied gold as NZ nab double". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
^ 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.
^ Singh, Zanzeer (2021-05-28). "'Path is fair' – Fuli hails changes to Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifiers". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
^ "Rugby 7's Women Qualify For Olympics". www.fasanoc.org.fj. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
^ Wylie, Vinnie (2021-08-03). "Players keen to join Fijiana 7s following Olympic success". RNZ. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
^ Hawkins, Koroi (2023-11-26). "Pacific Games 2023: Fiji, Tahiti sweep rugby 7s and volleyball gold, but New Caledonia's medal haul continues". RNZ. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
^ Ballekom, Aaron; Saepioh, Donaldson; Teho, Frank (2023-11-25). "Fiji Retain Rugby 7s Golds, Wallis And Futuna Win Surprise Women's Bronze". www.sol2023.com.sb. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

External links

[1] "World Rugby Women's Sevens Series". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10.

[2] Ratulevu, Pate (2015-11-15). "Australia and Fiji qualify for Olympics". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2023-04-07.

[3] Phillips, Sam (2018-04-15). "Aussies denied gold as NZ nab double". 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.

[5] Singh, Zanzeer (2021-05-28). "'Path is fair' – Fuli hails changes to Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifiers". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2021-10-26.

[6] "Rugby 7's Women Qualify For Olympics". www.fasanoc.org.fj. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2021-10-24.

[7] Wylie, Vinnie (2021-08-03). "Players keen to join Fijiana 7s following Olympic success". RNZ. Retrieved 2021-10-24.

[:0-8] Hawkins, Koroi (2023-11-26). "Pacific Games 2023: Fiji, Tahiti sweep rugby 7s and volleyball gold, but New Caledonia's medal haul continues". RNZ. Retrieved 2023-11-26.

[:1-9] Ballekom, Aaron; Saepioh, Donaldson; Teho, Frank (2023-11-25). "Fiji Retain Rugby 7s Golds, Wallis And Futuna Win Surprise Women's Bronze". www.sol2023.com.sb. Retrieved 2023-11-26.

[World_Rugby_Award_winners-10] "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

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