The Russian women's national rugby sevens team (Russian: Женская сборная России по регби-7) is a women's rugby team in Europe. Since 2013, it is dominating the European Championships, winning the trophy seven times. Internationally, Russia's best performance was in 2013, finishing in the quarterfinals.[citation needed] The team was runner-up at the 2015 Canada Women's Sevens, after defeating Australia in quarter-finals and France in semifinals.[citation needed]
| Union | Rugby Union of Russia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | She-Bears (Медведицы) | ||
| Coach(es) | Andrey Kuzin | ||
| Captain(s) | Alena Mikhaltsova | ||
| Most caps | Baizat Khamidova (163) | ||
| Top scorer | Baizat Khamidova (500) | ||
| Most tries | Baizat Khamidova (100) | ||
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| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2009) | ||
| Best result | 7th place, 2013 | ||
Russia failed to qualify for the inaugural rugby sevens event in 2016 Summer Olympics; however, they qualified for the following Olympic Games in Tokyo.[1][2]
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, World Rugby and Rugby Europe suspended Russia from international and European continental rugby union competition. In addition, the Rugby Union of Russia was suspended from World Rugby and Rugby Europe.[3][4]
Tournament history
editA red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Russia
Summer Olympics record
edit| Olympic Games | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2016
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Not Qualified | ||||||||
 2020
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Quarterfinals | 8th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
World Cup Sevens record
edit| Rugby World Cup Sevens | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2009
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Knockout Stage | 11th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
 2013
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Quarterfinals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
 2018
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Quarterfinals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/3 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | |||
World Sevens Series record
edit| World Sevens Series | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | D | ||||
| 2012–13 | 5th | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 5th | 30 | 15 | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 7th | 35 | 12 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 7th | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 5th | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 6th | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 7th | 36 | 13 | 21 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 6th | 40 | 6 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 Title | 245 | 99 | 120 | 5 | ||||
Summer Universiade record
edit| Summer Universiade | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | L | D | ||||
| 2013
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
 2019
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 1 Title | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | ||||
European Women's Sevens results
edit| European Women's Sevens | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | D | ||||
 2005
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1st[5] | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2006
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9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2007
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9th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2008
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||
 2009
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7th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2010
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6th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||
 2011
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4th | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 4th | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 |
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14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 |
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11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 
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14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 |
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14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 |
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13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 |
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13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 |
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12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 |
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12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16/18 | 159 | 130 | 27 | 2 | ||||
Players
editCurrent squad
editAward winners
editThe following Russia Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2013:[6]
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Team management
edit- Head Coach – Andrey Kuzin
- Assistant Coach and Head of Performance - Graham Bentz
References
edit- ^ "Qualified Teams Prepare for Tokyo Olympic 7s Rugby". RugbyAsia247. 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ "Ireland, France and Russia claimed the three remaining sevens spots". Asia Rugby. 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ Gallan, Daniel (1 March 2022). "World Rugby joins other sports bodies by suspending Russia and Belarus". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Rugby Europe Statement – Russia and Belarus Suspension". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ Qualification Stage
- ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.