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Russia women's national rugby sevens team

Russia women's national rugby sevens team

Rugby team

For the men's team, see Russia national rugby sevens team.

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]

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2017 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens champions

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

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Russia

Summer Olympics record

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World Cup Sevens record

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World Sevens Series record

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Summer Universiade record

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European Women's Sevens results

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Players

Current squad

Squad to 2020 Summer Olympics:

ROC's roster of 12 athletes is as follows.[6]

Award winners

The following Russia Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2013:[7]

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Team management

  • Head Coach – Andrey Kuzin
  • Assistant Coach and Head of Performance - Graham Bentz

References

  1. [1]
    "Qualified Teams Prepare for Tokyo Olympic 7s Rugby". RugbyAsia247. 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  2. [2]
    "Ireland, France and Russia claimed the three remaining sevens spots". Asia Rugby. 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  3. [3]
    Gallan, Daniel (1 March 2022). "World Rugby joins other sports bodies by suspending Russia and Belarus". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Rugby Europe Statement – Russia and Belarus Suspension". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  5. [5]
    Qualification Stage
  6. [6]
    "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Women's sevens squads". World Rugby. 6 July 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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