Fiji women's national rugby sevens team

The Fiji women's national sevens rugby union team won the gold medal at the 2011 Pacific Games. They qualified for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[1] The Fijiana team qualified for the 2016 Olympics by winning the 2015 Oceania Women's Sevens that was held in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] In 2018, they placed 5th at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[3][4] and 11th at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[5]

For the men's team, see Fiji national rugby sevens team.
Fiji
UnionFiji Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Fijiana
Captain(s)Ana Maria Roqica
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances1 (First in 2013)

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

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within the 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
Total1 participation2/310541

Oceania Women's Sevens results
Oceania Women's Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2007 Final 4400
2008 Semi-finalist 4220
2012 Semi-finalist 6420
2013 Final 6330
2014 Group Stage 6420
2015 Final 6600
2016Final6510
2017Cup Finals5320
2018Cup Finals5320
2019Final6510
2021Final6330
Total2 Titles11/116042180

Summer Olympics
Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2016 Quarterfinals8th6240
2020 Finals6420
Total0 Titles2/212660

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
Season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Pos Points
2012–13
Dubai
Did not enter
Houston
Did not enter
Guangzhou
11th
Amsterdam
Did not enter		 15th 2
2013–14
Dubai
9th
Bowl Champion
Atlanta
Did not enter
São Paulo
Did not enter
Guangzhou
4th
Amsterdam
Did not enter		 9th 18
2014–15
Dubai
6th
Plate Runners-up
São Paulo
9th
Bowl Champion
Atlanta
9th
Bowl Champion
Victoria
8th
London
9th
Bowl Champion
Amsterdam
9th
Bowl Champion		 8th 32
2015–16
Dubai
7th
São Paulo
6th
Plate Runners-up
Atlanta
8th
Victoria
9th
Bowl Champion
Clermont-Ferrand		 8th 28

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
Total3 Titles3/3201901

Team

Current squad

Fiji's roster of 12 athletes was named on 6 July 2021. Also Lavenia Tinai, Ana Maria Roqica, and Rejieli Uluinayau were initially named as travelling reserves.[8] However, Tinai and Roqica were added to the squad to replace the injured Tokasa Seniyasi and Uluinayau.[9]

Head coach: Saiasi Fuli

Previous squads

The following is the Fiji roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[10]

Head coach: Chris Cracknell

BacksForwards
3Raijieli Daveau1Litia Naiqato
4Asena Rokomarama2Merewai Cumu
7Rusila Nagasau5Timaima Tamoi
8Lavenia Tinai6Rebecca Tavo
9Ana Maria Roqica (c)13Jiowana Sauto
10Viniana Riwai
11Luisa Tisolo
12Timaima Ravisa
  • Jiowana Sauto was included in the day 3 squad after Daveau was injured in day 2.

• Josivini Gusuivalu • Ela Marama • Roela Radinyavuni • Elina Ratauluva • Ana Roqica • Pricilla Siata • Rusila Tamoi • Lavenia Tinai • Talica Vodo • Brittany Coates • Timaima Tamoi • Reijeli Uluinayau

See also

References
  1. http://www.worldrugby.org/womens-sevens-series/stage/1560/teams/3936
  2. "Australia and Fiji qualify for Olympics". World Rugby.org. November 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. Phillips, Sam (2018-04-15). "Aussies denied gold as NZ nab double | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au". 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.
  8. Seru, Maikeli (6 July 2021). "Fijiana lose key players". Fiji Times.
  9. Salolo, Sereana (23 July 2021). "Fijian Women's 7s Reps Ruled Out Due To Injury, Uluinasau To Step Up". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  10. "Fiji's Team To Rio". Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic. 20 July 2016.
  11. "Fiji women's squad list 2015 São Paulo Women's Sevens". worldrugby.org.
  12. "Fiji women's squad list 2015 São Paulo Women's Sevens". worldrugby.org.
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