Canada women's national rugby sevens team

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Canada
Rugby Canada logo.svg
UnionRugby Canada
Coach(es)Mick Byrne
Captain(s)Ghislaine Landry
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances3 (First in 2009)
Best resultRunners-up (2013)

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]

They participated at the 2021 Canada Women's Sevens in Vancouver and Edmonton. Canada finished third at both tournaments.[4][5]

Tournament history[edit]

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Canada

Summer Olympics[edit]

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Brazil 2016 Bronze Medal Game 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 4 2 0
Japan 2020 9–12th place 9th 5 3 2 0
Total 0 Titles 2/2 11 7 4 0

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series[edit]

Results by season[edit]

Season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Position Points
2012–13 United Arab Emirates
Dubai
6th
United States
Houston
7th
China
Guangzhou
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
Netherlands
Amsterdam
2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd 52
2013–14 United Arab Emirates
Dubai
4th
United States
Atlanta
2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Brazil
São Paulo
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
China
Guangzhou
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
Netherlands
Amsterdam
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd 80
2014–15 United Arab Emirates
Dubai
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
Brazil
São Paulo
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
United States
Atlanta
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
Canada
Victoria
6th
England
London
2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Netherlands
Amsterdam
1st place, gold medalist(s)st
2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd 96
2015–16 United Arab Emirates
Dubai
6th
Brazil
São Paulo
2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
United States
Atlanta
4th
Canada
Langford
5th
France
Clermont-Ferrand
1st place, gold medalist(s)st
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd 74
2016–17 United Arab Emirates
Dubai
6th
Australia
Sydney
1st place, gold medalist(s)st
United States
Las Vegas
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
Japan
Kitakyushu
2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Canada
Langford
2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
France
Clermont-Ferrand
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd 98
2017–18 United Arab Emirates
Dubai
4th
Australia
Sydney
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
Japan
Kitakyushu
11th
Canada
Langford
5th
France
Paris
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
4th 60
2018–19 United States
Glendale (Denver)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Australia
Sydney
5th
Japan
Kitakyushu
1st place, gold medalist(s)st
Canada
Langford
5th
France
Biarritz
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd 94
2019–20 United States
Glendale (Denver)
6th
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
South Africa
Cape Town
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
New Zealand
Hamilton
2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Australia
Sydney
2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
cancelled
Canada
Langford
cancelled
France
Paris
cancelled
2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd 80
2021
cancelled
2021–22 United Arab Emirates
Dubai I
8th
United Arab Emirates
Dubai II
8th
Spain
Málaga
Spain
Seville
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Canada
Langford
France
Toulouse
10th 12

Totals[edit]

Tournaments Played Won Lost Drawn Win Percentage Points Scored Points Conceded
43 253 173 76 5 68.38% 5,455 3,045

Last updated: 6 December 2021.[6]

Rugby World Cup Sevens[edit]

World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
United Arab Emirates 2009 Plate Finalists 6th 6 3 3 0
Russia 2013 Finalists 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 4 2 0
United States 2018 Quarterfinalists 7th 4 2 2 0
South Africa 2022 Not yet qualified
Total 0 Titles 3/3 16 9 7 0

Pan American Games[edit]

Sevens athletes for the 2015 Pan American Games pose with a fan.
Pan Am Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Canada 2015 Finals 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6 0 0
Peru 2019 Finals 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0
Total 1 Title 2/2 11 11 0 0

Commonwealth Games[edit]

Commonwealth Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Australia 2018 Bronze medal 4th 5 2 3 0
Total 0 Titles 1/1 5 2 3 0

Team[edit]

Current squad[edit]

Squad for the 2021–22 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.

Player
Dubai I Dubai II Málaga Seville Hong Kong Langford Toulouse
Elissa Alarie 11 11
Olivia Apps 4 4
Fancy Bermudez 10 10
Pamphinette Buisa 3 3
Emma Chown 6 6
Chloe Daniels 12 12
Olivia De Couvreur 1 1
Renee Gonzalez 2 2
Asia Hogan-Rochester 9 9
Nakisa Levale 8 8
Breanne Nicholas 5 5
Sabrina Poulin 7 7
Krissy Scurfield 13 13

Sevens Series player records[edit]

Most matches
Rank Player Matches
1 Kayla Moleschi 219
2 Ghislaine Landry 208
Bianca Farella 208
4 Brittany Benn 150
5 Karen Paquin 147
6 Jen Kish 134
7 Julia Greenshields 124
Charity Williams 124
9 Breanne Nicholas 110
10 Ashley Steacy 105
Most points
Rank Player Points
1 Ghislaine Landry 1,356
2 Bianca Farella 765
3 Charity Williams 350
4 Brittany Benn 335
Karen Paquin 335
6 Julia Greenshields 292
7 Kayla Moleschi 253
8 Ashley Steacy 206
9 Magali Harvey 200
10 Breanne Nicholas 198
Last updated: 6 December 2021.[7]

Note: Bold indicates active in 2019-20 season.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "'Freaking historic': Canada wins bronze in women's rugby 7s – Canada Women's Sevens". www.canadasevens.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Williams, Rob (2021-09-21). "Despite everything, Canada Sevens put on a show in Vancouver again | Offside". dailyhive.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Canada's women's team beats Mexico to win bronze at Edmonton rugby 7s tourney". www.cbc.ca. 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2021-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ SEVENS DOCUMENTS AND RESOURCES, http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/docs-resources Archived 2016-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ World Rugby Stats Hub, https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stats/womens/alltime/players?metric=points Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine

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