| Union | Welsh Rugby Union | ||
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| Emblem(s) | The Prince of Wales's feathers | ||
| Coach(es) | Rhys Edwards | ||
| Captain(s) | Rachel Taylor | ||
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The Wales Women's National Sevens Team represents Wales in Rugby sevens.
History
[edit]In 2006 Wales won the European Women Sevens Championship after beating England 10–7 in the final.
In 2012 they competed in round 2 of the European Women's Sevens Series which also acted as a qualifier for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. They failed to qualify after finishing in 11th place overall.[1]
Wales finished in fifth place at the 2017 Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series and qualified for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.[2][3] They defeated South Africa 19–14 in the seventh place playoff.[4]
Squad
[edit]Squad to 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Final Qualifier [5]
- Caryl James
- Elinor Snowsill
- Elen Evans
- Rachel Rees
- Jade Phillips (Knight)
- Nia Davies
- Laurie Harries
- Rachel Taylor
- Delyth Davies
- Charlotte Murray
- Sian Williams
- Rebecca De Filippo
Tournament history
[edit]Commonwealth Games record
[edit]| Commonwealth Games | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2018
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7th Place Playoff | 7th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
 2022
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TBC | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "England lead Euro women to RWC Sevens 2013". irb.com. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Wales sevens qualify for Commonwealths". BBC Sport. 2017-07-09. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- ^ "Wales women's 7s secure place at Commonwealth Games". ITV News. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- ^ "Final day tries for Harries and Joyce as Wales Women finish 7s campaign with a win over South Africa". Western Telegraph. 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- ^ "FIRA-AER official website". Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
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