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Papua New Guinea women's national rugby sevens team

March 04, 2023

For the men's team, see Papua New Guinea national rugby sevens team.

The Papua New Guinea women's national rugby sevens team represents Papua New Guinea in international rugby sevens tournaments, particularly the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series, Oceania Women's Sevens Championship and Pacific Games. PNG's first international was in 2007 while hosting the first ever Pacific women's sevens championship (now known as Oceania Women's Sevens Championship) in Port Moresby. In 2017, the team participated for the first time in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series as an invited team at the 2017 Sydney Women's Sevens. Papua New Guinea made its debut at the Women's Sevens World Cup in 2018.[1]

Papua New Guinea
UnionPapua New Guinea Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)Palais
Founded2007
Coach(es)Billy Rapilla
Captain(s)Alice Alois
Team kit
First international
Papua New Guinea  17 – 17  Samoa
(2007 Pacific Women's Sevens Championship, 1 December 2007)
Largest win
Papua New Guinea  77 – 0  Tahiti
(2017 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship, 10 November 2017)
World Cup Sevens
Appearances1 (First in 2018)
Papua New Guinea women's national rugby sevens team
Medal record
Pacific Games
2011 Nouméa Team
2015 Port Moresby Team
2019 Apia Team

They finished in fourth place at the 2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship which earned them a spot at the 2020 Women's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.[2][3][4][5] The Palais did not qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Tournament History

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Papua New Guinea

World Cup Sevens results

Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2009 did not enter
  2013 did not qualify
  2018 Challenge trophy QF 15th 4 1 3 0
Total 0 Titles 1/3 4 1 3 0

Olympic Games results

Olympic Games
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2016 did not qualify
  2020 did not qualify
  2024
Total 0 Titles 0/0 0 0 0 0

Commonwealth Games results

Commonwealth Games
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2018 did not qualify
  2022 did not qualify
Total 0 Titles 0/0 0 0 0 0

Pacific Games results

Pacific Games
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2011 Bronze final   7 4 3 0
  2015 Bronze final   7 5 2 0
  2019 Bronze final   6 4 2 0
Total 0 Titles 3/3 20 13 7 0

Oceania Women's Sevens results

Oceania Women's Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D Refs
Pacific 7s
  2007 Bronze final   4 3 0 1 [6]
Oceania 7s
  2008 did not attend [7]
  2012 3rd Place 4 6 3 3 0 [8]
  2013 Pool stage 5 4 0 3 1 [9]
  2014 Pool stage 5 6 3 3 0 [10]
  2015 Bronze final 4 6 1 5 0 [11]
  2016 Round-robin   6 4 2 0 [12]
  2017 Bronze final 4 5 1 3 1
  2018 Bronze final 4 5 2 3 0
  2019 Bronze final 4 6 4 2 0
  2021 did not attend
  2022 did not attend [13]
Total 0 Titles 8/11 44 18 24 2

World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series

World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2022 11th 5 2 3 0
Total 0 Titles 11 5 1 4 0

Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenger Series

Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2022 1 5 5 0 0

Team

Current squad

Squad to Oceania Challenger Series in Australia from November 19-20,2022[14]

  • Alice Alois (c)
  • Helen Abau
  • Lynette Aua
  • Marie Biyama
  • Joanne Butler
  • Tengapai Gigimat
  • Doreen Kaputin
  • Naomi Kelly
  • Gwen Pokana
  • Cathy Puro
  • Fatima Rama
  • Barbara Sigere

Previous squads

Squad to 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series - Women's tour

In Chile from August 12-14,2022[15]

  • Alice Alois (c)
  • Barbara Sigere
  • Cassandra Sampson
  • Cathy Puro
  • Chelsea Garesa
  • Doreen Kaputin
  • Emmalyn John
  • Fatima Rama
  • Geua Larry
  • Helen Abau
  • Joanne Butler
  • Marie Biyama
  • Marie Siari
  • Naomi Kelly
  • Sharon Kobor
Squad to 2020 Women's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament

  • Kymlie Rapilla (c)
  • Helen Abau
  • Alice Alois
  • Chelsea Garesa
  • Fatima Rama
  • Taiva Lavai
  • Cathy Puro
  • Lynette Aua
  • Geua Larry
  • Patricia Korpok
  • Tengapai Esther Gigimat
Squad to 2019 Pacific Games

The Papua New Guinea Rugby Union announced its women's rugby sevens team on 28 June 2019.[16]

Roster
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Union / Club
1 FW Kymlie Rapilla (c)   National Capital District
2 FW Lynette Kwarula (1990-07-04)July 4, 1990 (aged 29)   National Capital District
3 FW Marie Biyama (1998-03-01)March 1, 1998 (aged 21)   Central
4 BK Fatima Rama (1981-01-28)January 28, 1981 (aged 38)   Central
5 BK Taiva Lavai (1983-09-16)September 16, 1983 (aged 35)   New Capital District
6 BK Gemma Schnaubelt (1997-08-20)August 20, 1997 (aged 21)   Queensland
7 BK Alice Alois   National Capital District
8 Yolanda Gittins (1992-10-20)October 20, 1992 (aged 26)   Queensland
9 Helen Abau (1991-05-16)May 16, 1991 (aged 28)   Central
10 Marlugu Dixon (1986-08-17)August 17, 1986 (aged 32)   Queensland
11 FW Melanie Kawa (1986-01-11)January 11, 1986 (aged 32)   Queensland
12 Gwen Pokana   New Capital District
Squad to 2015 Pacific Games[17][18]

  • Cassandra Samson
  • Alice Alois
  • Amelia Kuk
  • Lynette Kwarula
  • Trisilla Rema
  • Dulcie Bomai
  • Menda Ipat
  • Freda Waula
  • Kymlie Rapilla
  • Naomi Alapi
  • Geua Larry
  • Joanne Lagona

See also

References

  1. ^ "World Cup Squads revealed". Scrum Queens. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ worldrugby.org. "Papua New Guinea Olympic qualification would be huge achievement for "the country as a whole" - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ^ "PNG women grateful to be in Monaco after long 7s journey". RNZ. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. ^ "PNG women 7s determined to compete in Monaco". RNZ. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Papua New Guinea Olympic qualification will be countries best achievement – Planet Sevens". Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  6. ^ . IRB. 2007. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  7. ^ . Oceania Rugby. 2008. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015.
  8. ^ . Oceania Rugby. 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013.
  9. ^ (PDF). Oceania Rugby. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2013.
  10. ^ . IRB. 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "Australia and Fijiana Win Places at 2016 Olympic Games Sevens". Oceania Rugby. 2015. from the original on 15 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Australian women win Oceania rugby sevens". Special Broadcasting Service. 12 November 2016. from the original on 9 March 2017.
  13. ^ "PNG withdraws from Oceania 7s, focused on HSBC Challenge". 22 June 2022.
  14. ^ =https://oceania.rugby/news/north-brisbane-eagles-to-host-2022-oceania-rugby-sevens-challenge-2022119 | title=North Brisbane Eagles to host 2022 Oceania rugby sevens challenge | date=09 November 2022
  15. ^ "PNGRU finalises Cassowaries 15s and Palais 7s teams". 7 June 2022.
  16. ^ "PNG Palais squad named for Pacific Games". Loop PNG. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Rugby Union 7s Female: Game2 Result" (PDF). pg2015.gems.pro. 2015 Pacific Games. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  18. ^ "Rugby Union 7s Female: Papua New Guinea". pg2015.gems.pro. 2015 Pacific Games. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

March 04, 2023
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For the men s team see Papua New Guinea national rugby sevens team The Papua New Guinea women s national rugby sevens team represents Papua New Guinea in international rugby sevens tournaments particularly the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Oceania Women s Sevens Championship and Pacific Games PNG s first international was in 2007 while hosting the first ever Pacific women s sevens championship now known as Oceania Women s Sevens Championship in Port Moresby In 2017 the team participated for the first time in the World Rugby Women s Sevens Series as an invited team at the 2017 Sydney Women s Sevens Papua New Guinea made its debut at the Women s Sevens World Cup in 2018 1 Papua New GuineaUnionPapua New Guinea Rugby Football UnionNickname s PalaisFounded2007Coach es Billy RapillaCaptain s Alice AloisTeam kitFirst internationalPapua New Guinea 17 17 Samoa 2007 Pacific Women s Sevens Championship 1 December 2007 Largest winPapua New Guinea 77 0 Tahiti 2017 Oceania Women s Sevens Championship 10 November 2017 World Cup SevensAppearances1 First in 2018 Papua New Guinea women s national rugby sevens team Medal recordPacific Games2011 Noumea Team2015 Port Moresby Team2019 Apia TeamThey finished in fourth place at the 2019 Oceania Women s Sevens Championship which earned them a spot at the 2020 Women s Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 3 4 5 The Palais did not qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Contents 1 Tournament History 1 1 World Cup Sevens results 1 2 Olympic Games results 1 3 Commonwealth Games results 1 4 Pacific Games results 1 5 Oceania Women s Sevens results 2 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series 3 Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenger Series 4 Team 4 1 Current squad 4 2 Previous squads 5 See also 6 ReferencesTournament History EditA red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Papua New Guinea World Cup Sevens results Edit Rugby World Cup SevensYear Round Position Pld W L D 2009 did not enter 2013 did not qualify 2018 Challenge trophy QF 15th 4 1 3 0Total 0 Titles 1 3 4 1 3 0Olympic Games results Edit Olympic GamesYear Round Position Pld W L D 2016 did not qualify 2020 did not qualify 2024Total 0 Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0Commonwealth Games results Edit Commonwealth GamesYear Round Position Pld W L D 2018 did not qualify 2022 did not qualifyTotal 0 Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0Pacific Games results Edit Pacific GamesYear Round Position Pld W L D 2011 Bronze final 7 4 3 0 2015 Bronze final 7 5 2 0 2019 Bronze final 6 4 2 0Total 0 Titles 3 3 20 13 7 0Oceania Women s Sevens results Edit Oceania Women s SevensYear Round Position Pld W L D RefsPacific 7s 2007 Bronze final 4 3 0 1 6 Oceania 7s 2008 did not attend 7 2012 3rd Place 4 6 3 3 0 8 2013 Pool stage 5 4 0 3 1 9 2014 Pool stage 5 6 3 3 0 10 2015 Bronze final 4 6 1 5 0 11 2016 Round robin 6 4 2 0 12 2017 Bronze final 4 5 1 3 1 2018 Bronze final 4 5 2 3 0 2019 Bronze final 4 6 4 2 0 2021 did not attend 2022 did not attend 13 Total 0 Titles 8 11 44 18 24 2World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series EditWorld Rugby Sevens Challenger Series RecordYear Round Position Pld W L D 2022 11th 5 2 3 0Total 0 Titles 11 5 1 4 0Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenger Series EditOceania Rugby Sevens Challenger Series RecordYear Round Position Pld W L D 2022 1 5 5 0 0Team EditCurrent squad Edit Squad to Oceania Challenger Series in Australia from November 19 20 2022 14 Alice Alois c Helen Abau Lynette Aua Marie Biyama Joanne Butler Tengapai Gigimat Doreen Kaputin Naomi Kelly Gwen Pokana Cathy Puro Fatima Rama Barbara SigerePrevious squads Edit Squad to 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Women s tourIn Chile from August 12 14 2022 15 Alice Alois c Barbara Sigere Cassandra Sampson Cathy Puro Chelsea Garesa Doreen Kaputin Emmalyn John Fatima Rama Geua Larry Helen Abau Joanne Butler Marie Biyama Marie Siari Naomi Kelly Sharon Kobor Squad to 2020 Women s Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification TournamentKymlie Rapilla c Helen Abau Alice Alois Chelsea Garesa Fatima Rama Taiva Lavai Cathy Puro Lynette Aua Geua Larry Patricia Korpok Tengapai Esther Gigimat Squad to 2019 Pacific GamesThe Papua New Guinea Rugby Union announced its women s rugby sevens team on 28 June 2019 16 RosterNo Pos Player Date of birth age Union Club1 FW Kymlie Rapilla c National Capital District2 FW Lynette Kwarula 1990 07 04 July 4 1990 aged 29 National Capital District3 FW Marie Biyama 1998 03 01 March 1 1998 aged 21 Central4 BK Fatima Rama 1981 01 28 January 28 1981 aged 38 Central5 BK Taiva Lavai 1983 09 16 September 16 1983 aged 35 New Capital District6 BK Gemma Schnaubelt 1997 08 20 August 20 1997 aged 21 Queensland7 BK Alice Alois National Capital District8 Yolanda Gittins 1992 10 20 October 20 1992 aged 26 Queensland9 Helen Abau 1991 05 16 May 16 1991 aged 28 Central10 Marlugu Dixon 1986 08 17 August 17 1986 aged 32 Queensland11 FW Melanie Kawa 1986 01 11 January 11 1986 aged 32 Queensland12 Gwen Pokana New Capital District Squad to 2015 Pacific Games 17 18 Cassandra Samson Alice Alois Amelia Kuk Lynette Kwarula Trisilla Rema Dulcie Bomai Menda Ipat Freda Waula Kymlie Rapilla Naomi Alapi Geua Larry Joanne LagonaSee also EditPapua New Guinea women s national rugby union teamReferences Edit World Cup Squads revealed Scrum Queens 19 July 2018 Retrieved 26 October 2021 worldrugby org Papua New Guinea Olympic qualification would be huge achievement for the country as a whole HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series www world rugby Retrieved 26 October 2021 PNG women grateful to be in Monaco after long 7s journey RNZ 18 June 2021 Retrieved 26 October 2021 PNG women 7s determined to compete in Monaco RNZ 14 May 2021 Retrieved 26 October 2021 Papua New Guinea Olympic qualification will be countries best achievement Planet Sevens Retrieved 26 October 2021 Fijiana take Pacific women s Sevens IRB 2007 Archived from the original on 4 April 2008 Retrieved 2 January 2016 Oceania Sevens women s final Oceania Rugby 2008 Archived from the original on 27 February 2015 New Zealand claim Oceania Women s Sevens Championship Oceania Rugby 2012 Archived from the original on 9 December 2013 Women s Sevens Statistics Day 2 PDF Oceania Rugby 2013 Archived from the original PDF on 7 October 2013 Fiji and New Zealand win the Oceania Sevens IRB 2014 Archived from the original on 6 October 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Australia and Fijiana Win Places at 2016 Olympic Games Sevens Oceania Rugby 2015 Archived from the original on 15 November 2015 Australian women win Oceania rugby sevens Special Broadcasting Service 12 November 2016 Archived from the original on 9 March 2017 PNG withdraws from Oceania 7s focused on HSBC Challenge 22 June 2022 https oceania rugby news north brisbane eagles to host 2022 oceania rugby sevens challenge 2022119 title North Brisbane Eagles to host 2022 Oceania rugby sevens challenge date 09 November 2022 PNGRU finalises Cassowaries 15s and Palais 7s teams 7 June 2022 PNG Palais squad named for Pacific Games Loop PNG 26 June 2019 Retrieved 27 June 2019 Rugby Union 7s Female Game2 Result PDF pg2015 gems pro 2015 Pacific Games 8 July 2015 Retrieved 10 July 2015 Rugby Union 7s Female Papua New Guinea pg2015 gems pro 2015 Pacific Games Retrieved 19 July 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Papua New Guinea women 27s national rugby sevens team amp oldid 1137545538, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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