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South Africa women's national rugby sevens team
The South Africa women's national rugby sevens team competes at events within the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and was a core team for 2014–15 season. They first played in the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens, and also competed in the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup in the 2011–12 season.
| Union | South African Rugby Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Coach(es) | Paul Delport | |
| Captain(s) | Mathrin Simmers and Christelene Steinhobel | |
| ||
| World Cup Sevens | ||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2009) | |
| Best result | Semi-finals (2009) Rugby World Cup Sevens | |
South Africa at the 2012 Dubai Women's 7s
South Africa did not qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics despite winning the 2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens because the South African Olympic Committee (SASCOC) rules states that teams cannot qualify by winning continental titles.[1] As in 2016, South Africa missed Tokyo 2020 for the same reason.[2]
Tournament History
Rugby World Cup Sevens
| Rugby World Cup Sevens | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
| 2009 | Semifinalists | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | Bowl Quarterfinalists | 13th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 13th Place Final | 14th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 13th Place Final | 14th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 4/4 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |||
Commonwealth Games
| Commonwealth Games | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | |||
| 2018 | Classification Semi Finals | 8th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 2022 | Seventh Place Match | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |||
Women's Africa Cup Sevens
| Women's Africa Cup Sevens | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
| 2013 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 Titles | 5/5 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
2012 London Sevens
Group A
| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 5 |
| South Africa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 51 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 83 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 66 |
- England 26 - 5 Kazakhstan
- South Africa 28 - 17 Brazil
- England 41 - 0 Brazil
- South Africa 21 - 12 Kazakhstan
- England 22 - 0 South Africa
- Brazil 19 - 14 Kazakhstan
Quarter-finals
Squad
Previous Squads
Squad to the 2017 Dubai Women's Sevens[3]
- Megan Comley
- Phumeza Gadu
- Veroeshka Grain (c)
- Jacqueline Kriel
- Unathi Mali
- Zintle Mpupha
- Marithy Pienaar
- Nadine Roos
- Mathrin Simmers
- Chane Stadler
- Christelene Steinhoebel
- Eloise Webb
- Sunelle Barnard
- Lorinda Brown
- Kirsten Conrad
- Phumeza Gadu
- Rachelle Geldenhuys
- Nosiphiwo Goda
- Veroeshka Grain
- Zenay Jordaan (c)
- Jacqueline Kriel
- Sinazo Nobele
- Marithy Pienaar
- Fundiswa Plaatjie
- Mathrin Simmers
- Zaandre Theron
Squad to 2012 London Sevens[5]
- Mandisa Williams
- Ziyanda Tywaleni
- Nwabisa Ngxatu
- Nolusindiso Booi
- Sinazo Nobele
- Lamla Momoti
- Zandile Nojoko
- Phumeza Gadu
- Zenay Jordaan
- Aimee Barrett
- Janine Felix
- Cherne Roberts
References
- ^ "SA women's sevens denied Rio berth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "Rugby Africa wishes the South African and Kenyan rugby sevens teams well during the Tokyo Olympics". Africanews. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Dubai Sevens: Women's team profiles". World Rugby. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ World Rugby.org (7 May 2015). "World Cup duo back to boost England women". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ . South African Rugby Union. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
External links
- Women's national team at SA Rugby official website