New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team

New Zealand Women's Sevens
Union	New Zealand Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	Black Ferns Sevens
Coach(es)	Allan Bunting and Corey Sweeney
Captain(s)	Sarah Hirini
Team kit	Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances	3 (First in 2009)
Best result	Champions 2013, 2018

The New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team is the reigning women's Rugby World Cup Sevens champions, having won the most recent edition in 2018,[1] and also have been a "core team" that participates in all rounds of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series since that competition's inception in 2012–13.[2][3]

Lineout for New Zealand playing Australia

Honours

New Zealand did not have any official sevens team for women so they were unofficially represented by the New Zealand Wild Ducks and the Aotearoa Maori New Zealand teams during the years they were playing.

1997 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
1999 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
2000 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
2001 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
2002 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
2003 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
2004 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
2005 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
2006 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
2007 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Winners
2012 Oceania Women's Sevens Winners
2012-13 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Winners
2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners
2013-14 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Winners
2014 Oceania Women's Sevens Winners
2014-15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Winners
2016-17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Winners
2017 Oceania Women's Sevens Winners
2018 Rugby Sevens at the Commonwealth Games Winners
2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners
2019 Women's Fast Four Winners
2018-19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Winners
2019-20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Winners

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within New Zealand

World Cup Sevens record

Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2009	Final		6	5	1	0
2013	Final		6	6	0	0
2018	Final		4	4	0	0
Total	2 Titles	3/3	16	15	10	0

Summer Olympics record

Olympic Games
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2016	Final		6	5	0	1
Total	0 Titles	1/1	6	5	0	1

Oceania Women's Sevens results

Oceania Women's Sevens
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2008	Final		6	5	1	0
2012	Final		6	6	0	0
2013	Semi Finalist		6	4	2	0
2014	Final		7	7	0	0
2015	Did not attend
2016	Did not attend
2017	Final		5	5	0	0
Total	3 Titles	5/7	30	27	3	0

World Series record

2010s

Summary for Series I to VIII


	Challenge 11–12	I 12–13	II 13–14	III 14–15

Middle East	Dubai	st Dubai	nd Dubai	st Dubai

Oceania	–	–	–	–

Americas	–	–	nd São Paulo	st São Paulo
	–	4th Houston	st Atlanta	st Atlanta
	–	–	–	st Victoria

Asia	Hong Kong	st Guangzhou	st Guangzhou	–

Europe	London	–	–	rd London
Europe	–	st Amsterdam	st Amsterdam	5th Amsterdam

	0/3	4/4 74 pts st [4]	5/5 96 pts st [5]	6/6 108 pts st

Women's Sevens Series
IV 15–16		V 16–17	VI 17–18	VII 18–19	VIII 19–20

	5th Dubai	st Dubai	5th Dubai	st Dubai

	–	rd Sydney	rd Sydney	st Sydney

	rd São Paulo	–	–	–	–
	nd Atlanta	st Las Vegas	–	st Glendale
	nd Victoria	st Victoria	st Victoria	st Victoria

	–	st Kitakyushu	st Kitakyushu	4th Kitakyushu

	–	–
	rd Clermont-Ferrand	st Clermont-Ferrand	st Paris	nd Biarritz

5/5 80 pts nd		6/6 116 pts st	5/5 90 pts nd	6/6 110 pts st

Team

Current Squad

2020 New Zealand women's rugby sevens squad

Sarah Hirini (Captain)
Kayla Ahki
Shakira Baker
Michaela Blyde
Kelly Brazier
Gayle Broughton
Dhys Faleafaga
Theresa Fitzpatrick
Stacey Fluhler
Jazmin Hotham
Shiray Kaka
Tyla Nathan-Wong
Mahina Paul
Risi Pouri-Lane
Alena Saili
Terina Te Tamaki
Ruby Tui
Niall Williams
Tenika Willison
Portia Woodman

Previous squads

2014–15 Sevens Series Squad
Forwards Alexis Tapsell Carla Hohepa Charlotte Scanlan Hazel Tubic Honey Hireme Jordan Webber Ruby Tui Sarah Goss		Backs Gayle Broughton Huriana Manuel Kat Whata-Simpkins Kayla McAlister Kelly Brazier Lavinia Gould Michaela Blyde Morgan Morrow Portia Woodman Selica Winiata Shiray Tane Tyla Nathan-Wong

2013–14 Sevens World Series Squad[6]
Linda Itunu Carla Hohepa Hazel Tubic Jordon Webber Sarah Goss Gayle Broughton Tyla Nathan-Wong Michaela Blyde Huriana Manuel Selica Winiata Portia Woodman Kayla McAlister

2009 RWC Sevens Squad
Julie Ferguson Carla Hohepa Victoria Grant Linda Itunu Justine Lavea Huriana Manuel Hannah Porter (c) Teresa Te Tamaki Angela McGregor Renee Wickcliffe Rachel Wikeepa Selica Winiata

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References

"New Zealand are Women's RWC Sevens champions" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 30 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
"IRB announces Women's Sevens World Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 4 October 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
"Schedule announced for 2013/14 Women's Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
"2013 IRB Women's Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
"2014 IRB Women's Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
http://wsws.irb.com/destination/edition=4/teams/team=19/index.html

New Zealand lift women's series trophy in Clermont

External links

Awards
Preceded by Team New Zealand	Halberg Awards – New Zealand Team of the Year 2018	Succeeded by Silver Ferns

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[1] "New Zealand are Women's RWC Sevens champions" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 30 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.

[2] "IRB announces Women's Sevens World Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 4 October 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2012.

[3] "Schedule announced for 2013/14 Women's Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.

[rw7-2013-4] "2013 IRB Women's Sevens Standings". Rugby7.

[rw7-2014-5] "2014 IRB Women's Sevens Standings". Rugby7.

[6] ttp://wsws.irb.com/destination/edition=4/teams/team=19/index.html

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
Seasons	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2019–20 events	United States Dubai South Africa New Zealand Australia Canada France Hong Kong
Former events	China Brazil England Japan Netherlands IRB Women's Challenge
Current stadiums	Infinity Park The Sevens Cape Town Stadium Waikato Stadium Bankwest Stadium Westhills Stadium Stade Jean-Bouin Hong Kong Stadium
Related articles	Sevens Challenger Series Olympic Sevens

Women's national rugby sevens teams
WR Women's Sevens core teams	Australia Brazil Canada England Fiji France Ireland New Zealand Russia Spain United States
Teams with World Cup Sevens experience	China Italy Japan Mexico Netherlands Papua New Guinea South Africa Thailand Tunisia Uganda
Other teams	Argentina Austria Barbados Belgium Botswana Bulgaria Burundi Chile Colombia Cook Islands Croatia Finland Germany Ghana Great Britain Guam Guyana Hong Kong India Iran Israel Ivory Coast Jamaica Kazakhstan Kenya Lithuania Madagascar Malaysia Malta Moldova Morocco New Caledonia Nigeria Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Scotland Senegal Serbia Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Ukraine Uruguay Venezuela Wales Zambia Zimbabwe
Competitions	Rugby World Cup Sevens World Rugby Women's Sevens Series IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup