# Canada women's national rugby sevens team

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. Canada competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal after defeating Great Britain 33–10. At the 2020 Olympics, they failed to medal and finished in 9th place.
They participated at the 2021 Canada Women's Sevens in Vancouver and Edmonton. Canada finished third at both tournaments.
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Canada won the silver medal after coming from 0–12 behind to defeat Australia by 21–12 in the semi-finals, before losing the final to New Zealand by 12–19.

## Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Canada

### Summer Olympics

Olympic Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| 2016 | Bronze Medal Game | | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9–12th place | 9th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Gold Medal Game | | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 |

### Rugby World Cup Sevens

World Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| 2009 | Plate Finalists | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | Finalists | | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | Quarter-finalists | 7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | Quarter-finalists | 6th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 4/4 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 |

### Pan American Games

Pan Am Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| 2015 | Finals | | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Finals | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Finals | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 Titles | 3/3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 |

### Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| 2018 | Bronze medal | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | Bronze medal | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 |

### World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
#### Results by season

| Season | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Position | Points |
| 2012–13 | Dubai 6th | Houston 7th | Guangzhou rd | Amsterdam nd | | | | | rd | 52 |
| 2013–14 | Dubai 4th | Atlanta nd | São Paulo rd | Guangzhou rd | Amsterdam rd | | | | rd | 80 |
| 2014–15 | Dubai rd | São Paulo rd | Atlanta rd | Victoria 6th | London nd | Amsterdam st | | | nd | 96 |
| 2015–16 | Dubai 6th | São Paulo nd | Atlanta 4th | Langford 5th | Clermont-Ferrand st | | | | rd | 74 |
| 2016–17 | Dubai 6th | Sydney st | Las Vegas rd | Kitakyushu nd | Langford nd | Clermont-Ferrand rd | | | rd | 98 |
| 2017–18 | Dubai 4th | Sydney rd | Kitakyushu 11th | Langford 5th | Paris rd | | | | 4th | 60 |
| 2018–19 | Glendale (Denver) rd | Dubai nd | Sydney 5th | Kitakyushu st | Langford 5th | Biarritz rd | | | rd | 94 |
| 2019–20 | Glendale (Denver) 6th | Dubai nd | Cape Town rd | Hamilton nd | Sydney nd | Hong Kong cancelled | Langford cancelled | Paris cancelled | nd | 80 |
| 2021 cancelled | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2021–22 | Dubai I 8th | Dubai II 8th | Málaga 6th | Seville 7th | Hong Kong cancelled | Langford 5th | Toulouse 6th | | 7th | 52 |
| 2022–23 | Dubai 9th | Cape Town 8th | Hamilton 11th | Sydney 9th | Vancouver 6th | Hong Kong 6th | Toulouse 10th | | 9th | 39 |
| 2023–24 | Dubai 4th | Cape Town 6th | Perth 7th | Vancouver rd | Los Angeles 4th | Hong Kong 6th | Singapore 7th | Madrid 4th | League: 5th Grand Finals: 4th | 80 |
| 2024–25 | Dubai 8th | Cape Town 5th | Perth 4th | Vancouver | Hong Kong | Singapore | Los Angeles | | League: 5th Grand Finals: | 32 |

#### Totals

| Tournaments | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win Percentage | Points Scored | Points Conceded |
| 63 | 362 | 219 | 136 | 7 | 60.5% | 7,071 | 4,870 |
Last updated: 14 June 2024.

## Players
### Current squad

Squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Squad for the 2021–22 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.
| Player | Dubai I | Dubai II | Málaga | Seville | Langford | Toulouse |
| Elissa Alarie | 11 | 11 | | 11 | 11 | |
| Olivia Apps | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Fancy Bermudez | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Pamphinette Buisa | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Emma Chown | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 6 |
| Alysha Corrigan | | | 2 | 2 | | |
| Chloe Daniels | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | | |
| Olivia De Couvreur | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bianca Farella | | | | | 8 | 8 |
| Paige Farries | | | 9 | 9 | | |
| Renee Gonzalez | 2 | 2 | | | 6 | 6 |
| Asia Hogan-Rochester | 9 | 9 | | | 9 | 9 |
| Nakisa Levale | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Breanne Nicholas | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ella O'Regan | | | | | | 11 |
| Karen Paquin | | | 13 | | | |
| Sabrina Poulin | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | |
| Krissy Scurfield | 13 | 13 | | | 13 | 13 |
| Florence Symonds | | | | | 7 | 7 |
| Alexandra Tessier | | | 11 | 13 | | |
| Keyara Wardley | | | | | 12 | 12 |

### Sevens Series player records

Most matches :
| Rank | Player | Matches |
| 1 | Bianca Farella | 241 |
| 2 | Kayla Moleschi | 219 |
| 3 | Ghislaine Landry | 208 |
| 4 | Charity Williams | 176 |
| 5 | Karen Paquin | 152 |
| 6 | Brittany Benn | 150 |
| 7 | Breanne Nicholas | 147 |
| 8 | Jen Kish | 134 |
| 9 | Olivia Apps | 133 |
| 10 | Caroline Crossley | 131 |
Most points :
| Rank | Player | Points |
| 1 | Ghislaine Landry | 1,356 |
| 2 | Bianca Farella | 840 |
| 3 | Charity Williams | 497 |
| 4 | Brittany Benn | 335 |
| 4 | Karen Paquin | 335 |
| 6 | Julia Greenshields | 294 |
| 7 | Olivia Apps | 265 |
| 8 | Kayla Moleschi | 253 |
| 9 | Breanne Nicholas | 248 |
| 10 | Ashley Steacy | 206 |
Most tries :
| Rank | Player | Tries |
| 1 | Bianca Farella | 168 |
| 2 | Ghislaine Landry | 143 |
| 3 | Charity Williams | 99 |
| 4 | Brittany Benn | 67 |
| 4 | Karen Paquin | 67 |
| 6 | Julia Greenshields | 52 |
| 7 | Kayla Moleschi | 49 |
| 8 | Krissy Scurfield | 35 |
| 9 | Jen Kish | 34 |
| 10 | Magali Harvey | 24 |
| 10 | Hannah Darling | 24 |
Most conversions :
| Rank | Player | Conv |
| 1 | Ghislaine Landry | 319 |
| 2 | Olivia Apps | 80 |
| 3 | Breanne Nicholas | 69 |
| 4 | Ashley Steacy | 53 |
| 5 | Magali Harvey | 40 |
| 6 | Mandy Marchak | 29 |
| 7 | Chloe Daniels | 27 |
| 8 | Kelly Russell | 23 |
| 9 | Julia Greenshields | 17 |
| 10 | Asia Hogan-Rochester | 10 |
Note: Bold indicates active in the 2023–24 season.

### Award winners

The following Canada Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2013:
World Rugby Women's 7s Player of the Year :
| Year | Nominees | Winners |
| 2013 | Jen Kish | — |
| 2017 | Ghislaine Landry | — |
World Rugby Women's 7s Dream Team :
| Year | No. | Player |
| 2024 | 1. | Olivia Apps |