# Australia women's national rugby sevens team

The Australia women's national rugby sevens team, are the Australia national rugby sevens team of women. They were champions of the inaugural Women's Sevens World Cup in 2009. The team plays in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series as one of the "core teams" on the world tour, of which they have been crowned Champions three times. The team also played in the preceding competition to the current world series, the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup. In 2016, they won the inaugural gold medal at the Rio Summer Olympics.

## History
### Team name

The national sevens side is known as Australia and, as confirmed by captain Sharni Williams, does not have a nickname as of 2015. The team was sometimes referred to as the Pearls in sections of the media, but that name refers to Australia's developmental sevens side rather than the official national team. As of 2015, the developmental team also competes in the Pacific Games Sevens.

### 2022

Australia won the 2021–22 Women's Sevens Series title, they then won the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and were later crowned champions of the Rugby World Cup Sevens completing 2022 with a historic clean sweep of every major tournament.

## Honours

Australia has won the following: World Rugby Sevens Series
* Champion: 2016, 2018, 2022
* Runner-up: 2014, 2017, 2020
World Cup Sevens
* Champion: 2009, 2022
Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics
* Gold medal: 2016
Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games
* Gold medal: 2022
* Silver medal: 2018
Major tournament wins
* Australia Sevens: 2018
* Brazil Sevens: 2014, 2016
* Canada Sevens: 2022
* Dubai Sevens: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021$^I$, 2021$^{II}$, 2022, 2023
* Hong Kong Sevens: 2009
* London Sevens: 2016
* Spain Sevens: 2022$^{II}$
* United States Sevens: 2016
Regional tournament wins
* Oceania Sevens: 2008, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019
* Asia-Pacific Championship: 2012
In 2016, the Australian women's sevens team was named Team of the Year at the Australian Institute of Sport Performance Awards.

## Tournament record

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia

### World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup 7s :
| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D |
| 2009 | Final | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Plate final | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Third playoff | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Final | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 Titles | 4/4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 |

### Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games 7s :
| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D |
| 2018 | Final | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Final | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 Title | 2/2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |

### Pacific Games

Pacific Games 7s :
| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D |
| 2011 | Not Eligible | Not Eligible | Not Eligible | Not Eligible | Not Eligible | Not Eligible |
| 2015 | Final | | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Final | | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 |

### Olympic Games

Olympic Games 7s :
| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D |
| 2016 | Final | | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Fifth playoff | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Bronze playoff | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 1 Title | 3/3 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 |

### Oceania Women's Sevens

Oceania Women's 7s :
| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D |
| 2008 | Final | | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Final | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Final | | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Final | | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | Did Not Attend | Did Not Attend | Did Not Attend | Did Not Attend | Did Not Attend | Did Not Attend |
| 2016 | Final | | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Final | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Final | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Final | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Round-robin | | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | Round-robin | | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | Final | | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 Titles | 11/12 | 65 | 56 | 9 | 1 |
Notes:
^$^a$ Australia VII or development team entered

### World Series record

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series :
| Season | Rounds | Position | Points |
| 2012–13 | 4 | 5th | 46 |
| 2013–14 | 5 | | 92 |
| 2014–15 | 6 | | 94 |
| 2015–16 | 5 | | 94 |
| 2016–17 | 6 | | 100 |
| 2017–18 | 5 | | 92 |
| 2018–19 | 6 | 4th | 86 |
| 2019–20 | 5 | | 80 |
| 2021 | Season was cancelled due to impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. | Season was cancelled due to impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. | Season was cancelled due to impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021–22 | 6 | | 114 |
| 2022–23 | 7 | | 118 |

## Players
### Current squad

Squad named for the 2023 World Rugby HSBC Sevens Series in Vancouver from the 3–5 March.
Caps updated to the latest date: 5 March 2023
Australia Women 7's :
| # | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Matches | Points scored | Club |
| 1 | Lily Dick | Forward | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | December 26, 1999 | 69 | 95 | Currumbin Alleygators |
| 3 | Faith Nathan | Left Wing | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | July 27, 2000 | 81 | 285 | Unattached |
| 4 | Dominique du Toit | Inside Centre | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 56 kg (123 lb) | May 19, 1997 | 138 | 358 | Unattached |
| 5 | Teagan Levi | No 5 Lock | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | August 14, 2003 | 36 | 58 | Bond University |
| 6 | Madison Ashby | Inside Centre | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | January 22, 2001 | 87 | 140 | Manly |
| 7 | Charlotte Caslick C | Fly Half | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | March 9, 1995 | 255 | 732 | Unattached |
| 9 | Tia Hinds | Left Wing | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | May 11, 2002 | 48 | 181 | Randwick |
| 10 | Isabella Nasser | | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | June 28, 2002 | 10 | 0 | University of Queensland |
| 12 | Maddison Levi | Outside Centre | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | April 27, 2002 | 58 | 340 | Bond University |
| 22 | Bienne Terita | Wing | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | May 16, 2003 | 32 | 75 | Randwick |
| 55 | Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea | Outside Centre | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | November 5, 2000 | 57 | 55 | Canterbury College |
| 65 | Sariah Paki | Loosehead Prop | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | October 12, 2001 | 104 | 75 | Manly |
2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series :

### Captains

| Name | Years | Refs |
| Maddison Levi | 2024 | |
| Shannon Parry | 2018 | |

## Player records

The following shows leading career Australian players based on performance in the Women's SVNS. Players in bold are still active.
Tries scored :
| No. | Player | Tries |
| 1 | Charlotte Caslick | 186 |
| 2 | Maddison Levi | 180 |
| 3 | Ellia Green | 141 |
| 4 | Emilee Cherry | 131 |
| 5 | Emma Tonegato | 125 |
Points scored :
| No. | Player | Points |
| 1 | Charlotte Caslick | 932 |
| 2 | Maddison Levi | 900 |
| 3 | Ellia Green | 739 |
| 4 | Emilee Cherry | 719 |
| 5 | Sharni Williams | 677 |
Matches played :
| No. | Player | Matches |
| 1 | Charlotte Caslick | 328 |
| 2 | Sharni Williams | 275 |
| 3 | Dominique du Toit | 188 |
| 4 | Shannon Parry | 187 |
| 5 | Alicia Lucas | 186 |

### Award winners

The following Australia Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2013:
World Rugby Women's 7s Player of the Year :
| Year | Nominees | Winners |
| 2014 | Charlotte Caslick | Emilee Cherry |
| 2014 | Emilee Cherry | Emilee Cherry |
| 2015 | Charlotte Caslick (2) | — |
| 2016 | Charlotte Caslick (3) | Charlotte Caslick |
| 2022 | Charlotte Caslick (4) | Charlotte Caslick (2) |
| 2022 | Maddison Levi | Charlotte Caslick (2) |
| 2022 | Faith Nathan | Charlotte Caslick (2) |
| 2023 | Maddison Levi (2) | — |
| 2024 | Maddison Levi (3) | Maddison Levi |
World Rugby Women's 7s Dream Team :
| Year | No. | Player |
| 2024 | 4. | Maddison Levi |

## Coaches

| Name | Tenure |
| Chris Lane | 2011–2013 |
| Tim Walsh | 2013–2018 |
| John Manenti | 2018–2021 |
| Tim Walsh | 2022–present |