Canada women's national rugby sevens team

Canada
UnionRugby Canada
Coach(es)Jack Hanratty
Captain(s)Olivia Apps
Most capsBianca Farella (241)
Top scorerGhislaine Landry (1,356)
Most triesBianca Farella (168)
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances3 (First in 2009)
Best resultRunners-up (2013)

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.[1] Canada competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal after defeating Great Britain 33–10.[2] At the 2020 Olympics, they failed to medal and finished in 9th place.[3]

They participated at the 2021 Canada Women's Sevens in Vancouver and Edmonton. Canada finished third at both tournaments.[4][5]

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,[6] before losing the final to New Zealand by 12–19.[7][8]

  1. ^ "IRB announces Women's Sevens World Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. October 4, 2012. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "'Freaking historic': Canada wins bronze in women's rugby 7s – Canada Women's Sevens". www.canadasevens.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  3. ^ Johnston, Patrick (2021-07-30). "Canada's women rugby sevens squad bombs out of medal contention at the Olympics". National Post. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  4. ^ Williams, Rob (2021-09-21). "Despite everything, Canada Sevens put on a show in Vancouver again | Offside". dailyhive.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  5. ^ "Canada's women's team beats Mexico to win bronze at Edmonton rugby 7s tourney". www.cbc.ca. 2021-09-26. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  6. ^ "Team Canada shocks Australia, will go for gold in women's rugby sevens". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Canada wins silver in women's rugby sevens after narrowly losing to All Blacks in Olympic final". Toronto Star. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Gutsy Team Canada earns silver in women's rugby sevens". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2024.

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