Russia women's national rugby sevens team

For the men's team, see Russia national rugby sevens team.
Russia
UnionRugby Union of Russia
Nickname(s)She-Bears (Медведицы)
Coach(es)Andrey Kuzin
Captain(s)Alena Mikhaltsova
Most capsBaizat Khamidova (163)
Top scorerBaizat Khamidova (500)
Most triesBaizat Khamidova (100)
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances2 (First in 2009)
Best result7th place, 2013
International medals
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Russia
European Championship
2013 Brive-la-Gaillarde/Marbella
2014 Moscow/Brive-la-Gaillarde
2016 Kazan/Mallemort
2017 Kazan/Mallemort
2018 Kazan/Marcoussis
2019 Marcoussis/Kharkiv
2021 Lisbon/Moscow
2015 Kazan/Mallemort
2008 Limoges
Universiade
2013 Kazan

The Russian women's national rugby sevens team (Russian: Женская сборная России по регби-7) is a women's rugby team in Europe. Since 2013, it is dominating the European Championships, winning the trophy seven times. Internationally, Russia's best performance was in 2013, finishing in the quarterfinals. The team was runner-up at the 2015 Canada Women's Sevens, after defeating Australia in quarter-finals and France in semifinals.

Russia failed to qualify for the inaugural rugby sevens event in 2016 Summer Olympics; however, they qualified for the following Olympic Games in Tokyo.[1][2]

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, World Rugby and Rugby Europe suspended Russia from international and European continental rugby union competition. In addition, the Rugby Union of Russia was suspended from World Rugby and Rugby Europe.[3][4]

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Russia

Summer Olympics record

Olympic Games
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2016 Not Qualified
2020 Quarterfinals 8th 6 1 5 0
Total 0 Titles 1/2 6 1 5 0

World Cup Sevens record

Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2009 Knockout Stage 11th 5 2 3 0
2013 Quarterfinals 7th 5 2 2 1
2018 Quarterfinals 8th 4 2 2 0
Total 0 Titles 3/3 14 6 7 1

World Sevens Series record

World Sevens Series
Year Position Pld W L D
2012–13 5th 18 12 5 1
2013–14 5th 30 15 13 2
2014–15 7th 35 12 23 0
2015–16 7th 28 13 15 0
2016–17 5th 30 16 14 0
2017–18 6th 28 12 16 0
2018–19 7th 36 13 21 2
2019–20 6th 40 6 13 0
Total 0 Title 245 99 120 5

Summer Universiade record

Summer Universiade
Year Round Pld W L D
2013 7 7 0 0
2019 5 3 0 2
Total 1 Title 12 10 0 2

European Women's Sevens results

European Women's Sevens
Year Position Pld W L D
2005 1st[5] 7 7 0 0
2006 9th 6 4 2 0
2007 9th 5 1 3 1
2008 6 5 1 0
2009 7th 6 3 3 0
2010 6th 6 2 3 1
2011 4th 7 5 2 0
2012 4th 13 10 3 0
2013 14 12 2 0
2014 11 9 2 0
2015 14 13 1 0
2016 14 11 3 0
2017 13 13 0 0
2018 13 12 1 0
2019 12 11 1 0
2021 12 12 0 0
Total 16/18 159 130 27 2

Players

Current squad

Award winners

The following Russia Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2013:[6]

Team management

  • Head Coach – Andrey Kuzin
  • Assistant Coach and Head of Performance - Graham Bentz

References

  1. ^ "Qualified Teams Prepare for Tokyo Olympic 7s Rugby". RugbyAsia247. 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  2. ^ "Ireland, France and Russia claimed the three remaining sevens spots". Asia Rugby. 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  3. ^ Gallan, Daniel (1 March 2022). "World Rugby joins other sports bodies by suspending Russia and Belarus". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Rugby Europe Statement – Russia and Belarus Suspension". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  5. ^ Qualification Stage
  6. ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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