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| Union | Welsh Rugby Union | ||
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| Emblem(s) | The Prince of Wales's feathers | ||
| Coach(es) | Rhys Edwards | ||
| Captain(s) | Rachel Taylor | ||
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The Wales Women's National Sevens Team represents Wales in Rugby sevens.
History
In 2006 Wales won the European Women Sevens Championship after beating England 10–7 in the final.
In 2012 they competed in round 2 of the European Women's Sevens Series which also acted as a qualifier for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. They failed to qualify after finishing in 11th place overall.[1]
Wales finished in fifth place at the 2017 Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series and qualified for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.[2][3] They defeated South Africa 19–14 in the seventh place playoff.[4]
Squad
Squad to 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Final Qualifier [5]
- Caryl James
- Elinor Snowsill
- Elen Evans
- Rachel Rees
- Jade Phillips (Knight)
- Nia Davies
- Laurie Harries
- Rachel Taylor
- Delyth Davies
- Charlotte Murray
- Sian Williams
- Rebecca De Filippo
Tournament history
Commonwealth Games record
| Commonwealth Games | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2018
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7th Place Playoff | 7th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
 2022
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TBC | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
References
- ^ "England lead Euro women to RWC Sevens 2013". irb.com. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Wales sevens qualify for Commonwealths". BBC Sport. 2017-07-09. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- ^ "Wales women's 7s secure place at Commonwealth Games". ITV News. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- ^ "Final day tries for Harries and Joyce as Wales Women finish 7s campaign with a win over South Africa". Western Telegraph. 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- ^ "FIRA-AER official website". Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
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