China women's national rugby sevens team
The Chinese women's national sevens rugby union team represents China in Rugby sevens at an international level. They have competed in the Rugby World Cup Sevens since the women's inaugural tournament in 2009, and have also competed at the Summer Olympics, making their debut in Tokyo in 2020.
 | |
| Union | Chinese Rugby Football Association |
|---|---|
| Coach(es) | Lu Zhuan |
| World Cup Sevens | |
| Appearances | 4 (First in 2009) |
| Best result | 9th (2009) |
History
editChina were the 2014 Asian women's sevens champions.[1] They qualified for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens after finishing the 2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series in second place, they placed 12th overall at the World Cup.[2]
China qualified for the 2020 Olympics at the 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[3]
2024
editIn 2024, they participated in the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series; they won the first round of the series which took place in Dubai.[4][5] They also won the second leg that was held in Montevideo, Uruguay in March.[6] China was crowned 2024 Sevens Challenger Series Champions after winning the final leg in Kraków; they secured their place at the new SVNS Play-off promotion and relegation competition in Madrid.[7][8]
Tournament history
editRugby World Cup Sevens
edit| Rugby World Cup Sevens | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2009
|
Bowl Winners | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
 2013
|
Bowl Semifinalists | 11th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 2018
|
Challenge Trophy Semifinalists | 12th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 2022
|
13th-place Final | 13th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 4/4 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
Summer Olympics
edit| Olympic Games record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2016
|
Did not qualify | |||||
 2020 |
7th place match | 7th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
 2024
|
5th place match | 6th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/3 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
- 2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series
- 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series
- 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- 2021–22 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- 2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- 2023–24 SVNS
Asian Games
edit| Asian Games | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2010
|
Final | 
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
 2014
|
Final | 
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
 2018
|
Final |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022
|
Final |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 Title | 4/4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
Players
editCurrent squad
editChina's squad to the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series:[9]
| No. | Players |
|---|---|
| 2 | Yan Meiling |
| 5 | Gu Yaoyao |
| 7 | Chen Keyi |
| 11 | Liu Xiaoqian |
| 12 | Yu Hu |
| 15 | Dou Xinrong |
| 16 | Sun Yue |
| 17 | Gao Yueying |
| 18 | Su Qi |
| 23 | Kang Chengtian |
| 28 | Ma Xiaodan |
| 30 | Wang Zhaojing |
Previous squads
editReferences
edit- ^ "News". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ "Chinese women's team "achieves goals" at 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. 2018-07-22. Archived from the original on 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "China women qualify for Tokyo 2020". World Rugby. November 10, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ Constable, Grant (2024-01-14). "Kenya and China score brilliant tries to win HSBC Sevens Challenger". amp.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Hosts Uruguay, China celebrate Challenger Series success in Montevideo". www.world.rugby. 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "China women and Uruguay men win World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "China claim third Challenger title as Madrid tickets handed out". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Women's squads" (PDF). resources.worldrugby-rims.pulselive.com. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-01-17.