Fiji women's national rugby union team
The Fiji women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Fiji, representing them at rugby union. They played their first test against Samoa in 2006, and compete annually in the Oceania Rugby Women's Championship. In 2022, they created history when they scored the third-highest points in both Men's and Women's Rugby at the Oceania Championship when they trounced Papua New Guinea 152–0. They made their first Rugby World Cup appearance at the delayed tournament in New Zealand.
| Nickname(s) | Fijiana | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Fiji Rugby Union | |
| Head coach | Inoke Male | |
| Captain | Sereima Leweniqila | |
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| World Rugby ranking | ||
| Current | 19 (as of 4 September 2023) | |
| Highest | 16 (2022) | |
| Lowest | 32 (2007) | |
| First international | ||
| Fiji 15–27 Samoa (Nukuʻalofa, Tonga; 14 April 2006) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
| Fiji 152–0 Papua New Guinea (Papakura, New Zealand; 9 July 2022) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
| Fiji 19–84 England (Auckland, New Zealand; 8 October 2022) | ||
| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 1 (2021) | |
| Rank | Change* | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 96.18 | |
| 2 | New Zealand | 90.56 | |
| 3 | France | 88.00 | |
| 4 | Canada | 86.27 | |
| 5 | Australia | 81.61 | |
| 6 | Italy | 76.50 | |
| 7 | Scotland | 75.80 | |
| 8 | Wales | 73.41 | |
| 9 | United States | 72.57 | |
| 10 | Ireland | 72.35 | |
| 11 | Japan | 69.38 | |
| 12 | South Africa | 65.17 | |
| 13 | Spain | 65.15 | |
| 14 | Russia | 61.10 | |
| 15 | Samoa | 59.57 | |
| 16 | Netherlands | 58.98 | |
| 17 | Fiji | 58.65 | |
| 18 | Hong Kong | 58.31 | |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 55.97 | |
| 20 | Sweden | 52.72 | |
| *Change from the previous week | |||
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