Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team
The Great Britain national rugby sevens team is the women's Olympic representative team of Great Britain at the rugby sevens tournament at the Summer Olympic Games. The team played their first competitive match at the 2016 Summer Olympics after England finished in an Olympic qualifying place at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.
| Union | British Olympic Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach(es) | Nick Wakley | ||
| Captain(s) | Abbie Brown | ||
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| First international | |||
| Brazil 3–29 Great Britain (6 August 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) | |||
| Largest win | |||
| Great Britain 50–5 Mexico (26 September 2021; Edmonton, Canada) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
| Canada 33–10 Great Britain (8 August 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Fiji 28–5 Great Britain (27 November 2021, Dubai, UAE) United States 40–17 Great Britain (4 December 2021, Dubai, UAE) | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| European Games | ||
| 2023 Kraków–Małopolska | Team | |
They qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics through England winning the 2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Kazan. Great Britain finished in fourth place after losing in the bronze medal match to Fiji. They participated at the 2021 Canada Women's Sevens and won the tournament back to back in Vancouver and Edmonton.
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