South Africa women's national rugby sevens team

The South Africa women's national rugby sevens team competes at events within the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and was a core team for the 2014–15 season. They first played in the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens, and also competed in the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup in the 2011–12 season.

For the men's team, see South Africa national rugby sevens team.

South Africa
UnionSouth African Rugby Union
Coach(es)Paul Delport
Captain(s)Mathrin Simmers and Christelene Steinhobel
Team kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances2 (First in 2009)
Best resultSemi-finals (2009) Rugby World Cup Sevens
South Africa at the 2012 Dubai Women's 7s

South Africa did not qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics despite winning the 2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens because the South African Olympic Committee (SASCOC) rules states that teams cannot qualify by winning continental titles.[1] As in 2016, South Africa missed Tokyo 2020 for the same reason.[2]

Tournament History

Rugby World Cup Sevens
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
United Arab Emirates 2009 Semifinalists 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 2 0
Russia 2013 Bowl Quarterfinalists 13th 4 1 3 0
United States 2018 13th Place Final14th4130
South Africa 2022 13th Place Final 14th 4 1 3 0
Total0 Titles4/4176110

Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
Year Round Position Pld W D L
Australia 2018 Classification Semi Finals8th5005
England 2022 Seventh Place Match 7th 5 1 0 4
Total0 Titles2/210109

Women's Africa Cup Sevens
Women's Africa Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2013 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0
2014 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0
2015 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0
2016 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0
2017 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0
2019 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0
2022 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0
Total7 Titles7/7373700

2012 London Sevens

Group A

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
 England 3 0 0 89 5
 South Africa 2 0 1 49 51
 Brazil 1 0 2 36 83
 Kazakhstan 0 0 3 31 66

Quarter-finals

Squad

Previous Squads
Squad to the 2017 Dubai Women's Sevens[3]

  • Megan Comley
  • Phumeza Gadu
  • Veroeshka Grain (c)
  • Jacqueline Kriel
  • Unathi Mali
  • Zintle Mpupha
  • Marithy Pienaar
  • Nadine Roos
  • Mathrin Simmers
  • Chane Stadler
  • Christelene Steinhoebel
  • Eloise Webb
Squad to the 2015 London and Netherlands Women's Sevens[5]

  • Sunelle Barnard
  • Lorinda Brown
  • Kirsten Conrad
  • Phumeza Gadu
  • Rachelle Geldenhuys
  • Nosiphiwo Goda
  • Veroeshka Grain
  • Zenay Jordaan (c)
  • Jacqueline Kriel
  • Sinazo Nobele
  • Marithy Pienaar
  • Fundiswa Plaatjie
  • Mathrin Simmers
  • Zaandre Theron
Squad to 2012 London Sevens[7]

  • Mandisa Williams
  • Ziyanda Tywaleni
  • Nwabisa Ngxatu
  • Nolusindiso Booi
  • Sinazo Nobele
  • Lamla Momoti
  • Zandile Nojoko
  • Phumeza Gadu
  • Zenay Jordaan
  • Aimee Barrett
  • Janine Felix
  • Cherne Roberts

References
  1. "SA women's sevens denied Rio berth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. "Rugby Africa wishes the South African and Kenyan rugby sevens teams well during the Tokyo Olympics". Africanews. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. "Dubai Sevens: Women's team profiles". World Rugby. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. "Dubai Sevens: Women's team profiles". World Rugby. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. World Rugby.org (7 May 2015). "World Cup duo back to boost England women". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  6. World Rugby.org (7 May 2015). "World Cup duo back to boost England women". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  7. "SA Women eye more improvement in London". South African Rugby Union. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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