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This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Pool A
Australia
The following is the Australia roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Tim Walsh
| Backs | Forwards | ||
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| 3 | Nicole Beck | 1 | Shannon Parry (c) |
| 5 | Emma Tonegato | 2 | Sharni Williams (c) |
| 6 | Evania Pelite | 4 | Gemma Etheridge |
| 7 | Charlotte Caslick | 8 | Chloe Dalton |
| 10 | Alicia Quirk | 9 | Amy Turner |
| 11 | Emilee Cherry | ||
| 12 | Ellia Green | ||
Colombia
The following is the Colombia roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Laurent Palau
| Backs | Forwards | ||
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| 2 | Nathalie Marchino | 1 | Nicole Acevedo |
| 4 | Khaterinne Medina | 3 | Alejandra Betancur (c) |
| 6 | Isabel Romero | 5 | Ana Ramírez |
| 8 | Solangie Delgado | 7 | Estefanía Ramírez |
| 9 | Camila Lopera | 10 | Guadalupe López |
| 11 | Sharon Acevedo | ||
| 12 | Laura González | ||
Fiji
The following is the Fiji roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Chris Cracknell
| Backs | Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Raijieli Daveau | 1 | Litia Naiqato |
| 4 | Asena Rokomarama | 2 | Merewai Cumu |
| 7 | Rusila Nagasau | 5 | Timaima Tamoi |
| 8 | Lavenia Tinai | 6 | Rebecca Tavo |
| 9 | Ana Maria Roqica (c) | 13 | Jiowana Sauto |
| 10 | Viniana Riwai | ||
| 11 | Luisa Tisolo | ||
| 12 | Timaima Ravisa | ||
- Jiowana Sauto was included in the day 3 squad after Daveau was injured in day 2.
United States
The following is the United States roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Richie Walker
| Backs | Forwards | ||
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| 4 | Alev Kelter | 1 | Jillion Potter |
| 5 | Bui Baravilala | 2 | Kelly Griffin (c) |
| 6 | Lauren Doyle | 3 | Kathryn Johnson |
| 7 | Victoria Folayan | 8 | Carmen Farmer |
| 10 | Richelle Stephens | 9 | Joanne Fa'avesi |
| 11 | Ryan Carlyle | ||
| 12 | Jessica Javelet | ||
Pool B
France
The following is the France roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: David Courteix
| Backs | Forwards | ||
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| 4 | Pauline Biscarat | 1 | Rose Thomas |
| 5 | Jade Le Pesq | 2 | Audrey Amiel |
| 6 | Fanny Horta (c) | 3 | Marjorie Mayans |
| 7 | Caroline Ladagnous | 9 | Jennifer Troncy |
| 8 | Camille Grassineau | 10 | Elodie Guiglion |
| 12 | Lina Guérin | 11 | Shannon Izar |
| 14 | Jessy Tremouliere | ||
- Jessy Tremouliere was a late addition before the Olympics, replacing Christelle Le Duff who replaced Shannon Izar.
Kenya
The following is the Kenya roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Michael Mulima
| Backs | Forwards | ||
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| 4 | Rachael Mbogo | 1 | Stacy Otieno |
| 5 | Linet Arasa | 2 | Janet Awino |
| 7 | Doreen Nziwa | 3 | Sheila Chajira |
| 8 | Janet Okelo | 6 | Camilyne Oyuayo |
| 9 | Irene Otieno | 12 | Philadelphia Olando |
| 10 | Catherine Abilla (c) | ||
| 11 | Celestine Masinde | ||
New Zealand
The following is the New Zealand roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Sean Horan
| Backs | Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Gayle Broughton | 1 | Ruby Tui |
| 7 | Tyla Nathan-Wong | 2 | Shakira Baker |
| 8 | Kelly Brazier | 3 | Terina Te Tamaki |
| 10 | Theresa Fitzpatrick | 4 | Niall Williams |
| 11 | Portia Woodman | 5 | Sarah Goss (c) |
| 12 | Kayla McAlister | 9 | Huriana Manuel |
Spain
The following is the Spain roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: José Antonio Barrio
| Backs | Forwards | ||
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| 4 | Patricia García | 1 | Berta García |
| 7 | Bárbara Pla | 2 | Paula Medín |
| 9 | María Casado | 3 | Ángela del Pan |
| 10 | Vanesa Rial | 5 | Marina Bravo |
| 11 | Iera Echebarria | 6 | Elisabet Martínez (c) |
| 8 | Amaia Erbina | ||
| 12 | María Ribera | ||
Pool C
Brazil
The following is the Brazil roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Chris Neill
Trainer: Aristide Guerriero
| Backs | Forwards | ||
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| 4 | Edna Santini | 1 | Juliana Esteves dos Santos |
| 5 | Paula Ishibashi (c) | 2 | Luiza Campos |
| 6 | Tais Balconi | 3 | Júlia Sardá |
| 7 | Haline Scatrut | 8 | Beatriz Futuro Muhlbauer |
| 10 | Raquel Kochhann | 9 | Amanda Araújo |
| 11 | Isadora Cerullo | 13 | Mariana Barbosa Ramalho |
| 12 | Cláudia Teles | ||
- Reserve Mariana Barbosa Ramalho was added to the main squad after day 1 after Sardá suffered an injury.
Canada
The following was the Canada roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: John Tait
- Brittany Benn
- Hannah Darling
- Bianca Farella
- Jen Kish (C)
- Ghislaine Landry
- Megan Lukan
- Kayla Moleschi
- Karen Paquin
- Kelly Russell
- Ashley Steacy
- Natasha Watcham-Roy
- Charity Williams
Great Britain
The following is the Great Britain squad in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Simon Middleton
| Backs | Forwards | ||
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| 1 |  Claire Allan |
2 | Abbie Brown
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| 3 | Alice Richardson |
6 | Katy McLean
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| 4 | Emily Scarratt (c) |
7 | Heather Fisher
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| 5 | Danielle Waterman |
12 | Amy Wilson-Hardy
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| 8 | Emily Scott |
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| 9 | Natasha Hunt |
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| 10 | Joanne Watmore |
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| 11 |  Jasmine Joyce |
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Japan
The following is the Japan roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Keiko Asami
| Backs | Forwards | ||
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| 1 | Chiharu Nakamura (c) | 3 | Noriko Taniguchi |
| 7 | Marie Yamaguchi | 4 | Mio Yamanaka |
| 9 | Mifuyu Koide | 5 | Ayaka Suzuki |
| 10 | Yume Okuroda | 6 | Ano Kuwai |
| 11 | Yuka Kanematsu | 8 | Chisato Yokoo |
| 2 | Makiko Tomita | 12 | Kana Mitsugi |
| 13 | Aya Takeuchi | ||
- Reserve Aya Takeuchi was added to the main squad after day 1 after Tomita suffered an injury.
See also
References
- "Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games". ABC News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- "Colombia named their Olympic squad". World Rugby. 13 July 2016.
- "Fiji's Team To Rio". Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic. 20 July 2016.
- "USA 7s – Olympic Games Women's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- "France 7s – Olympic Games Women's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- "Christelle Le Duff forfait pour les Jeux Olympiques". Rugby Rama. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- "la Lilloise Shannon Izar forfait". France 3 Regions. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- "Kenya 7s – Olympic Games Women's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- "New Zealand names sevens teams for Rio Games". Stuff.co.nz. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- "Las Leonas Rugiran en los juegos". Federación Española de Rugby. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- "CBRu convoca seleções masculina e feminina para os Jogos Olímpicos" [CBRu calls men's and women's teams to the Olympic Games]. Brazilian Olympic Committee. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- "Júlia Sardá, jogadora de rugby de Florianópolis, está fora da Olimpíada" [Julia Sarda, rugby player from Florianópolis, is out of the Olympics]. Noticias do Dia. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- MacDonnell, Beth (8 July 2016). "Historic first Canadian women selected for Olympic rugby at Rio 2016". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- "Team GB Names 2016 GB Olympic Men's Rugby Team". teamgb.com. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- "Japan 7s – Olympic Games Women's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
External links
- Official website – Rio 2016 Olympic Coverage
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