2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series squads
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This is a list of the complete squads for the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[1][2][3][4][5]
| World Rugby Women's Sevens 2017–18 squads Series VI | |
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Players in Series VI. Clockwise from top left: Marina Kukina of Russia, Naya Tapper of the United States, Emma Tonegato of Australia and Montserrat Amédée of France. | |
← 2016–17 squads |
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Captains for a tournament have their number marked in bold.
Australia
Coach:
Tim Walsh (to Sydney)- John Manenti (Kitakyushu onwards)
| Player | Apps | Position | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Sydney | Kitakyushu | Langford | Paris | |||
| Lauren Brown | 3 | Back | – | – | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| Charlotte Caslick | 4 | Back | 7 | 7 | – | 7 | 7 |
| Emilee Cherry | 5 | Back | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Dominique Du Toit | 5 | Back | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Georgina Friedrichs | 4 | Forward | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | – |
| Demi Hayes | 3 | Forward | – | – | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Page McGregor | 3 | Back | 10 | – | – | 8 | 8 |
| Yasmin Meakes | 3 | Forward | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mahalia Murphy | 2 | Forward | 8 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Shannon Parry | 5 | Forward | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Evania Pelite | 5 | Back | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Alicia Quirk | 2 | Back | – | 10 | 10 | – | – |
| Cassie Staples | 4 | Forward | 12 | 12 | 8 | – | 12 |
| Emma Sykes | 5 | Back | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Emma Tonegato | 5 | Back | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Sharni Williams | 2 | Forward | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
Canada
Coach: 
John Tait
| Player | Apps | Position | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Sydney | Kitakyushu | Langford | Paris | |||
| Olivia Apps | 3 | – | 6 | 12 | – | 12 | |
| Brittany Benn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Pam Buisa | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | |
| Emma Chown | 1 | 6 | – | – | – | – | |
| Caroline Crossley | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Hannah Darling | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Bianca Farella | 3 | – | – | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| Julia Greenshields | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | – | |
| Sara Kaljuvee | 3 | – | – | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Jen Kish | 2 | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | |
| Ghislaine Landry | 4 | 9 | 9 | – | 9 | 9 | |
| Tausani Levale | 2 | 8 | 8 | – | – | – | |
| Megan Lukan | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | – | |
| Kayla Moleschi | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Breanne Nicholas | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Natasha Watcham-Roy | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Charity Williams | 3 | – | – | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
England
Coach: 
James Bailey
| Player | Apps | Position | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Sydney | Kitakyushu | Langford | Paris | |||
| Holly Aitchison | 3 | Back | 11 | 11 | – | – | 11 |
| Claire Allan | 3 | Back | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Jess Breach | 2 | Back | – | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Abbie Brown | 4 | Forward | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Heather Fisher | 5 | Forward | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Vicky Fleetwood | 3 | Back | – | – | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Deborah Fleming | 5 | Forward | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Natasha Hunt | 1 | Back | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| Megan Jones | 2 | Back | 10 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Olivia Jones | 1 | Back | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Katie Mason | 2 | Back | 4 | – | – | 11 | – |
| Alex Matthews | 5 | Forward | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Sarah McKenna | 3 | Back | – | 5 | – | 12 | 5 |
| Chantelle Miell | 2 | Forward | 9 | – | – | 5 | – |
| Emily Scarratt | 3 | Back | 5 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| Emily Scott | 5 | Back | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Lydia Thompson | 4 | Back | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | – |
| Amy Wilson-Hardy | 4 | Forward | 12 | 12 | 12 | – | 12 |
| Millie Wood | 3 | Back | – | – | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Fiji
Coach: 
Iliesa Tanivula
| Player | Apps | Position | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Sydney | Kitakyushu | Langford | Paris | |||
| Naina Baleca | 1 | Forward | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Lavena Cavuru | 2 | Back | 5 | – | 11 | – | – |
| Merewai Cumu | 3 | Forward | 1 | – | – | 5 | 5 |
| Raijieli Daveua | 2 | Back | – | – | – | 7 | 7 |
| Rusila Nagasau | 3 | Forward | 10 | 10 | 7 | – | – |
| Ana Maria Naimasi | 5 | Back | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Miriama Naiobasali | 4 | Forward | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Litia Naiqato | 3 | Forward | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Aloessi Nakoci | 1 | Back | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| Timaima Ravisa | 5 | Back | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Viniana Riwai | 5 | Back | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ana Maria Roqica | 5 | Back | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Jiowana Sauto | 2 | Forward | – | – | – | 11 | 11 |
| Asinate Savu | 2 | Forward | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Pricilla Saivavi Siata | 4 | Forward | 6 | – | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Vasiti Kuma Solikoviti | 2 | Forward | 4 | – | 5 | – | – |
| Lavenia Tinai | 4 | Back | 9 | 9 | 9 | – | 9 |
| Luisa Tisolo | 3 | Back | 7 | – | 10 | 10 | – |
| Mereula Torooti | 1 | Back | – | – | – | 9 | – |
| Vilisi Vakaloloma | 2 | Back | – | 6 | – | – | 10 |
France
Coach: 
David Courteix
| Player | Apps | Position | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Sydney | Kitakyushu | Langford | Paris | |||
| Montserrat Amedee | 4 | Back | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | – |
| Coralie Bertrand | 5 | Back | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Pauline Biscarat | 3 | Back | 4 | 4 | – | 4 | – |
| Anna-Cécile Ciofani | 4 | Forward | 7 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mathilde Coutouly | 1 | Forward | – | 11 | – | – | – |
| Caroline Drouin | 4 | Forward | – | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Camille Grassineau | 5 | Back | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Lina Guerin | 4 | Back | – | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Fanny Horta | 5 | Forward | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Shannon Izar | 2 | Back | 11 | – | – | – | 11 |
| Nassira Konde | 1 | Back | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| Jade Le Pesq | 3 | Forward | 10 | – | 9 | 9 | – |
| Marjorie Mayans | 4 | Forward | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Konde Nassira | 2 | Forward | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| Carla Niesen | 2 | Back | 9 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Seraphine Okemba | 3 | Back | 2 | 2 | 7 | – | – |
| Chloe Pelle | 5 | Forward | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Joanna Sainlo | 1 | Back | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| Charlotte Torres-Duxans | 1 | Back | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Jessy Tremouliere | 2 | Back | – | – | – | 7 | 5 |
Ireland
Coach: 
Anthony Eddy
| Player | Apps | Position | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Sydney | Kitakyushu | Langford | Paris | |||
| Kathy Baker | 3 | Forward | – | – | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ashleigh Baxter | 5 | Forward | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Claire Boles | 3 | Forward | 4 | 4 | – | 12 | – |
| Aoife Doyle | 3 | Back | 8 | 8 | – | – | 8 |
| Katie Fitzhenry | 5 | Forward | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Stacey Flood | 5 | Back | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Louise Galvin | 5 | Back | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Katie Heffernan | 3 | Back | – | 2 | 12 | – | 12 |
| Eve Higgins | 3 | Back | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Lucy Mulhall | 3 | Back | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Amee-Leigh Murphy-Crowe | 3 | Back | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Deirbhile Nic a Bhaird | 3 | Forward | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Audrey O'Flynn | 4 | Forward | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Hannah Tyrrell | 4 | Back | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Japan
Coach: 
Hitoshi Inada
| Player | Apps | Position | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Sydney | Kitakyushu | Langford | Paris | |||
| Raichierumiyo Bativakalolo | 4 | Forward | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Yume Hirano | 5 | Back | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Mifuyu Koide | 4 | Back | – | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Tomomi Kozasa | 4 | Forward | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | – |
| Ano Kuwai | 3 | Forward | 2 | 2 | – | – | 7 |
| Iroha Nagata | 3 | Forward | 8 | – | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Aya Nakajima | 1 | Forward | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Chiharu Nakamura | 5 | Back | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yume Okuroda | 3 | Forward | 9 | – | – | 4 | 4 |
| Fumiko Otake | 4 | Back | – | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Mayu Shimizu | 1 | Back | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Sayaka Suzuki | 5 | Back | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Emii Tanaka | 5 | Back | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Noriko Taniguchi | 3 | Forward | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Yukari Tateyama | 5 | Back | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Honoka Tsutsumi | 1 | Back | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Chisato Yoko | 3 | Forward | 4 | 4 | 4 | – | – |
New Zealand
Coach: 
Allan Bunting
| Player | Apps | Position | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Sydney | Kitakyushu | Langford | Paris | |||
| Shakira Baker | 3 | Forward | – | – | 2 | 2 | – |
| Michaela Blyde | 5 | Back | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Kelly Brazier | 4 | Back | – | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Gayle Broughton | 4 | Back | 8 | 9 | 9 | – | 9 |
| Theresa Fitzpatrick | 5 | Back | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Sarah Goss | 5 | Forward | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Huia Harding | 1 | Forward | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Kayla McAlister | 1 | Back | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Tyla Nathan-Wong | 5 | Back | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Alena Saili | 2 | Forward | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Shiray Kaka | 1 | Forward | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Terina Te Tamaki | 1 | Back | – | – | – | 9 | – |
| Ruby Tui | 4 | Forward | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Stacey Waaka | 5 | Back | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Kat Whata-Simpkins | 1 | Forward | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Niall Williams | 5 | Back | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Tenika Willison | 4 | Forward | – | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Portia Woodman | 5 | Forward | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Russia
Coach: 
Andrey Kuzin
| Player | Apps | Position | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Sydney | Kitakyushu | Langford | Paris | |||
| Aleksandra Aliseenko | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | |
| Alina Arterchuk | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | – | |
| Anna Baranchuk | 3 | Forward | – | – | 3 | 11 | 9 |
| Daria Bobkova | 3 | Forward | 3 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| Polina Buravleva | 2 | Back | – | 9 | – | 12 | – |
| Arina Bystrova | 4 | Forward | 11 | 11 | 11 | – | 11 |
| Iana Danilova | 2 | Back | – | – | – | 5 | 8 |
| Anna Gavrilyuk | 5 | Forward | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Diana Glushenko | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |
| Aleksandra Kazantseva | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | – | |
| Baizat Khamidova | 4 | Forward | 5 | 5 | 5 | – | 5 |
| Marina Kukina | 4 | Back | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | – |
| Snezhanna Kulkova | 3 | Back | 9 | – | 9 | 9 | – |
| Daria Lushina | 4 | Back | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 |
| Alena Mikhaltsova | 4 | Back | 4 | 4 | 4 | – | 4 |
| Daria Noritsina | 5 | Back | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Perestiak | 4 | Back | 12 | 12 | 12 | – | 12 |
| Anastasia Prokudina | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | – | |
| Kristina Seredina | 4 | Forward | 7 | 7 | 7 | – | 7 |
| Elena Zdrokova | 4 | Back | 10 | 10 | 10 | – | 10 |
Spain
Coach: 
Pedro de Matías
| Player | Apps | Position | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Sydney | Kitakyushu | Langford | Paris | |||
| Eva Aguirre | 1 | Forward | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Maria Ahis | 1 | Back | – | – | 10 | – | – |
| Ingrid Algar | 3 | Back | – | 1 | 8 | 6 | – |
| Uri Barrutieta | 5 | Forward | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Marina Bravo | 5 | Forward | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Teresa Bueso | 1 | Back | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Enara Cacho | 1 | Forward | – | – | – | 10 | – |
| María Casado | 5 | Back | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Iera Echebarría | 5 | Back | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Amaia Erbina | 5 | Back | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Anne Fernández de Corres | 2 | Back | 10 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Olivia Fresneda | 1 | Back | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Patricia García | 5 | Back | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Sabina Hurtado | 3 | Forward | 8 | – | – | 8 | 8 |
| María Losada | 3 | Back | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Elisabet Martínez | 4 | Forward | 6 | 6 | 6 | – | 6 |
| Bárbara Plà | 5 | Back | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| María Ribera | 5 | Forward | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
United States
Coach: 
Richie Walker
| Player | Apps | Position | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Sydney | Kitakyushu | Langford | Paris | |||
| Tia Blythe | 2 | Back | 10 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Sarah Buonopane | 4 | Back | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | – |
| Kayla Canett | 2 | Back | – | – | – | 8 | 8 |
| Ryan Carlyle | 5 | Forward | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Lauren Doyle | 2 | Back | – | – | – | 9 | 9 |
| Cheta Emba | 4 | Forward | – | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Joanne Fa'avesi | 2 | Forward | – | – | – | 5 | 5 |
| Megan Foster | 1 | Back | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Jordan Gray | 5 | Forward | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kelly Griffin | 1 | Forward | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Abby Gustaitis | 4 | Forward | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | 3 |
| Nicole Heavirland | 5 | Back | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Alev Kelter | 5 | Back | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| Natalie Kosko | 1 | Back | – | 9 | – | – | – |
| Ilona Maher | 1 | Back | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Saskia Morgan | 2 | Back | 12 | 12 | – | – | – |
| Sara Parsons | 1 | Forward | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Neariah Persinger | 1 | Back | – | – | 9 | – | – |
| Hope Rogers | 2 | Forward | – | 8 | 8 | – | – |
| Kelsi Stockert | 1 | Forward | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Naya Tapper | 5 | Back | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 |
| Kristen Thomas | 2 | Back | – | – | 11 | – | 11 |
| Katherine Zackary | 2 | Back | – | – | 9 | 7 | – |
Non-core teams
One place in each tournament of the series is allocated to a national team based on performance in the respective continental tournaments within Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and the Americas.
Brazil
Coach: Reuben Samuel
| Number | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eshyllen Cardoso | |
| 2 | Haline Scatrut | |
| 3 | Rafaela Zanellato | |
| 4 | Leila Silva | |
| 5 | Júlia Rodrigues | |
| 6 | Isadora Cerullo | |
| 7 | Amanda Araújo | |
| 8 | Isadora Lopes | |
| 9 | Milena Mariano | |
| 10 | Raquel Kochhann | |
| 11 | Bianca Silva | |
| 12 | Mariana Nicolau |
China
Coach: 
Lu Zhuan
| Number | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yu Liping | |
| 2 | Hu Yu | |
| 3 | Lu Yuanyuan | |
| 4 | Tong Xueqin | |
| 5 | Yan Meiling | |
| 6 | Wang Wanyu | |
| 7 | Chen Keyi | |
| 8 | Gao Yueying | |
| 9 | Sun Caihong | |
| 10 | Liu Xiaoqian | |
| 11 | Yu Xiaoming | |
| 12 | Yang Min |
Papua New Guinea
Coach: 
Larry John
| Number | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemma Schnaubelt | Back |
| 2 | Chelsea Garesa | Back |
| 3 | Mavis Mitaharo | Back |
| 4 | Taiva Lavai | Back |
| 5 | Marie Biyama | Back |
| 6 | Melanie Kawa | Forward |
| 7 | Fatima Rama | Back |
| 8 | Geua Larry | Forward |
| 9 | Lynette Kwarula | Forward |
| 10 | Debbie Kaore | Forward |
| 11 | Freda Waula | Back |
| 12 | Isi Govea | Forward |
South Africa
Coach: 
Renfred Dazel
| Number | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unathi Mali | Back |
| 2 | Christelene Steinhoebel | Forward |
| 3 | Chane Stadler | Back |
| 4 | Zintle Mpupha | Back |
| 5 | Eloise Webb | Forward |
| 6 | Veroeshka Grain | Back |
| 7 | Phumeza Gadu | Back |
| 8 | Megan Comley | Forward |
| 9 | Nadine Roos | Back |
| 10 | Mathrin Simmers | Back |
| 11 | Jacqueline Kriel | Forward |
| 12 | Marithy Pienaar | Forward |
Wales
Coach: 
Nick Wakley
| Number | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasmine Joyce | |
| 2 | Lucy Packer | |
| 3 | Kayleigh Powell | |
| 4 | Elinor Snowsill | |
| 5 | Alisha Butchers | |
| 6 | Hannah Jones | |
| 7 | Bethan Lewis | |
| 8 | Jessica Kavanagh-Williams | |
| 9 | Alex Callender | |
| 10 | Sian Williams | |
| 11 | Gemma Rowland | |
| 12 | Shona Powell Hughes |
See also
- 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series squads (for men)