Faith Nathan

Australian rugby union player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Faith Nathan (born 27 July 2000) is an Australian rugby union player. She has represented her country in rugby sevens at Olympic and Commonwealth Games and at the Rugby Sevens World Cup.

Born (2000-07-27) 27 July 2000 (age 25)
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Years Team
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Faith Nathan
Born (2000-07-27) 27 July 2000 (age 25)
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2019–  Australia 175 (630 points)
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Australia
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 Cape TownTeam competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamTeam competition
Pacific Games
Silver medal – second place2019 Pacific GamesTeam competition
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Rugby career

Nathan was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14–12 in the quarterfinals.[3]

Nathan won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[4][5][6] She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[7] Against Madagascar during the tournament she became the first Australian woman to ever score five tries in one match at the rugby sevens World Cup.[8]

In 2024, She was selected in the Australian women's sevens side for the Summer Olympics in Paris.[9][10] She continued with the Australia sevens team for the 2025-26 season.[11]

Personal life

Nathan and her Australia teammates Sariah Paki and Kiiahla Duff are first cousins. Their mothers Te Aroha, Edith and Gloria are sisters.[12]

References

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