Women's World Sevens Series 2015-16

[johnbirch Profile]

I believe I am right in saying that the seeding for Rio will be based on the last two years of WSWS.

ATM the two-year standings for those in Rio are: New Zealand 172; Australia 170; Canada 150; England 136; France 120; USA 112; (Russia 98;) Fiji 60; (Spain 46;) Brazil 32; Japan 11; (Ireland 8); Colombia 1; Kenya 0

If unchanged (and really its only the top two places are likely to see any change), and assuming a Russian win in Dublin, we'd have the following pools:

A: New Zealand, United States, Russia, Kenya
B: Australia, France, Fiji, Colombia
C: Canada, Great Britain, Brazil, Japan

If Spain win in Dublin, Fiji move into Pool A (in place of Russia) and Spain into B.
If Ireland win in Dublin, again Fiji move into A, Brazil into B, and Ireland into C
South Africa would have been in Pool B.

Pool C seems the easiest for Canada and GB. Taking things a step further, if things went to seeding, we'd get QFs something like: NZ v Fiji, Australia v Russia, Canada v United States & GB v France)

[victorsra Profile Website]

Great! This means Brazil vs Japan, which is nice.

[victorsra Profile Website]

http://www.worldrugby.org/womens-sevens ... ews/157660

Therefore the 11 core teams for the 2016-17 series will be determined as follows:

The top nine teams from the 2015-16 series
The highest ranked team from the Global Repechage, that has not already qualified
The highest ranked team from the Olympics, that has not already qualified

[ugrugbychiclet Profile]

Kenyan team for Clermont 7s and Roma 7s

Kate Abilla (C)
Celestine Masinde
Cynthia Camilla Atieno
Sinaida Aura
Sheila Chajira
Stacey Awuor
Janet Awuor Owino
Doreen Remour
Grace Adhiambo
Irene Otieno
Rachel Mbogo
Janet Akello Otieno

Technical Bench:
Mike Shamiah - Head Coach.
Ben Mahinda - Physio,
Sarah Otieno - TM

[Ser Podrick of Payne Profile]

Ireland squad for Clermont - http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/37523.php#.V0hvwDUrLGg

Ashleigh Baxter (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Aoife Doyle (Shannon/Munster)
Kim Flood (Railway Union/Leinster)
Stacey Flood (Railway Union/Leinster)
Alison Miller (Portlaoise/Connacht)
Lucy Mulhall (Rathdrum/Leinster) (capt)
Amee-Leigh Crowe (Railway Union/Munster)
Sene Naoupu (Galwegians/Connacht)
Audrey O'Flynn (Talent ID Programme)
Hannah Tyrrell (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Susan Vaughan (Railway Union/Leinster)
Megan Williams (St. Mary's)