Women's World Sevens Series 2016-2017

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Dubai 7s

South Africa is the 12th team http://www.worldrugby.org/womens-sevens ... 1719/pools

Pool A
AUSTRALIA
USA
RUSSIA
SOUTH AFRICA

Pool B
NEW ZEALAND
FRANCE
FIJI
IRELAND

Pool C
CANADA
ENGLAND
SPAIN
BRAZIL

Fixtures http://www.worldrugby.org/womens-sevens ... 9/fixtures

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Las Vegas added as a stop to the women's series on March 3-4, 2016.

http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2016 ... -stop.html

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Till 20167 ?? That will be a long, long season

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Till 20167 ?? That will be a long, long season

I don't seem to be able to edit it. Would the admins help me out please?

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Las Vegas added as a stop to the women's series on March 3-4, 2016.

http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2016 ... -stop.html

Is this the first time both the men and women have played in the same venue for a SWS stop? Should be interesting, at least!

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Las Vegas added as a stop to the women's series on March 3-4, 2016.

http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2016 ... -stop.html

Is this the first time both the men and women have played in the same venue for a SWS stop? Should be interesting, at least!

Apart from Dubai, obviously, yes it would be a first. London in 2015 claimed to be a double header, but as you had to pay separately to get into the men's and women's events it really wasn't!

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Great to see Vegas! But I think it would be interesting to see some tournament in San Francisco as a test event thinking about 2018.

And I must say it is a bit frustrating that Brazil is still to anounce the new womens sevens coach. Chris Neill, the New Zealander the coached Brazil until the Olympics, is not anymore with the team.

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Brazilian Rugby Union anounced today the New Zealander Reuben Samuel, current Waikato women's head coach, as the new coach of the Brazilian womens sevens team.

Is he good?

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Brazilian Rugby Union anounced today the New Zealander Reuben Samuel, current Waikato women's head coach, as the new coach of the Brazilian womens sevens team.

Is he good?

Going on on Waikato's results, yes. Not a great year this year, but reached the final of the NPC a couple of times.

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I hope that a second South American team gets invited.

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England for Dubai 7s http://www.englandrugby.com/news/englan ... ai-sevens/

Five Olympians (Abbie Brown, Heather Fisher, Alice Richardson, Jo Watmore and Amy Wilson Hardy) and 5 new 7s caps (Lauren Cattell, Deborah Fleming, Katie Mason, Kelly Smith and Millie Wood).

1. Natasha Brennan, 2. Abbie Brown (C), 3. Lauren Cattell, 4. Heather Fisher, 5. Deborah Fleming, 6. Katie Mason, 7. Fran Matthews, 8. Alice Richardson, 9. Kelly Smith, 10. Jo Watmore, 11. Amy Wilson Hardy (VC), 12. Millie Wood.

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New Zealand for Dubai 7s http://www.allblacks.com/News/30149/fou ... -for-dubai

Seven Olympians (Ruby Tui, Shakira Baker, Niall Williams, Sarah Goss, Tyla Nathan-Wong, Kelly Brazier and Portia Woodman) and 2 new faces (Tenika Willison and Rebekah Cordero-Tufuga) in the final 12 while a further 2 new faces named as travelling reserves Jess Drummond and Danielle Paenga.

Looks like Sarah Goss has recovered from injury and that Portia Woodman and Kelly Brazier will fly down to join the team after the Canada game. Probably why they are carrying 2 travelling reserves.

Ruby Tui
Shakira Baker
Jordon Webber
Niall Williams
Sarah Goss (captain)
Michaela Blyde
Tyla Nathan-Wong
Kelly Brazier
Tenika Willison*
Katarina Whata-Simpkins
Portia Woodman
Rebekah Cordero-Tufuga*

Travelling reserves are:
Jess Drummond*
Danielle Paenga*
*new cap

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Spain, lots of new faces like in Rugby Europe series and due to the clash with WRWC qualifiers. They will be coached by Eusebio Quevedo:
María José Ortega
Irene Romero
Anna Puig
Raquel García
Carla Rodríguez
Maitane Salinas
María Calvo
Olivia Fresneda
Laura Lorenzo
Carmen Rodera
Ingrid Algar
Sabina Hurtado
Nerea Aguirre
Uribarri Barrutieta

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http://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/newsl ... leagueID=0
Despite a handful of players returning to the XVs program ahead of the 2017 WRWC along with an injury to one of the best players in the world, Jen Kish, I think our girls should continue to be a tough one to play against.

Canada’s Roster for Dubai Sevens (Name, club, hometown):
Britt Benn – Guelph Redcoats (Napanee, ON)
Hannah Darling – Peterborough Pagans (Warsaw, ON)
Bianca Farella – Town of Mont Royal (Montreal, QC)
Julia Greenshields – Sarnia Saints (Sarnia, ON)
Sara Kaljuvee – Toronto Scottish (Ajax, ON)
Ghislaine Landry – Toronto Scottish (Toronto, ON)
Megan Lukan – Unattached (Barrie, ON)
Kayla Moleschi - Williams Lake Rustlers (Williams Lake, BC)
Breanne Nicholas – London St. Georges (Blenheim, ON
Ashley Steacy – Lethbridge Rugby Club (Lethbridge, AB)
Natasha Watcham-Roy – Hull Volant (Gatineau, QC)
Charity Williams – Markham Irish (Toronto, ON)

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Brazil for Dubai

Amanda “Amandinha” Araújo – Niterói (RJ)
Beatriz “Baby” Futuro – Niterói (RJ)
Bianca “Bia” Santos – São José (SP)
Cleice Costa Lopes – São José (SP)
Edna “Edninha” Santini – São José (SP)
Haline “Halo” Leme – Curitiba (PR)
Isadora “Izzy” Cerullo – Niterói (RJ)
Lariane “Lari” Prunner – Desterro (SC)
Luiza Campos – Charrua (RS)
Maíra Bravo – SPAC (SP)
Mariana “Marianinha” Nicolau – São José (SP)
Raquel Kochhann – Charrua (RS)

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Australia for Dubai 7s http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/11/23 ... nouncement

One debutant (Emma Sykes) and 7 Olympians (Sharni Williams, Shannon Parry, Chloe Dalton, Emilee Cherry, Alicia Quirk, Emma Tonegato and Charlotte Caslick).

Sharni Williams (c)

Shannon Parry (c)

Chloe Dalton

Tiana Penitani

Brooke Anderson

Georgie Friedrichs

Emilee Cherry

Charlotte Caslick

Emma Sykes

Alicia Quirk

Mahalia Murphy

Emma Tonegato

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Fiji for Dubai 7s http://www.fijirugby.com/latest-news/me ... for-dubai/

Fiji have named 13 players. 8 Olympians. No sign of Tavo - I guess that she was just there for the Olympics. Rather cruel for the Fijians who want to represent their country, Olympics or no.

Forwards
Miriama Naiobasali
Rusila Nagasau
Merewai Cumu
Tima Tamoi
Pricilla Siata
Adi Wainikiti Naselesele

Backs
Ana Maria Rogica (Captain)
Tima Ravisa
Viniana Riwai
Lavenia Tinai
Asena Yalewalili
Ana Maria Naimasi
Raijeli Daveua

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USA for Dubai 7s https://www.usarugby.org/2016/11/walker ... -in-dubai/

Four Olympians (Lauren Doyle, Ryan Carlyle, Joanne Fa'avesi, and Alev Kelter), 2 Rio travelling reserves (Nicole Heavirland and Cheta Emba) and 4 debutants (Kayla Canett, Bulou Mataitoga, Bulou Mataitoga and Nicole Strasko). *Emba has not been actually been capped for USA in 7s. Fa'avesi, Kelter, Tapper, and Kate Zackary are in Europe with the 15s squad and will join the team in Dubai after their game against France on Friday.

1. Cheta Emba
2. Ryan Carlyle
3. Kate Zackary
4. Alev Kelter
5. Nicole Heavirland
6. Lauren Doyle
7. Naya Tapper
8. Joanne Fa'avesi
9. Nicole Strasko
10. Kayla Canett
11. Kristine Sommer
12. Bulou Mataitoga

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Any news about the relegation system in the Women's Series? And what about the qualifying system for 2017-18?

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South Africa for Dubai 7s http://www.sarugby.net/news/four-bok-wo ... but-dubai/

Two uncapped players for SA (Christelene Steinhobel and Eloise Webb). Despite what the article says Nadine Roos and Nomsa Mokwai have represented SA before - Mokwai during the 2014 and 2016 Rugby Africa 7s tournaments and Roos during this year's RA 7s tournament.

Phumeza Gadu

Veroeshka Grain (captain)

Zenay Jordaan

Jacqueline Kriel

Nomsa Mokwai

Lamla Momoti

Zintle Mpupha

Marithy Pienaar

Nadine Roos

Mathrin Simmers

Christelene Steinhobel

Eloise Webb

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Ireland, Brazil and South Africa will play the Dubai Sevens. But I can't find any information about World Sevens qualifying.

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Ireland and Brazil are now core teams. There are 11 core teams. South Africa is the invited team of Dubai's leg.

Last season the 9 best core teams kept the status and the other 2 spots were decided in the Olympics (1 spot, Brazil) and in the Olympics Qualy (Ireland), with the core teams that failed to finish among the 9 best (Japan and Ireland) having the chance to keep the status on those tournaments.

Now how will it work? Will the Womens Sevens follow the Men's series and have the 11th core team relegated and the winner of a Qualy tournament (just with non-core teams) promoted? Or they will keep the model and those core teams that finish bottom will still have the chance in a Qualy tournament to keep the status?

I prefer the men's simple system.

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Ireland for Dubai 7s http://www.irishrugby.ie/ireland/teams/ ... Dv8m7J97IU

Ashleigh Baxter (Cooke/Ulster)
Nicole Cronin (Shannon/Munster)
Aoife Doyle (Shannon/Munster)
Katie Fitzhenry (Blackrock/Leinster)
Kim Flood (Railway Union/Leinster)
Stacey Flood (Railway Union/Leinster)
Alison Miller (Old Belvedere/Connacht)
Lucy Mulhall (Rathdrum/Leinster) (capt)
Emma Murphy (Railway Union/Leinster)
Amee-Leigh Crowe (Railway Union/Munster)
Hannah Tyrrell (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Megan Williams (Ireland Sevens Programme)

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France for Dubai 7s https://www.ffr.fr/Equipes-de-France/Ru ... pour-Dubai

AMEDEE Montserrat (Montpellier RC)
BISCARAT Pauline (AC Bobigny 83)
BOUJARD Caroline (Montpellier RC)
COUTOULY Mathilde (Stade Toulousain Rugby Féminin)
FOURCADE Laürelin (Stade Bordelais)
GRASSINEAU Camille (Stade Bordelais)
GUERIN Lina (AS Marcoussis)
HORTA Fanny (FFR)
MAYANS Marjorie (Blagnac Saint Orens Rugby Féminin)
NEISSEN Carla (Blagnac Saint Orens Rugby Féminin)
SAINLO Joanna (AC Bobigny 93)
THOMAS Rose (Stade Bordelais)

ENCADREMENT
COURTEIX David (Entraîneur)
ALBALADEJO Paul (Entraîneur)
IGARZA Germain (Analyste Performance)
COUDERC Anthony (Préparateur physique)
LAURENT Olivier (Médecin)
NOEL Mickaël (Kinésithérapeute)

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Spain, lots of new faces like in Rugby Europe series and due to the clash with WRWC qualifiers. They will be coached by Eusebio Quevedo:
María José Ortega
Irene Romero
Anna Puig
Raquel García
Carla Rodríguez
Maitane Salinas
María Calvo
Olivia Fresneda
Laura Lorenzo
Carmen Rodera
Ingrid Algar
Sabina Hurtado
Nerea Aguirre
Uribarri Barrutieta

In spite of having hold a training camp with this players, finally Spain will send most of the 7s players who were involved in WRWC qualifiers...