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The Russian women's national rugby sevens team (Russian: Женская сборная России по регби-7) is a women's rugby team in Europe. Since 2013, it is dominating the European Championships, winning the trophy seven times. Internationally, Russia's best performance was in 2013, finishing in the quarterfinals.[citation needed] The team was runner-up at the 2015 Canada Women's Sevens, after defeating Australia in quarter-finals and France in semifinals.[citation needed]
Union | Rugby Union of Russia | ||
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Nickname(s) | She-Bears (Медведицы) | ||
Coach(es) | Andrey Kuzin | ||
Captain(s) | Alena Mikhaltsova | ||
Most caps | Baizat Khamidova (163) | ||
Top scorer | Baizat Khamidova (500) | ||
Most tries | Baizat Khamidova (100) | ||
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World Cup Sevens | |||
Appearances | 2 (First in 2009) | ||
Best result | 7th place, 2013 |
Russia failed to qualify for the inaugural rugby sevens event in 2016 Summer Olympics; however, they qualified for the following Olympic Games in Tokyo.[1][2]
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, World Rugby and Rugby Europe suspended Russia from international and European continental rugby union competition. In addition, the Rugby Union of Russia was suspended from World Rugby and Rugby Europe.[3][4]
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Russia
Olympic Games | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
2016 | Not Qualified | ||||||||
2020 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 Titles | 1/2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Rugby World Cup Sevens | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
2009 | Knockout Stage | 11th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
2013 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
2018 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 Titles | 3/3 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
Summer Universiade | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | L | D | ||||
2013 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2019 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||||
Total | 1 Title | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
ROC's roster of 12 athletes is as follows.[6]
The following Russia Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2013:[7]
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