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2018 France Women's Sevens
The 2018 France Women's Sevens was the final event of the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the third edition of the France Women's Sevens. The tournament was held between 8–10 June 2018 at Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris alongside the men's tournament. Teams The eleven core teams will be participating in the tournament, along with one invited team, Wales. Pool stages All times in Central European Summer Time ( UTC+02:00). The games as scheduled are as follows: Pool A Pool B Pool C Knockout stage Challenge Trophy 5th place Cup Tournament placings SourceWorld Rugby/small> Players Scoring leaders SourceWorld Rugby Dream Team The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament: See also * 2018 Paris Sevens (men) References External links Tournament page {{DEFAULTSORT:France 2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
The 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the sixth edition of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, global circuit for women's national rugby sevens teams, organised by World Rugby. There were five tournament events scheduled on the 2017–18 circuit and twelve teams competed in each tournament. Format Twelve teams compete at each event. The top-ranked teams at each tournament play off for a Cup, with gold, silver and bronze medals also awarded to the first three teams. Lower-ranked teams at each tournament play off for a Challenge Trophy. The overall winner of the series was determined by points gained from the standings across all events in the season. Teams The "core teams" qualified to participate in all series events for the 2017–18 series were: * * * * * * * * * * One additional core team qualified through winning the 2017 Hong Kong Women's Sevens: * Events There were five tournaments in 2017–18: Standings Official standings for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joy Neville
Joy Neville (born on 24 July 1983) is a former Ireland women's rugby union international and a current rugby union referee. As a player, Neville represented Ireland at both the 2006 and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cups. In 2009 Neville captained the first Ireland team to defeat . In 2013 she was also a member of the first Ireland women's team to win the Six Nations, Grand Slam and Triple Crown titles. After retiring as a player, Neville became a referee. She has taken charge of matches in the Women's Six Nations Championship, the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the Women's Rugby World Cup, including the 2017 final. In addition to refereeing women's rugby union, Neville has also achieved a number of firsts as a female referee in the men's game. In 2016 Neville served as an assistant referee for a European Rugby Challenge Cup game between Bath and Bristol, making her the first woman to officiate in a professional European rugby match. In 2016, she became the first femal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Brazier
Kelly Brazier (born 28 October 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union and sevens player. She has played flyhalf, centre and fullback for the Black Ferns, New Zealand's women's national rugby team, and has competed at three Rugby World Cups in 2010, 2014, and 2017. She has represented Otago, Canterbury and the Bay of Plenty in the Farah Palmer Cup. Brazier has also represented the Black Ferns sevens team in the Olympic Games, the Rugby World Cup Sevens, the Women's Sevens Series, and the Commonwealth Games. She has won gold medals in every major sevens tournaments. Early career Brazier was born in Dunedin to an English father and an Irish mother who came to New Zealand with their first child Tony. Her sport career started at five when her two-years-older brother took her to a rugby field, and was split between touch in summer and rugby during winter. Brazier was in New Zealand's U21 mixed touch team at 14 and in New Zealand secondary schoolgirls team at 15. She also began to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theresa Fitzpatrick
Theresa Matauaina Fitzpatrick (born 25 February 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She was a member of the Black Ferns champion 2017 and 2021 Rugby World Cup squads. She has also represented New Zealand in rugby sevens; she won gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens. She played for the Blues Women in the 2022 Super Rugby Aupiki season. Rugby career 2016 Fitzpatrick represents New Zealand in rugby sevens. She made her sevens debut at the 2016 USA Women's Sevens. She was named in the sevens squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. 2017–2021 Fitzpatrick was named in the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad and was part of the winning team of the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series. On 3 November 2021, She was named in the Blues squad for the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki competition. 2022 Fitzpatrick was named in the Blues starting line up for their first game against Matatū, they won 21–10. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niall Williams (rugby Union)
Niall Williams-Guthrie ('' née'' Williams; born 21 April 1988) is a New Zealand rugby league player. She has represented New Zealand in rugby sevens and touch rugby at an international level. She has won silver medals as part of New Zealand's touch football team in 2011, and in the 2016 Rio Olympics as a member of New Zealand's sevens team. She also won gold medals in sevens in the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Rugby career Touch In touch football she won gold at the 2005 Youth World Cup and silver at the 2011 Touch Football World Cup. Rugby Sevens Guthrie made her international debut for New Zealand in 2015. She was selected for their squad to the 2016 Summer Olympics, where New Zealand claimed the silver medal behind Australia. Guthrie missed the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 due to a neck injury. She was named in the Black Ferns Sevens squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. She won a bronze medal at the event. She also won a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Rugby Union
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; gd, Aonadh Rugbaidh na h-Alba) is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. Styled as Scottish Rugby, it is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873. The SRU oversees the national league system, known as the Scottish League Championship, and the Scottish National teams. The SRU is headed by the President ( Ian Barr) and Chairman (Colin Grassie), with Mark Dodson acting as the Chief Executive Officer. Dee Bradbury became the first female president of a Tier 1 rugby nation upon her appointment on 4 August 2018. History 1873–1920s The Scottish Football Union was founded on Monday 3 March 1873 at a meeting held at Glasgow Academy, Elmbank Street, Glasgow. Eight clubs were represented at the foundation, Glasgow Academicals; Edinburgh Academical Football Club; West of Scotland F.C.; University of St Andrews Rugby Football Club; Royal High School FP; Merchistonians; Edinburgh University RFC; and Glasgow University. Five of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollie Davidson
Hollie Davidson is a professional rugby union referee who is contracted with the Scottish Rugby Union. Playing career Davidson began playing competitive rugby when she was 14. She played at scrum-half for Murrayfield Wanderers, one of the most successful women's rugby union teams in Scotland. During her time there she was known as the speed bump. However a shoulder injury put paid to her playing career. At Edinburgh University she played for the women's rugby side winning the BUCS final. Davidson played for Scotland U20's for 2 seasons from 2010-12 One week before she was due to receive a senior cap she dislocated her shoulder. Referee career Professional career In 2015 Davidson joined the SRU's refereeing course, when a new course was held on Saturdays. Prior to this time the refereeing courses were held on Sunday, the same day as women's professional rugby matches, thus making it impossible for women to train as referees. Davidson became Scottish Rugby Union's first f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elinor Snowsill
Elinor Snowsill (born 27 June 1989) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Bristol Bears. She made her debut for Wales against Sweden in 2009, earning 76 caps before her international retirement in August 2023. Club career Snowsill began her rugby career with Cardiff Harlequins, playing two matches for the club on the wing. She later played for Newport Gwent Dragons before moving to Bristol Bears. International career Snowsill captained the Wales women's national under-20 rugby union team, before making her debut as a fly-half for the senior team in 2009 against Sweden. She has since earned 58 caps. In April 2019, she played for British invitational rugby union club The Barbarians against the USA – a match she said at the time was "the best rugby experience I've ever had." Snowsill became known on social media, alongside fellow Bristol Bears player Amber Reed, for a viral video showing a training ground routine involving a complicated trick shot. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Galvin
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Lucy Mulhall
Lucy Mulhall (born 29 September 1993) is an Irish rugby sevens player and captain of the Women's Irish rugby sevens team. She debut for the Ireland women's sevens team in 2015, and plays club rugby for Rathdrum. As of 23 January 2022, Mulhall has scored over 440 points for Ireland in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. Mulhall was studying science student at Trinity College Dublin and played Gaelic football for Wicklow Wicklow ( ; ga, Cill Mhantáin , meaning 'church of the toothless one'; non, Víkingaló) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. It is located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island. According to the 2016 census, it has a ... prior to becoming a rugby sevens player. References Notes Citations External links * Lucy Mulhallat Irish Rugby 1993 births Living people Ireland international women's rugby sevens players Rugby union players from County Wicklow {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |