Ireland Women's National Rugby Sevens Team
The Ireland women's national rugby sevens team participates in international competitions such as the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens, the Rugby Europe Women's Sevens and Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics. Unlike the Ireland women's national rugby union team, the sevens team is a professional team with players contracted to the Irish Rugby Football Union. World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Ireland first competed in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series as an invited team in 2012–13. They entered the 2013 China Women's Sevens and won the Plate competition. After finishing as quarter-finalists in the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens, Ireland qualified to be a core team for 2013–14. Ireland did not participate in 2014–15 but returned as a core team in 2015–16 after finishing as runners up to Japan in a qualifying tournament hosted at UCD Bowl in August 2015. Ireland remained as a core team for 2016–17 and 2017–18. Ireland have never w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shamrock (Irish Symbol)
A shamrock is a young sprig, used as a symbol of Ireland. Saint Patrick, Ireland's patron saint, is said to have used it as a metaphor for the Christian Holy Trinity. The name ''shamrock'' comes from Irish (), which is the diminutive of the Irish word and simply means "young clover". At most times'', Shamrock'' refers to either the species (lesser clover, Irish: ) or (white clover, Irish: ). However, other three-leaved plants—such as , , and —are sometimes called shamrocks. The shamrock was traditionally used for its medicinal properties and was a popular motif in Victorian times. Botanical species There is still not a consensus over the precise botanical species of clover that is the "true" shamrock. John Gerard in his herbal of 1597 defined the shamrock as ''Trifolium pratense'' or ''Trifolium pratense flore albo'', meaning red or white clover. He described the plant in English as "Three leaved grasse" or "Medow Trefoile", "which are called in Irish '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
The 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the fifth edition of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (formerly the IRB Women's Sevens World Series), an annual series of tournaments organised by World Rugby for women's national teams in rugby sevens. The competition There were six tournament events in 2016–17. Twelve teams competed at each event; eleven being "core" teams, with a twelfth team invited to participate in particular events (similar to previous women's series as well as the men's counterpart). At each event teams compete for gold, silver and bronze medals with the third place match now renamed as the Bronze match while lower ranked teams will contest a new Challenge Trophy competition. The overall winner of the series was determined by points gained from the standings across all events in the season. Teams Eleven "core teams" qualified to participate in all series events for the 2016–17 series, the same number as the previous season. The top nine fin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amee-Leigh Murphy-Crowe
Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe (born 26 April 1995) is an Irish rugby sevens and rugby union player, who has represented Ireland in both formats. At club level, she has played for Munster 15s and Railway Union. Murphy Crowe was the leading try scorer at the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. Club career As a youngster, Murphy Crowe participated in athletics, and competed in the 100 metres and long jump in Tipperary. Aged 15, Murphy Crowe started playing rugby in Clanwilliam. She plays as a winger. In 2012, Murphy Crowe joined Munster Rugby's women's under-18 team. Aged 18, Murphy Crowe joined their senior team, where she played rugby union (15s rugby). She has also played club rugby for Railway Union. She was part of the Railway Union team that won the 2019 All-Ireland final. In 2020, Murphy Crowe returned to playing 15s rugby, as rugby sevens matches were on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She had not played 15s rugby since the 2014–15 season. International career ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019 Sydney Women's Sevens
The 2019 Sydney Women's Sevens was the third tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the third edition of the Australian Women's Sevens. It was held over the weekend of 1–3 February 2019 at Spotless Stadium in Sydney, with former venue Allianz Stadium closed for rebuilding. It was run alongside the men's tournament. Format The teams are drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup brackets while the top 2 third place teams also compete in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group play-off for the Challenge Trophy. Teams Eleven core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, the highest-placing non-core team of the 2018 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship, Papua New Guinea: Pool stage All times in Australian Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC+11:00) Pool A Pool B Pool C Knockout stage Cha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
The 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the seventh edition of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, global circuit for women's national rugby sevens teams, organised by World Rugby. There were six tournament events scheduled on the 2018–19 circuit with twelve teams competing in each tournament. The series also, for the second time, doubled as an Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, Olympic qualifier. The series was won by who won four tour events on their way to claiming their fifth World Series title. 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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dubai Women's Sevens
The Dubai Women's Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held in Dubai, UAE. The tournament includes several competitions including, since 1994, an international women's invitational competition. Though most entrants are ad hoc sides composed of club and international players from a variety of (generally European) countries, some are official national selections - the results of matches between such sides appear below. The first Dubai women's sevens competition was held in 1994, where it was won by Kuwait who defeated the Royal Hong Kong Police in the final. Until the 2007 edition was held at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, in 2008 it moved to The Sevens, a new stadium built to host the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The 2009 competition took place between 3–5 December. In 2011, a new competition was launched by International Rugby Board (IRB) - the IRB Women's Challenge Cup - as a first step towards a full schedule of IRB-sponsored women's sevens events for 2012–13 sea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2017 Dubai Women's Sevens
The 2017 Dubai Sevens was the first tournament within the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was on 30 November to 1 December at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Format The teams are drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup brackets while the top 2 third place teams also compete in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group play-off for the Challenge Trophy. Teams Eleven core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, the winner of the 2017 Women's Africa Cup Sevens, South Africa: * * * * * * * * * * * * Pool stage All times in UAE Standard Time ( UTC+4:00) Pool A Pool B Pool C Knockout round Challenge Trophy 5th place Cup Tournament placings SourceWorld Rugby/small> Players Scoring leaders SourceWorld Rugby Dream Team The following seven pl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2016 Dubai Women's Sevens
The 2016 Dubai Women's Sevens was the opening tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was held on 1–2 December 2016 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, and was the 5th edition of the Women's Dubai Sevens as part of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. The defending champions Australia started their first game against the invited South Africans. The opening game of the Dubai tournament matched Spain up against England. Bill Beaumont, the World Rugby Chairman, said: "With the excitement of the Olympic Games still fresh in people's memories, anticipation has never been higher ahead of a new HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series season kicking off". Format The teams are drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets while the top 2 third place teams also compete in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group play-off for the Challenge Troph ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Spain Women's National Rugby Sevens Team
Spain women's national rugby sevens team participates in the European Women's Sevens Series and finished second overall in the 2012 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series. Spain qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics by winning the 2016 Women's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dublin, Ireland. They defeated Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ... in the finals 19–12. Tournament history Summer Olympics World Cup Sevens World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Team Current squad The following players have been called for the 2016 Dubai Women's Sevens. * Head Coach: Eusebio Quebedo Previous squads Statistics Most caps :''Caps as of 30 June 2014'' All-time Points in World Series :''Points as of 2 December 2016'' See also * S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2017 Japan Women's Sevens
The 2017 Japan Women's Sevens is the fourth tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the inaugural edition of the Japan Women's Sevens. It is scheduled for the 22–23 April 2017 at the Honjo Athletic Stadium in Kitakyushu. Format The teams are drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets while the top 2 third place teams also compete in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group play-off for the Challenge Trophy. Teams The participating teams include: * * * * * * * * * * * * Pool stage Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Challenge Trophy 5th Place Cup Tournament placings Source/small> See also * World Rugby Women's Sevens Series * 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series * World Rugby Referenc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sene Naoupu
Sene Naoupu (''née'': Fanene) is an Ireland women's rugby union international. Naoupu was a member of the Ireland team that won the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship. She also represented Ireland at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. She is also an Ireland women's rugby sevens international. Naoupu is a Samoan New Zealander who originally emigrated to Ireland in 2009 with her former husband, George Naoupu, the former Highlanders, Harlequins and Connacht rugby union player. Naoupu is also a lifestyle coach and fitness trainer and operates her own business, Senshaper. In 2016, Naoupu was listed by ''The Irish Times'' as one of the thirty most influential women in Ireland. Early life Naoupu was born into a Samoan New Zealander family and raised in Oamaru by her single mother, Toeafiafi Taiti. She started playing sport from a very young age in her back yard with her brother and cousins. By the age of five or six, she was playing cricket, softball and touch rugby. Playing c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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France Women's National Rugby Sevens Team
France women's national rugby sevens team was champion of Europe in 2007 (European Women's Sevens Championship). They competed at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, their qualification being determined by their placement in the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. They met defending champions, New Zealand, in the finals and were defeated 29 - 0. France qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after winning the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Monaco. They went undefeated until the gold medal final where they lost to New Zealand 26 - 12. Tournament history Summer Olympics Rugby World Cup Sevens Rugby X Tournament Current squad France's roster of 12 athletes was named on 5 July 2021. Additionally, Joanna Grisez was named as a replacement. Head coach: Christophe Reigt * Coralie Bertrand * Anne-Cécile Ciofani *Caroline Drouin *Camille Grassineau *Lina Guérin *Fanny Horta *Shannon Izar *Chloé Jacquet *Carla Neisen *Séraphine Okemba *Chloé Pelle ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |