The Fiji women's national rugby sevens team represents

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at regional and international sevens tournaments. They have won three Pacific Games gold medals, two

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, a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the

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. They also compete in the World Rugby Sevens Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens.

History

Fiji won the gold medal at the

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in Nouméa,

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. They qualified for the

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in Russia where they won the Bowl final. The Fijiana won the 2015 Oceania Women's Sevens in Auckland and qualified for the

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. In 2018, they competed at the Commonwealth Games in

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and placed fifth overall. Later in July, they participated at the

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and finished in 11th place. Fiji also qualified for the

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in Tokyo and went on to win the bronze medal after defeating Great Britain.

Tournament history

''A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Fiji''

World Cup

Commonwealth Games

Oceania Women's Sevens

Summer Olympics

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

Pacific Games

Players

Current squad

Squad named for the 2023 World Rugby HSBC Sevens Series in Vancouver from the 3–5 March. Caps updated to the latest date: 5 March 2023

Previous squads

References

External links

Official websiteWorldRugby profile
{{National sports teams of Fiji Women's national rugby sevens teams sevens World Rugby Women's Sevens Series core teams