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 in the finals 19–12.[2][3]
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| Union | Spanish Rugby Federation | ||
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| Coach(es) | María Ribera[1] | ||
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| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 2009) | ||
| Best result | 4th place (2013) | ||
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Tournament history
editSummer Olympics
edit| Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2016
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Quarterfinals | 7th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
 2020
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did not qualify | ||||||||
 2024
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| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
World Cup Sevens
edit| Rugby World Cup Sevens | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | |||
 2009
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Plate Semi Finalist | 7th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
 2013
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Cup Semi Finalist | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
 2018
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Cup Quarter Finalist | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
 2022
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11th Place Final | 12th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Total | 0 titles | 4/4 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | |||
World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
edit| World Rugby Women's Sevens Series | |||
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| Season | Rounds | Position | Points |
| 2012–13 | 2/4 | 9th | 26 |
| 2013–14 | 5 | 6th | 41 |
| 2014–15 | 6 | 9th | 26 |
| 2015–16 | 5 | 9th | 28 |
| 2016–17 | 6 | 10th | 19 |
| 2017–18 | 5 | 7th | 43 |
| 2018–19 | 6 | 9th | 36 |
| 2019–20 | 5 | 9th | 28 |
| 2021 | Season was cancelled due to impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. | ||
| 2021–22 | 6 | 10th | 26 |
| 2022–23 | 7 | 10th | 28 |
| 2023–24 | 8 | 12th | 17 |
| 2024–25 | - | - | - |
Team
editCurrent squad
edit| Player | Date of birth (age) | Matches | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zahia Pérez | 14 January 2004 | 16 | 16 |
| Juana Stella | 1 September 2006 | 42 | 96 |
| Marta Fresno | 19 November 2003 | 9 | 0 |
| Cecilia Huarte | 7 April 1996 | 13 | 5 |
| Abril Camacho | 8 June 2004 | 9 | 15 |
| Carmen Miranda Miralles | 21 July 2005 | 8 | 7 |
| Maria García Gala | 15 April 2000 | 102 | 150 |
| Anne Fernández de Corres | 30 May 1998 | 116 | 125 |
| Icíar Pozo Eizaguirre | 24 June 2000 | 37 | 5 |
| Marta Cantabrana Gil | 14 January 2002 | 91 | 90 |
| Jimena Blanco-Hortiguera | 1 December 2005 | 42 | 24 |
| Olivia Fresneda | 4 January 1999 | 181 | 100 |
| Silvia Morales | 5 June 1999 | 24 | 10 |
Previous squads
editStatistics
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Most capsedit
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All-time Points in World Seriesedit
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "María Ribera, nueva Seleccionadora de Las Leonas7s" [María Ribera, new Las Leonas7s Coach]. MARCA (in Spanish). 2024-08-30. Archived from the original on 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ "Spanish women book Olympics sevens spot". sbs.com.au. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ "Spain women copy men and take last Olympic rugby 7s berth". usatoday.com. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-17.