Spain women's national rugby sevens team

Spain
Union Spanish Rugby Federation
Coach(es) José Antonio Barrio
Captain(s) Elisabet Martínez
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances 2 (First in 2009)
Best result 4th place (2013)
Spain playing South Africa in Dubai (2012)

Spain women's national rugby sevens team is Spain’s representative in rugby sevens for women. They participate in the European Women's Sevens Series and finished second overall in the recent series.

The team qualified to the 2016 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament. 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.[1][2]

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Olympics Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Brazil 2016 Quarterfinals7th6240
Total0 Titles1/16240

World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
United Arab Emirates 2009 Plate Semi Finalist 7th 5 3 2 0
Russia 2013 Cup Semi Finalist 4th 6 2 3 1
United States 2018 Qualified
Total0 titles2/211551

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

Season Round-1 Round-2 Round-3 Round-4 Round-5 Round-6 Position Pld W D L
2012–13 3rd withdrew withdrew 6th --- --- 9th 12 6 0 6
2013–14 6th 6th 5th 8th 12th --- 9th 29 11 4 14
2014–15 11th 10th 10th 9th 8th 7th 9th 32 11 1 20
2015–16 8th 11th 11th 6th 7th --- 9th 26 9 0 17
2016–17 10th 10th 5 2 0 3

Team

Current squad

The following players have been called for the 2016 Dubai Women's Sevens.

Player
 Club
Marina Bravo CR Cisneros
Enara Cacho Hernani CRE
María Casado Blagnac Saint-Orens RF
Iera Echebarria Olímpico Pozuelo
Amaia Erbina CR Cisneros
Anne Fernández CR Cisneros
Olivia Fresneda AD Ingenieros Industriales
Patricia García Olímpico Pozuelo
Paula Medín CRAT A Coruña
Bárbara Plà Getxo RT
Anna Ramón INEF Barcelona
María Ribera XV Sanse Scrum

Previous squads

2016 Summer Olympics squad

Statistics

Most caps

Caps as of 30 June 2014
# Player Span Matches
1. Bárbara Plà 2004– 97
2. Ángela del Pan 2004– 93
3. Marina Bravo 2009– 88
4. Elisabet Martínez 2010– 76
5. Berta García 2006- 71
6. Patricia García 2010– 70
7. Júlia Plà 2007– 67

All-time Points in World Series

Points as of 2 December 2016
# Player Pints
1. Patricia García 337
2. Berta García 155
3. Elisabet Martínez 150
4. Bárbara Plà 95
5. Vanessa Rial 85

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Spanish women book Olympics sevens spot". sbs.com.au. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  2. ↑ "Spain women copy men and take last Olympic rugby 7s berth". usatoday.com. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
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