Brazil women's national rugby sevens team

Summary

The Brazil women's national rugby sevens team has appeared in the Olympics, the Rugby World Cup, the Women's Sevens Series, and other competitions. Brazil has won every regional championship in South America. Their team nickname "Yaras" was coined in 2013, and comes from the local Tupí-Guaraní myth of the Iara. It was meant to signify the courage and collective strength of women’s rugby in Brazil and also to connect them with their country’s roots.[1]

Brazil
UnionBrazilian Rugby Confederation
Nickname(s)Yaras
Coach(es) Will Broderick
Captain(s)Luiza Campos
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances2 (First in 2009)
Best result10th (2009)
Brazil v. Great Britain

They qualified for the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Colombia in the finals of the 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[2] Brazil and Colombia qualified for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa.[3]

Tournament history edit

Summer Olympics edit

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2016 Rio 9th Place Final 9th 5 3 2 0
  2020 Tokyo 11th place match 11th 5 1 4 0
  2024 Paris Qualified
Total 0 Titles 2/2 10 4 6 0

Rugby World Cup Sevens edit

Rugby World Cup Sevens record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2009 Bowl Finalists 10th 6 3 3 0
  2013 Bowl Quarterfinalists 13th 4 1 3 0
  2018 Challenge Trophy Quarterfinalists 13th 4 2 2 0
  2022 11th-place Final 11th 4 2 2 0
Total 0 Titles 4/4 18 8 10 0

Pan American Games edit

Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2015 Toronto Bronze Medal Game 3rd 6 4 2 0
  2019 Lima Bronze Medal Game 4th 5 2 3 0
Total 0 Title 1/2 11 6 5 0

South American Games edit

South American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2014 Santiago Gold Medal Game 1st 7 7 0 0
  2018 Cochabamba Gold Medal Game 1st 6 6 0 0
  2022 Asunción Gold Medal Game 1st 4 4 0 0
Total 3 titles 3/3 17 17 0 0

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series edit

Season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Position Points
2012–13  
Dubai
12th
 
Houston
9th
Bowl Champion
 
Guangzhou
8th
 
Amsterdam
12th
10th 12
2013–14  
Dubai
8th
 
Atlanta
11th
 
São Paulo
10th
Bowl Runners-up
 
Guangzhou
12th
 
Amsterdam
8th
9th 18
2014–15  
Dubai
9th
Bowl Champion
 
São Paulo
8th
 
Atlanta
8th
 
Victoria
10th
Bowl Runners-up
 
London
12th
 
Amsterdam
Did not enter
10th 20
2015–16  
Dubai
10th
Bowl Runners-up
 
São Paulo
8th
 
Atlanta
Did not enter
 
Victoria
10th
Bowl Runners-up
 
Clermont-Ferrand
Did not enter
10th 12

IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup edit

Sevens Challenge Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2011 Dubai 5th to 8th Place 8th 5 0 5 0
  2012 Hong Kong Bowl Final 9th (Bowl Champion) 4 2 2 0
  2012 London Bowl 12th 5 1 4 0
Total 0 Titles 3/3 14 3 11 0

Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens edit

Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2019 Lima Gold Medal Game 1st 6 6 0 0

Team edit

Current Team edit

2023–24 Series
Player Date of birth (age) Matches Points
Luiza Campos (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 33) 187 161
Gabriela Lima (1994-09-02) 2 September 1994 (age 29) 55 162
Andressa Alves (2000-12-09) 9 December 2000 (age 23) 58 40
Marina Fioravanti (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 30) 79 27
Mariana Nicolau (1997-11-16) 16 November 1997 (age 26) 119 87
Gisele Gomes Dos Santos (age 20) 29 14
Bianca Silva (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 25) 123 305
Milena Silva (age 23) 29 15
Thalia Costa (1997-05-30) 30 May 1997 (age 26) 103 340
Thalita Costa (1997-05-30) 30 May 1997 (age 26) 36 5
Aline Ribeiro Furtado (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 28) 64 5
Rafaela Zanellato (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 24) 90 90
Yasmim Soares (age 24) 6 0

Olympics squads edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ women.rugby. "Brazil women launch rebrand ahead of Tokyo Olympics | Women in Rugby | women.rugby". www.women.rugby. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  2. ^ "Brazil qualify for Tokyo 2020 women's rugby sevens after winning South American title". www.insidethegames.biz. 2019-06-02. Archived from the original on 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  3. ^ world.rugby (2021-11-13). "BRAZIL AND COLOMBIA QUALIFY FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS 2022". www.rwcsevens.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2021-11-16.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • WorldRugby profile