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Union	Rugby Union of Russia
Nickname(s)	She-Bears (Медведицы)
Coach(es)	Andrey Kuzin
Captain(s)	Alena Mikhaltsova
Most caps	Baizat Khamidova (163)
Top scorer	Baizat Khamidova (500)
Most tries	Baizat Khamidova (100)
Team kit Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances	2 (First in 2009)
Best result	7th place, 2013

International medals
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Russia
European Championship
	2013 Brive-la-Gaillarde/Marbella
	2014 Moscow/Brive-la-Gaillarde
	2016 Kazan/Mallemort
	2017 Kazan/Mallemort
	2018 Kazan/Marcoussis
	2019 Marcoussis/Kharkiv
	2021 Lisbon/Moscow
	2015 Kazan/Mallemort
	2008 Limoges
Universiade
	2013 Kazan

The Russian women's national rugby sevens team (Russian: Женская сборная России по регби-7) is a women's rugby team in Europe. Since 2013, it is dominating the European Championships, winning the trophy seven times. Internationally, Russia's best performance was in 2013, finishing in the quarterfinals. The team was runner-up at the 2015 Canada Women's Sevens, after defeating Australia in quarter-finals and France in semifinals.

Russia failed to qualify for the inaugural rugby sevens event in 2016 Summer Olympics; however, they qualified for the following Olympic Games in Tokyo.

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, World Rugby and Rugby Europe suspended Russia from international and European continental rugby union competition. In addition, the Rugby Union of Russia was suspended from World Rugby and Rugby Europe.

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Russia

Summer Olympics record

Olympic Games
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2016	Not Qualified
2020	Quarterfinals	8th	6	1	5	0
Total	0 Titles	1/2	6	1	5	0

World Cup Sevens record

Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2009	Knockout Stage	11th	5	2	3	0
2013	Quarterfinals	7th	5	2	2	1
2018	Quarterfinals	8th	4	2	2	0
Total	0 Titles	3/3	14	6	7	1

World Sevens Series record

Summer Universiade record

Summer Universiade
Year	Round	Pld	W	L	D
2013		7	7	0	0
2019		5	3	0	2
Total	1 Title	12	10	0	2

European Women's Sevens results

European Women's Sevens
Year	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2005	1st	7	7	0	0
2006	9th	6	4	2	0
2007	9th	5	1	3	1
2008		6	5	1	0
2009	7th	6	3	3	0
2010	6th	6	2	3	1
2011	4th	7	5	2	0
2012	4th	13	10	3	0
2013		14	12	2	0
2014		11	9	2	0
2015		14	13	1	0
2016		14	11	3	0
2017		13	13	0	0
2018		13	12	1	0
2019		12	11	1	0
2021		12	12	0	0
Total	16/18	159	130	27	2

Players

Current squad

v t e ROC women's rugby sevens squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – 8th place
1 Noritsina 2 Pogrebnyak 3 Shestakova 4 Tiron (C) 5 Khamidova 6 Danilova 7 Seredina 8 Kukina 9 Lushina 10 Zdrokova 11 Sozonova 12 Baranchuk 13 Arterchuk (reserve) Coach: Kuzin

Award winners

The following Russia Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2013:

Team management

• Head Coach – Andrey Kuzin
• Assistant Coach and Head of Performance - Graham Bentz

References

1. "Qualified Teams Prepare for Tokyo Olympic 7s Rugby". RugbyAsia247. 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
2. "Ireland, France and Russia claimed the three remaining sevens spots". Asia Rugby. 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
3. Gallan, Daniel (1 March 2022). "World Rugby joins other sports bodies by suspending Russia and Belarus". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
4. "Rugby Europe Statement – Russia and Belarus Suspension". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
5. Qualification Stage
6. "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

External links

• (in Russian) Profile on the Official Website of the Russian Rugby Federation

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