The Chinese women's national sevens rugby union team represents China in Rugby sevens at an international level. They have competed in the Rugby World Cup Sevens since the women's inaugural tournament in 2009, and have also competed at the Summer Olympics, making their debut in Tokyo in 2020.
History
China were the 2014 Asian women's sevens champions. They qualified for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens after finishing the 2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series in second place, they placed 12th overall at the World Cup.
China qualified for the 2020 Olympics at the 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
2024
In 2024, they participated in the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series; they won the first round of the series which took place in Dubai. They also won the second leg that was held in Montevideo, Uruguay in March. China was crowned 2024 Sevens Challenger Series Champions after winning the final leg in Kraków; they secured their place at the new SVNS Play-off promotion and relegation competition in Madrid.
Tournament history
Rugby World Cup Sevens
| Rugby World Cup Sevens | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| 2009 | Bowl Winners | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | Bowl Semifinalists | 11th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | Challenge Trophy Semifinalists | 12th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13th-place Final | 13th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 4/4 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
Summer Olympics
| Olympic Games record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | |||||
| 2020 | 7th place match | 7th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5th place match | 6th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/3 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Women's SVNS
Results
- 2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series
- 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series
- 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- 2021–22 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- 2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- 2023–24 SVNS
World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series
Asian Games
| Asian Games | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| 2010 | Final | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Final | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Final | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Final | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 Title | 4/4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
Players
Current squad
China's squad to the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series:
| No. | Players |
|---|---|
| 2 | Yan Meiling |
| 5 | Gu Yaoyao |
| 7 | Chen Keyi |
| 11 | Liu Xiaoqian |
| 12 | Yu Hu |
| 15 | Dou Xinrong |
| 16 | Sun Yue |
| 17 | Gao Yueying |
| 18 | Su Qi |
| 23 | Kang Chengtian |
| 28 | Ma Xiaodan |
| 30 | Wang Zhaojing |
