Russia women's national rugby sevens team
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.[citation needed] The team was runner-up at the 2015 Canada Women's Sevens, after defeating Australia in quarter-finals and France in semifinals.[citation needed] Russia failed to qualify for the inaugural rugby sevens event in 2016 Summer Olympics; however, they qualified for the following Olympic Games in Tokyo.[3][4] A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Russia The following Russia Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2013:[6]
Russia national rugby sevens teamRugby Union of RussiaAndrey KuzinAlena MikhaltsovaWorld Cup Sevensrugby sevensRussiaEuropean Championship2013 Brive-la-Gaillarde/Marbella2014 Moscow/Brive-la-Gaillarde2016 Kazan/Mallemort2017 Kazan/Mallemort2018 Kazan/Marcoussis2019 Marcoussis/Kharkiv2021 Lisbon/Moscow2015 Kazan/Mallemort2008 LimogesUniversiade2013 KazanRussianEuropean Championships2015 Canada Women's Sevens2016 Summer Olympics2022 Russian invasion of UkraineWorld RugbyRugby EuropeOlympic GamesWorld Sevens Series2012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–20Summer UniversiadeEuropean Women's Sevens2020 Summer Olympics – 8th placeNoritsinaPogrebnyakShestakovaKhamidovaDanilovaSeredinaKukinaLushinaZdrokovaSozonovaBaranchukWorld Rugby AwardsWorld Rugby Women's 7s Player of the YearNadezhda SozonovaThe GuardianRugby union in RussiaProfessional Rugby LeagueEuropean Nations CupSuper Powers CupUSSR national rugby union teamSoviet CupSoviet ChampionshipVladimir IlyushinAlexander Obolensky2010 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy2013 Rugby World Cup SevensWomen's SVNS2021–222022–232023–242024–25South AfricaAustraliaBrazilEnglandFranceNetherlandsNew ZealandWomen's IRB ChallengeThe SevensCape Town StadiumPerth Rectangular StadiumDignity Health Sports ParkBC PlaceHong Kong StadiumNational StadiumMetropolitano StadiumSevens Challenger SeriesOlympic SevensRugby World Cup SevensRugby Europe Women's SevensRugby Europe SevensRugby Europe Women's Under-18 SevensWR Women's SevensCanadaGreat BritainIrelandUnited StatesMexicoPapua New GuineaThailandTunisiaUgandaAmerican SamoaArgentinaAustriaBelgiumCayman IslandsColombiaCook IslandsCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkFinlandGermanyHong KongIsraelKazakhstanLithuaniaMadagascarMoldovaNew CaledoniaPhilippinesPolandPortugalScotlandSerbia