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China women's national rugby sevens team

Field	Value
country	China
image	Flag of China.svg
image_size	160
union	Chinese Rugby Football Association
coach	Lu Zhuan
sevens	yes
World cup apps	4
year	2009
best	9th (2009)

Celebrations at the Sevens Challenger Montevideo

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
UAE 2009	Bowl Winners	9th	6	4	2
RUS 2013	Bowl Semifinalists	11th	5	1	4
USA 2018	Challenge Trophy Semifinalists	12th	4	1	3
RSA 2022	13th-place Final	13th	4	2	2

Summer Olympics

Olympic Games record	Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
BRA 2016	Did not qualify
JPN 2020	7th place match	7th	6	2	4	0
FRA 2024	5th place match	6th	6	2	4	0

[[Women's SVNS]]

Results

[[World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series]]

Asian Games

Asian Games	Year	Position	Pld	W
CHN 2010	Final	6	5	1
KOR 2014	Final	6	6	0
INA 2018	Final	6	5	1
CHN 2022	Final	4	4	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

Previous squads

References

"News".
(2018-07-22). "Chinese women's team "achieves goals" at 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn".
(November 10, 2019). "China women qualify for Tokyo 2020".
(2024-01-14). "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai".
Constable, Grant. (2024-01-14). "Kenya and China score brilliant tries to win HSBC Sevens Challenger".
(2024-03-10). "Hosts Uruguay, China celebrate Challenger Series success in Montevideo".
(2024-05-19). "China women and Uruguay men win World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024".
(2024-05-19). "China claim third Challenger title as Madrid tickets handed out".
"2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Women's squads".

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