Australian Women's Sevens Team

[TOCC]

They are currently the most successful team in Australian Rugby, and with the Olympics approaching they are beginning to attract a lot more interest. I think the Women's Seven's team is a terrific opportunity for rugby union to tap into the female population and build a greater interest in the sport.

They are possibly looking at introducing a nickname for the women teams along the lines of the Matilda's, the Wallabies, Diamonds etc. I think its a good idea:

"It's awesome to see we're actually being classified next to sports like the Matildas, like the Hockeyroos, the Diamonds," Williams said.
"Those sports have been around for a long time, they've got nicknames for their actual sport where we don't have one.
"We're just called the Australian women's sevens team ... when we go to a domestic tournament we're named the Pearls, that could maybe cross over, but definitely we need to get one by the Olympics."

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[RugbyReg]

They are a wonderful team to watch. The skills they have are fantastic. Charlotte Caslick is superbly skilled. Her pass both sides is brilliant. Ellia GReen is the speed merchant the men's team lack. The whole bunch of them. They're a great bunch of women off the pitch too. All seem like excellent people. And to add to it, there's a whole batch of them coming through. The youth teams are amazing and some of the skills involved from the schoolgirl tournaments are fantastic.

They also have the advantage of being able to recruit from touch footy and other sports, without having to worry about the whole 15s thing.

 

[Omar Comin']

Yeah women's sevens really is such a huge opportunity for rugby and the girls in the team are great ambassadors for the game.

I tend to think they should be the Wallaroos 7's and the men's team should be the Wallabies 7's. If it's good enough for the All Blacks then I don't see why we have to have all these different names.

But if they do have to be different names then I'd certainly change 'The Thunderbolts' which is terrible, and for the women, well I think it'd be good if there was say a competition for girls and women in rugby to come up with a name. It should be something that appeals to girls.

 

[TOCC]

I think their popularity on the back of the Olympics will surge, they are very strong gold medalist contenders and women sevens is only growing in popularity.

AFL and NRL are both trying to push the professional opportunities for women in their codes, but right this is one area that rugby union is marginally ahead of the game.

 

[qwerty51]

Shows what happens when we get the best (female) athletes in Aus playing rugby. If only the Men's side could attract them too.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Profile piece on Ella Green on FoxSports website:

http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/g...-the-road-to-rio/story-e6frf4pu-1227641982117

Kinda hoping the bandwagon effect kicks in as Rio draws closer & people learn that your women are a decent chance to win at least a medal if not necessarily the Gold.

 

[TOCC]

Aussies Sevens won the Sao Paulo tournament in rather convincing fashion, in addition to their series win in Dubai the Aussie women sevens team is firming for Gold at the Rio Olympics

 

[Braveheart81]

Damn they are good. Even in pouring rain they destroyed Canada. The commentators were predicting the rain would help level the playing field because it would stifle Australia's attack.

Let's hope none of the players from any team get diagnosed with Zika Virus. It will be devastating both for those people and for the Olympics if it comes out before the Olympics that players have been infected during a test event.

 

[Omar Comin']

How good is Ellia Green!

 

[qwerty51]

Firming? We should be strong favs as a one off 7s match allows. Clearly #1 now.

Paints a picture of how successful our Mens would be if AFL/NRL didn't exist.

 

[TOCC]

Yes firming...as in unlikely to change....
They are ranked number one having won 3 in a row, but there is still a long road ahead before Rio, Kiwis won the first 4 tournaments in a row last year losing the final 2 legs, they will be a threat again come Rio.

 

[Seymour Butz]

They are currently the most successful team in Australian Rugby, and with the Olympics approaching they are beginning to attract a lot more interest. I think the Women's Seven's team is a terrific opportunity for rugby union to tap into the female population and build a greater interest in the sport.

They are possibly looking at introducing a nickname for the women teams along the lines of the Matilda's, the Wallabies, Diamonds etc. I think its a good idea:

The Pearls is nice. What about the Snappers?

 

[fo!!ower]

How about the Emus - they run fast and can kick a brick shitter down when they're angry!

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[p.Tah]

The Sheilas?

 

[Seymour Butz]

The Sheilas?

After re-watching that Dubai cup highlights package, how about the Invincibles, the Jets or the Aussie Thunder. They are soooooo fast!

 

[TOCC]

The Australian Olympic Committee have listed the Women's Seven's team with a Silver medal in their Rio Medal forecast, they have also predicted that the Men's team will miss out on a medal.


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[Jets]

How good is Ellia Green!

Currently my favourite rugby player

 

[TOCC]

ARU needs to put its money where its mouth is, if Women's Sevens is a pillar of growth in participation rates then the pinnacle needs to be paid accordingly.

ARU boss Bill Pulver has committed to equal pay for the national women's sevens squad in the next two years but could face a push from the players' union to move on the issue as soon as next year.

The world champion women's sevens team is the favourite to win gold at the Rio Olympics in August but languishes behind its male counterparts to the tune of about $20,000 per year. With the Olympics just around the corner and a three-day, combined men's and women's world series tournament in Sydney in February all but signed off on, the profile of the sport and the world-beating women's team in particular is only going to rise further.


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[Sauron]

Thought that I should bump this thread, in case any new-found fans of women's sevens are lurking out there. I was thinking of starting a women's rugby general discussion thread, but I don't have the necessary permissions.

Also, I was thinking that maybe someone could whip up an article for the front page, a guide for potential new female players with links to the relevant pages on the various state RU sites?

 

[RugbyReg]

Also, I was thinking that maybe someone could whip up an article for the front page, a guide for potential new female players with links to the relevant pages on the various state RU sites?

Go for it. Let me know when you're done and I can post it up for you.