Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads
# Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads

This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

## Pool A

### Australia

The following is the Australia roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Tim Walsh

| Backs | Backs | Forwards | Forwards |
| - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Nicole Beck | 1 | Shannon Parry (c) |
| 5 | Emma Tonegato | 2 | Sharni Williams (c) |
| 6 | Evania Pelite | 4 | Gemma Etheridge |
| 7 | Charlotte Caslick | 8 | Chloe Dalton |
| 10 | Alicia Quirk | 9 | Amy Turner |
| 11 | Emilee Cherry | | |
| 12 | Ellia Green | | |

### Colombia

The following is the Colombia roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Laurent Palau

| Backs | Backs | Forwards | Forwards |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Nathalie Marchino | 1 | Nicole Acevedo |
| 4 | Khaterinne Medina | 3 | Alejandra Betancur (c) |
| 6 | Isabel Romero | 5 | Ana Ramírez |
| 8 | Solangie Delgado | 7 | Estefanía Ramírez |
| 9 | Camila Lopera | 10 | Guadalupe López |
| 11 | Sharon Acevedo | | |
| 12 | Laura González | | |

### Fiji

The following is the Fiji roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Chris Cracknell

| Backs | Backs | Forwards | Forwards |
| - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Raijieli Daveau | 1 | Litia Naiqato |
| 4 | Asena Rokomarama | 2 | Merewai Cumu |
| 7 | Rusila Nagasau | 5 | Timaima Tamoi |
| 8 | Lavenia Tinai | 6 | Rebecca Tavo |
| 9 | Ana Maria Roqica (c) | 13 | Jiowana Sauto |
| 10 | Viniana Riwai | | |
| 11 | Luisa Tisolo | | |
| 12 | Timaima Ravisa | | |

* Jiowana Sauto was included in the day 3 squad after Daveau was injured in day 2.

### United States

The following is the United States roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Richie Walker

| Backs | Backs | Forwards | Forwards |
| - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Alev Kelter | 1 | Jillion Potter |
| 5 | Bui Baravilala | 2 | Kelly Griffin (c) |
| 6 | Lauren Doyle | 3 | Kathryn Johnson |
| 7 | Victoria Folayan | 8 | Carmen Farmer |
| 10 | Richelle Stephens | 9 | Joanne Fa'avesi |
| 11 | Ryan Carlyle | | |
| 12 | Jessica Javelet | | |

## Pool B

### France

The following is the France roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: David Courteix

| Backs | Backs | Forwards | Forwards |
| - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Pauline Biscarat | 1 | Rose Thomas |
| 5 | Jade Le Pesq | 2 | Audrey Amiel |
| 6 | Fanny Horta (c) | 3 | Marjorie Mayans |
| 7 | Caroline Ladagnous | 9 | Jennifer Troncy |
| 8 | Camille Grassineau | 10 | Elodie Guiglion |
| 12 | Lina Guérin | 11 | Shannon Izar |
| 14 | Jessy Tremouliere | | |

* Jessy Tremouliere was a late addition before the Olympics, replacing Christelle Le Duff who replaced Shannon Izar.

### Kenya

The following is the Kenya roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Michael Mulima

| Backs | Backs | Forwards | Forwards |
| - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Rachael Mbogo | 1 | Stacy Otieno |
| 5 | Linet Arasa | 2 | Janet Awino |
| 7 | Doreen Nziwa | 3 | Sheila Chajira |
| 8 | Janet Okelo | 6 | Camilyne Oyuayo |
| 9 | Irene Otieno | 12 | Philadelphia Olando |
| 10 | Catherine Abilla (c) |
| 11 | Celestine Masinde | | |

### New Zealand

The following is the New Zealand roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Sean Horan

| Backs | Backs | Forwards | Forwards |
| - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Gayle Broughton | 1 | Ruby Tui |
| 7 | Tyla Nathan-Wong | 2 | Shakira Baker |
| 8 | Kelly Brazier | 3 | Terina Te Tamaki |
| 10 | Theresa Fitzpatrick | 4 | Niall Williams |
| 11 | Portia Woodman | 5 | Sarah Goss (c) |
| 12 | Kayla McAlister | 9 | Huriana Manuel |

### Spain

The following is the Spain roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: José Antonio Barrio

| Backs | Backs | Forwards | Forwards |
| - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Patricia García | 1 | Berta García |
| 7 | Bárbara Pla | 2 | Paula Medín |
| 9 | María Casado | 3 | Ángela del Pan |
| 10 | Vanesa Rial | 5 | Marina Bravo |
| 11 | Iera Echebarria | 6 | Elisabet Martínez (c) |
| | | 8 | Amaia Erbina |
| | | 12 | María Ribera |

## Pool C

### Brazil

The following is the Brazil roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Chris Neill

Trainer: Aristide Guerriero

| Backs | Backs | Forwards | Forwards |
| - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Edna Santini | 1 | Juliana Esteves dos Santos |
| 5 | Paula Ishibashi (c) | 2 | Luiza Campos |
| 6 | Tais Balconi | 3 | Júlia Sardá |
| 7 | Haline Scatrut | 8 | Beatriz Futuro Muhlbauer |
| 10 | Raquel Kochhann | 9 | Amanda Araújo |
| 11 | Isadora Cerullo | 13 | Mariana Barbosa Ramalho |
| 12 | Cláudia Teles | | |

* Reserve Mariana Barbosa Ramalho was added to the main squad after day 1 after Sardá suffered an injury.

### Canada

The following was the Canada roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: John Tait

* Brittany Benn
* Hannah Darling
* Bianca Farella
* Jen Kish (C)
* Ghislaine Landry
* Megan Lukan
* Kayla Moleschi
* Karen Paquin
* Kelly Russell
* Ashley Steacy
* Natasha Watcham-Roy
* Charity Williams

### Great Britain

The following is the Great Britain squad in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Simon Middleton

| Backs | Backs | Forwards | Forwards |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Claire Allan | 2 | Abbie Brown |
| 3 | Alice Richardson | 6 | Katy McLean |
| 4 | Emily Scarratt (c) | 7 | Heather Fisher |
| 5 | Danielle Waterman | 12 | Amy Wilson-Hardy |
| 8 | Emily Scott | | |
| 9 | Natasha Hunt | | |
| 10 | Joanne Watmore | | |
| 11 | Jasmine Joyce | | |

### Japan

The following is the Japan roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Keiko Asami

| Backs | Backs | Forwards | Forwards |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chiharu Nakamura (c) | 3 | Noriko Taniguchi |
| 7 | Marie Yamaguchi | 4 | Mio Yamanaka |
| 9 | Mifuyu Koide | 5 | Ayaka Suzuki |
| 10 | Yume Okuroda | 6 | Ano Kuwai |
| 11 | Yuka Kanematsu | 8 | Chisato Yokoo |
| 2 | Makiko Tomita | 12 | Kana Mitsugi |
| | | 13 | Aya Takeuchi |

* Reserve Aya Takeuchi was added to the main squad after day 1 after Tomita suffered an injury.
