Madagascar women's national rugby sevens team

For the men's team, see Madagascar national rugby sevens team.
Madagascar
UnionMadagascan Rugby Federation
Nickname(s)Les Makis dames
Ladies Makis
Coach(es)Madagascar Zaka Ravelonanosy[1][2]
World Cup Sevens
Appearances1 (First in 2022)
Best result15th place (2022)

The Madagascar women's national rugby union sevens team is Madagascar's representative in women's rugby sevens.

Madagascar competed at the 2020 Women's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament. They had placed third at the 2019 Africa Women's Sevens allowing them to compete at the final Olympic Qualification Tournament.[3][4]

Madagascar made their first World Cup appearance in 2022,[1][5] as they had reached the final of the 2022 Africa Women's Sevens held in Tunisia,[6] only being narrowly defeated 14-15 by South Africa.[7]

Tournament History

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
United Arab Emirates 2009 Did not qualify
Russia 2013
United States 2018
South Africa 2022 15th-place Final 15th 4 1 3 0
Total 0 Titles 1/4 4 1 3 0

Summer Olympics

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Brazil 2016 Did not qualify
Japan 2020
France 2024
Total 0 Titles 0/3 0 0 0 0

Women's Africa Cup Sevens

Women's Africa Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2013 Did Not Participate
2014 5th Place Finalists 6th 5 2 3 0
2015 5th Place 5th 6 4 2 0
2016 7th Place 7th 4 1 3 0
2017 5th Place 5th 6 4 2 0
2018 Semifinalists 4th 5 2 3 0
2019 Semifinalists 3rd 6 5 1 0
2022 Finalists 2nd 5 4 1 0
2023 5th Place 5th 5 3 2 0
Total 0 Titles 8/9 42 25 17 0

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Discipline and hard work at the heart of Madagascar's success on the road to Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". World Rugby. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  2. ^ "Ladies Maki Seven : à sept on est plus fortes !". nocomment (in French). 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  3. ^ "Tunisia: Rugby Sevens (TQO/Preparation) - Women's National Team in Training in France". allAfrica.com. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  4. ^ "The Rebellious preparing to fly the tunisian flag in Monaco | Women in Rugby". www.women.rugby. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  5. ^ "Madagascar se qualifie à la coupe du monde de rugby à 7 féminin". KoolSaina.com (in French). 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  6. ^ "Les Makis dames rejoindront ka Tunisie pour participer à l'Africa women's sevens 2022". 2424.mg (in French). 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  7. ^ "Les Ladies Makis terminent vice-championnes de l'Africa women's sevens en perdant d'un point fac". 2424.mg (in French). 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-09-04.