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Australia Rugby Sevens Paris Olympics 2024 Guide: Team list, schedule, draws, latest news

Australia’s men’s and women’s Rugby Sevens sides enter Paris 2024 with similar ambitions but vastly different histories.

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Rugby Sevens may have only been part of two Olympic Games so far but Australia’s tale is already a winding one.

The men’s and women’s national sides entered Paris 2024 with similar ambitions but vastly different histories.

For the women, there was the lure of recapturing the glory of 2016 when they stormed to gold.

They crashed back to reality four years later but, armed with a fleet of young stars, reset their target for Paris – however they eventually had to settle for fourth after losing the bronze medal match to USA 14-12.

The men, meanwhile, have failed to truly fire – twice bundled out before the medal matches – and this time around failed in their bronze medal clash with South Africa, with skipper Nick Malouf sent off.

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WHAT ARE THE SCHEDULES?

WOMEN

Australia was in Pool B alongside Ireland, Great Britain and South Africa.

The 12 teams competing were: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Fiji, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, USA, South Africa and Uruguay.

Australia won all three pools matches before crushing Ireland in the quarter-finals.

Australia’s women’s side qualified after finishing in the top four in the 2022–23 World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series.

Australia could face some usual tough opposition in Paris. Picture: Patrick T. Fallon / AFP
Australia could face some usual tough opposition in Paris. Picture: Patrick T. Fallon / AFP

MEN

Australia was in Pool B alongside Argentina, Samoa and Kenya.

The 12 teams competing were: Australia, Argentina, Samoa, Fiji, France, Kenya, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, USA, South Africa and Uruguay.

Pool matches started on July 24, two days before the opening ceremony, and run until July 27.

Australia edged Samoa 21-14 to open their campaign, and then beat Kenya 21-7 and the USA 18-0 to reach the semi-finals, however lost to South Africa in the bronze medal match.

Australia’s men’s side qualified after finishing in the top four in the 2022–23 World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series, and claimed third at the Hong Kong Sevens in April.

WHAT ARE THE TEAM LISTS?

WOMEN

The below squad was chosen in July for the Games.

Just before the Games we got an insight into the workings of the squad, with cake baking, hair braiding and noise cancelling headphones all employed at training.

Dominique du Toit

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DOB: May 19, 1997

Olympics: 1 - Tokyo (2020)

Debut: Australia v England, 2016

Hometown: Toowoomba

Sharni Smale

Making of sevens stars

DOB: March 2, 1988

Place of Birth: Batlow, NSW

Teagan Levi

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DOB: August 14, 2003

Club: Bond University QAS

School: Miami State High School

Debut: Dubai 7s, 2021

Faith Nathan

Making of sevens stars

DOB: July 27, 2000

Debut: Dubai 7s, 2019

School: Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College

Hometown: Berkeley Vale, NSW

Kaitlin Shave

‘I was born to run’

DOB: January 29, 2001

Debut: 2023 Dubai 7s

Club: University of Queensland

School: Clairvaux MacKillop College

Charlotte Caslick (captain)

Why Caslick really chose sevens

DOB: March 9, 1995

Debut: 2013

School: Brisbane State High

Olympics: 2 - Rio (2016), Tokyo (2020)

Hometown: Brisbane

Charlotte Caslick will be a key for the Aussies. Picture: Don MacKinnon / AFP
Charlotte Caslick will be a key for the Aussies. Picture: Don MacKinnon / AFP

Tia Hinds

Making of a cross-code star

DOB: November 5, 2002

Debut: Dubai 7s, 2021

Club: Maroubra Magic

Maddison Levi

Rise of Maddison

How the Levi sisters are now a major force

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DOB: April 27, 2002

Province: Gold Coast, Queensland

Debut: Australia v Japan - Tokyo Olympics

Bridget Clark

Making of sevens stars

Bienne Terita

Continuing quirky family tradition

DOB: May 16, 2003

Club: Randwick Rugby Club

Province: Sydney, NSW

School: SEDA College

Debut: Australia v Belgium (2022)

Sariah Paki

Making of sevens stars

DOB: October 12, 2001

Province: NSW

Debut: Dubai 7s, 2018

Club: Manly Mermaids

School: Narrabeen Sports High

Bella Nasser

Our next gen superstars

DOB: August 28, 2002

Debut: Australia v Spain - Cape Town (2022)

Club: University of Queensland

Hometown: Brisbane, Queensland

School: Brisbane State High

Reserves: Kahli Henwood, Sidney Taylor

Maddison Levi and Teagan Levi. Picture: Mark Evans/Getty Images
Maddison Levi and Teagan Levi. Picture: Mark Evans/Getty Images

MEN

The below squad was chosen for Paris, with long-serving Wallabies star Michael Hooper overlooked.

Mark Nawaqanitawase

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Corey Toole

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‘I was never that good’

Age: 24

Hometown: Wagga

Clubs: Gungahlin Eagles, Brumbies

Debut: 2023

Henry Hutchison

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DOB: February 12, 1997

Province: NSW

Debut: Cape Town 7s v Portugal

Club: Gordon Rugby Club

School: St Ignatius Riverview & UNSW

Ben Dowling

What next for Aussies?

DOB: March 5, 2002

School: St Joseph’s College, UTS

Place of Birth: Sydney, NSW

Club: Randwick

Debut: 2021 Dubai 7s V Japan

Dietrich Roache

Roache’s road to glory

DOB: July 6, 2001

School: Patrician Brothers’ College

Province: Western Sydney, NSW

Club: Parramatta Two Blues

Henry Paterson

Our Games hopes rise

DOB: February 26, 1997

Height: 188cm

Weight: 95kg

Matt Gonzalez

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DOB: June 1, 1994

Other Club: Gonz

Province: NSW

Debut: 2022 Singapore 7s Aus V Samoa

Nick Malouf (captain)

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Province: Qld

DOB: March 19, 1998

School: Anglican Church Grammar School & University of Queensland

Hayden Sargeant gives chase against France in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Picture: Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images
Hayden Sargeant gives chase against France in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Picture: Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images

Maurice Longbottom

Poetry and sunrise

‘These are my superstitions’

DOB: January 30, 1995

Province: NSW

Debut: Dubai 7s 2017

Club: Randwick Rugby Club

School: Matraville Sports High

Nathan Lawson

Our Games hopes rise

DOB: January 23, 1999

School: Newington College

Debut: 2021 Tokyo Olympics Aus v Canada

Club: Southern Districts Rugby

Hayden Sargeant

Our Games hopes rise

Debut: 2023 LA 7s

DOB: March 11, 1998

Province: Grafton, NSW

Club: Bond University Sunnybank School, Surfers Paradise Dolphins

James Turner

Facing the world’s best

DOB: 29/08/1998

Province: NSW

Debut: 2022 LA 7s V Samoa

School: Newington College

Club: Norths Rugby Club

Reserves:

Michael Icely

Rise of Icely

Joshua Turner

WHAT IS THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY AT THE GAMES?

WOMEN

After previous efforts to have rugby sevens included in the 1932 and 2012 Games, the code finally won the green light for Rio 2016.

Australia’s women finished top of their pool, ahead of Fiji, USA and Colombia, before trouncing Spain 24-0 in the quarters.

They then beat Canada 17-5 before taking gold with a 24-17 victory over New Zealand.

In 2020 the Aussies finished second in the pool stages behind USA, before bowing out 14-12 to Fiji in the final eight clash.

In 2024 the Aussies again went without a medal after losing 14-12 to USA in the bronze match.

Australia's win at the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in 2023 bodes well for Paris. Picture: Rodger Bosch / AFP
Australia's win at the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in 2023 bodes well for Paris. Picture: Rodger Bosch / AFP

MEN

Australia’s men finished third in their pool in 2016, behind South Africa and France, but sneaked through to the quarter-finals, losing 22-5 to South Africa.

In Tokyo 2020 Australia claimed third in the group behind New Zealand and Argentina but were bundled out in the quarters 19-0 by Fiji.

In 2024 they lost 26-19 to South Africa with a bronze medal on the line.

Matthew Gonzalez and his men’s squad will be hoping for Paris glory. Picture: JEFF VINNICK / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Matthew Gonzalez and his men’s squad will be hoping for Paris glory. Picture: JEFF VINNICK / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP

OLYMPIC FAST FACTS

When were the 2024 Paris Games on?

Friday, July 26 to Sunday, August 11, 2024

How many times has Paris hosted the Olympics?

Paris (1900, 1924 and 2024) will become the second city, after London (1908, 1948 and 2012) to host the summer Olympics three times.

What channels broadcast the Paris Olympics in Australia?

Channel 9 won the hosting right for the 2024 Paris Games after Channel 7 had previously had rights for decades.

Stan Sport also offered most of the Olympics in 4K UHD for the first time in Australian history.

Both Stan Sport and Channel 9 provided every minute of every event.

What is the time difference between Paris and Australia?

Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Hobart and Melbourne are 8 hours ahead of Paris.

Adelaide is 7.5 hours ahead.

Perth is 6 hours ahead.

Darwin is 7.5 hours ahead.

Originally published as Australia Rugby Sevens Paris Olympics 2024 Guide: Team list, schedule, draws, latest news

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