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.
This is everything you need to know about Australia’s Rugby Sevens hopes >>>
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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.
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
■ Why du Toit plans to step down after Games
DOB: May 19, 1997
Olympics: 1 - Tokyo (2020)
Debut: Australia v England, 2016
Hometown: Toowoomba
Sharni Smale
DOB: March 2, 1988
Place of Birth: Batlow, NSW
Teagan Levi
■ How the Levi sisters are now a major force
■ How Levi used disgusting prank call for good
DOB: August 14, 2003
Club: Bond University QAS
School: Miami State High School
Debut: Dubai 7s, 2021
Faith Nathan
DOB: July 27, 2000
Debut: Dubai 7s, 2019
School: Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College
Hometown: Berkeley Vale, NSW
Kaitlin Shave
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
Tia Hinds
DOB: November 5, 2002
Debut: Dubai 7s, 2021
Club: Maroubra Magic
Maddison Levi
■ How the Levi sisters are now a major force
■ Levi breaks Olympic record as Aussies surge
DOB: April 27, 2002
Province: Gold Coast, Queensland
Debut: Australia v Japan - Tokyo Olympics
Bridget Clark
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
DOB: October 12, 2001
Province: NSW
Debut: Dubai 7s, 2018
Club: Manly Mermaids
School: Narrabeen Sports High
Bella Nasser
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
MEN
The below squad was chosen for Paris, with long-serving Wallabies star Michael Hooper overlooked.
Mark Nawaqanitawase
■Final fling before code switch
Corey Toole
Age: 24
Hometown: Wagga
Clubs: Gungahlin Eagles, Brumbies
Debut: 2023
Henry Hutchison
DOB: February 12, 1997
Province: NSW
Debut: Cape Town 7s v Portugal
Club: Gordon Rugby Club
School: St Ignatius Riverview & UNSW
Ben Dowling
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
DOB: July 6, 2001
School: Patrician Brothers’ College
Province: Western Sydney, NSW
Club: Parramatta Two Blues
Henry Paterson
DOB: February 26, 1997
Height: 188cm
Weight: 95kg
Matt Gonzalez
■ Do Aussies have Paris chance?
DOB: June 1, 1994
Other Club: Gonz
Province: NSW
Debut: 2022 Singapore 7s Aus V Samoa
Nick Malouf (captain)
■ Malouf’s take on Paris hopes
Province: Qld
DOB: March 19, 1998
School: Anglican Church Grammar School & University of Queensland
Maurice Longbottom
■ ‘These are my superstitions’
DOB: January 30, 1995
Province: NSW
Debut: Dubai 7s 2017
Club: Randwick Rugby Club
School: Matraville Sports High
Nathan Lawson
DOB: January 23, 1999
School: Newington College
Debut: 2021 Tokyo Olympics Aus v Canada
Club: Southern Districts Rugby
Hayden Sargeant
Debut: 2023 LA 7s
DOB: March 11, 1998
Province: Grafton, NSW
Club: Bond University Sunnybank School, Surfers Paradise Dolphins
James Turner
DOB: 29/08/1998
Province: NSW
Debut: 2022 LA 7s V Samoa
School: Newington College
Club: Norths Rugby Club
Reserves:
Michael 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.
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.
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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