Singapore women's national rugby sevens team

The Singapore women's national sevens rugby union team is Singapore's national representative in Rugby sevens. They competed at the 2017 and 2018 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[1][2][3][4]

Singapore
UnionSingapore Rugby Union
Coach(es)Gene Tzee Meng Tong
Captain(s)Gek Sie Eunice Tay
World Cup Sevens
Appearances0

History

The history of women's rugby in Singapore has been a short one. The game was introduced by the Singapore Rugby Union through the men's clubs in 1996. The first Singapore women's national 7s team was formed in 1997 and they represented the republic at the Hong Kong International Women's 7s and the inaugural Asian Women's 7s in the same year.

Since then, the Singapore women's national 7s team has grown from strength to strength. One of their significant wins includes becoming plate winners in the Hong Kong International Women's 7s in 2003. Within Asia, the team achieved it highest ranking in 2004, when it became 2nd in Asia behind Kazakhstan in the Asian Rugby Football Union's Asian Women's Championship 7s held in Almaty. The team retained their top three placing the next year when the Asian Women's Championship 7s was hosted in Singapore.

As an indication of the growth of the game in the region, women's rugby was included for the first time in the South East Asian Games 2007 in Korat, Thailand and the Singapore Women's 7s team took the silver medal ahead of Cambodia and Laos.

Players

Recent Squad

Squad at 2010 Asian Games: [5]

SquadHeightWeightBirthdate/Age
Angelina Liu1.61 m (5 ft 3+12 in)55 kg (121 lb) (1982-02-10) February 10, 1982 (age 42)
Baoling Teo1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)52 kg (115 lb) (1987-10-14) October 14, 1987 (age 36)
Priscilla Humphries1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)56 kg (123 lb) (1981-09-02) September 2, 1981 (age 42)
Sophie Gollifer1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)56 kg (123 lb) (1989-10-08) October 8, 1989 (age 34)
Ming Li Teo1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)54 kg (119 lb) (1990-06-07) June 7, 1990 (age 33)
Shao Ing Wang1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)60 kg (130 lb) (1977-02-22) February 22, 1977 (age 47)
Yilin Wong1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)60 kg (130 lb) (1988-12-01) December 1, 1988 (age 35)
Gek Sie Eunice Tay (c)1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)58 kg (128 lb) (1979-08-31) August 31, 1979 (age 44)
Sei Yin Fong1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)60 kg (130 lb) (1976-06-15) June 15, 1976 (age 47)
Jialing Chua1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)58 kg (128 lb) (1984-04-25) April 25, 1984 (age 40)
Hui Juan Tan1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)64 kg (141 lb) (1987-09-18) September 18, 1987 (age 36)
Wai Mun Leung1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)63 kg (139 lb) (1979-10-16) October 16, 1979 (age 44)

Asian Games

Asian Games
YearRoundPositionPldWLD
20105th Place Final6th6240
20145th Place Final6th6330
20185th Place Final6th6240
Total0 Title3/3187110

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