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Final Women’s Rosters for Las Vegas 7s

The women’s rosters have been finalized for the 2017 Las Vegas 7s, and in its inaugural season as a fully-fledged stop on the HSBC Sevens Series the tournament will be hosting a number of the world’s top players this weekend. Six out of seven named to the Women’s Dream Team in the Rio Olympics will be present, including Australia star Charlotte Caslick, world-renowned New Zealand winger Portia Woodman, and Canadian forward Jen Kish.

Others set to dazzle over the three-day tournament are Brazilian standout Beatriz Muhlbauer, French favorite Fanny Horta, and Fijian powerhouse Rusila Nagasau. New stars in the making include American sensation Naya Tapper, Russian flyer Elena Zdrokova, and the current Series scoring leader Michaela Blyde of New Zealand.

The tournament kicks off at 8:17am Pacific, 11:17am Eastern, on Friday March 3. All matches will be streamed live by World Rugby and NBC.

 

ARGENTINA
Noelia Billerbeck (capt.), Eugenia Botelli, Magalí Fazzi, Isabel Fontanarrosa, Deborah Fretes, Mayra Genghini, Sofía González, Valeria Montero, Yamila Otero, Josefina Padellaro, María Paula Pedrozo, Carolina Soto

AUSTRALIA
Charlotte Caslick, Emilee Cherry, Chloe Dalton, Georgina Friedricks, Ellia Green, Mahalia Murphy, Shannon Parry (capt.), Evania Pelite, Alicia Quirk, Emma Sykes, Emma Tonegato, Sharni Williams

BRAZIL
Maira Behrendt, Luiza Campos, Isadora Cerullo, Julian Da Silva, Paula Ishibashi (capt.), Raquel Kochhann, Beatriz Mulhbauer, Mariana Nicolau, Lariane Pruner, Edna Santini, Halie Scatrut, Bianca Silva

CANADA
Britt Benn, Caroline Crossley, Hannah Darling, Bianca Farella, Sara Kaljuvee, Jen Kish, Ghislaine Landry (capt.), Megan Lukan, Kayla Moleschi, Breanne Nicholas, Natasha Watcham-Roy, Charity Williams

ENGLAND
Holly Aitchison, Natasha Brennan, Abbie Brown (capt.), Lauren Cattell, Charlotte Clapp, Deborah Fleming, Fran Matthews, Chantelle Miell, Alice Richardson, Kelly Smith, Joanne Watmore, Emily Wood

FIJI
Merewai Cumu, Raijieli Daveua, Rusila Nagasau, Ana Maria Naimasi, Mariama Naiobasali, Aloesi Nakoci, Tima Ravisa, Ana Maria Roqica, Pricilla Sauvavi, Asinate Savu, Lavenia Tinai, Talica Vodo

FRANCE
Montserrat Amédée, Cyrielle Banet, Mathilde Coutouly, Läurelin Fourcade, Lina Guerin, Clémence Gueucier, Elodie Guiglion, Fanny Horta (capt.), Carla Neissen, Chloé Pelle, Rose Thomas, Jennifer Troncy

IRELAND
Ashleigh Baxter, Katie Fitzhenry, Stacey Flood, Claire Keohane, Alison Miller, Lucy Mulhall (capt.), Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe, Sene Naoupu, Audrey O’Flynn, Hannah Tyrrell, Susan Vaughan, Megan Williams

NEW ZEALAND
Michaela Blyde, Kelly Brazier, Theresa Fitzpatrick, Sarah Goss (capt.), Tyla Nathan-Wong, Cheyelle Robins-Reti, Alena Saili, Terina Te Tamaki, Ruby Tui, Renee Wickliffe, Niall Williams, Portia Woodman

RUSSIA
Daria Bobkova, Arina Bystrova, Anna Gavrilyuk, Baizat Khamidova, Alena Mikhaltstova, Anna Minislamova, Daria Noritsina, Maria Perestiak, Marina Petrova, Nikolina Riashina, Kristina Seredina, Elena Zdrokova

SPAIN
Uribarri Barrutieta, María Casado, Iera Echebarría, Amaia Erbina, Anne Fernández, Olivia Fresneda, Patricia García, Sabina Hurtado, María Losada, Bárbara Plà, María Ribera, Cristina Song

USA
Ryan Carlyle, Joanne Fa’avesi, Kelly Griffin, Nicole Heavirland, Alev Kelter (capt.), Bulou Mataitoga, Sam Pankey, Nikki Snyder, Kelsi Stockert, Naya Tapper, Kristen Thomas, Kate Zackary

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