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The World Sevens Series continues on Friday (local time) and while it’s a new tournament, the venue will stay the same. Dubai plays host once again with fans now permitted to attend following the lifting of pandemic restrictions.
Only four players have changed from this past weekend’s event. Australian flyer Jakiya Whitfield is recalled for her second event with Tean Levi dropping out, and France have replaced Carla Neisen with the world class Camille Grassineau.
Brazil are celebrating their best ever performance on the circuit and have veteran Claudia Teles available with Mariana Nicolau dropping out. There is one change for the Eagles with Cheta Emba replaced by Rachel Strasdas, who is the only player in the tournament making her Series debut.
The tournament begins on Thursday at midnight Eastern time (9pm Pacific). Live broadcasts will be available on the CBC Sports website in Canada, Peacock TV in the USA, ESPN in South America, and on the World Rugby website for those located abroad.
A full fixture list can be seen here.
WOMEN’S POOL A
AUSTRALIA
Madison Ashby, Rhiannon Byers, Charlotte Caslick, Lily Dick, Dominique du Toit, Demi Hayes (capt.), Tia Hinds, Alysia Lefau-Faka’osilea, Maddison Levi, Faith Nathan, Sariah Paki, Jakiya Whitfield, Sharni Williams
BRAZIL
Andressa Alves, Luiza Campos (capt.), Isadora Cerullo, Thalia Costa, Marina Fioravanti, Aline Furtado, Raquel Kochhann, Gabriela Lima, Edna Santini, Bianca Silva, Leila Silva, Marcelle Souza, Claudia Teles
CANADA
Elissa Alarie, Olivia Apps, Fancy Bermudez, Pamphinette Buisa, Emma Chown, Chloe Daniels, Olivia de Couvreur, Renee Gonzalez, Asia Hogan-Rochester, Nakisa Levale, Breanne Nicholas (capt.), Sabrina Poulin, Krissy Scurfield
RUSSIA
Asiyat Alieva, Anna Baranchuk, Iana Danilova, Viktoria Em, Baizat Khamidova, Marina Kukina, Snezhanna Kulkova, Daria Lushina, Daria Noritsina, Mariya Pogrebniak, Kristina Seredina, Nadezhda Sozonova (capt.), Alena Tiron
SPAIN
Ingrid Algar, Amalia Argudo, María Calvo, Beatriz Domínguez Sánchez, Lea Ducher, Iciar Pozo Eizaguirre, Amaia Erbina, Anne Fernández de Corres (capt.), Olivia Fresneda, María García Gala, Iera Echebarría, Silvia Morales, Paula Requena
WOMEN’S POOL B
FIJI
Rogosau Adimereani, Adivani Buleki, Levania Cavuru, Raijieli Daveua, Sesenieli Donu, Laisana Likuceva, Rusila Nagasau (capt.), Ana Maria Naimasi, Alowesi Nakoci, Ana Roqica, Vasiti Solikoviti, Lavenia Tinai, Reapi Ulunisau
FRANCE
Coralie Bertrand, Anne-Cécile Ciofani, Mathilde Coutouly, Camille Grassineau, Joanna Grisez, Shannon Izar, Ian Jason, Valentine Lothoz, Lou Noel, Séraphine Okemba, Chloé Pelle, Jade Ulutule (capt.), Yolaine Yengo
GREAT BRITAIN
Ellie Boatman, Abbie Brown (co-capt.), Abi Burton, Shona Campbell, Heather Cowell, Grace Crompton, Megan Jones (co-capt.), Jasmine Joyce, Alicia Maude, Kelly Smith, Lisa Thomson, Emma Uren, Amy Wilson-Hardy
IRELAND
Kathy Baker, Claire Boles, Megan Burns, Kate Farrell-McCabe, Stacey Flood, Katie Heffernan, Eve Higgins, Brittany Hogan, Erin King, Lucy Mulhall (capt.), Amee-Leigh Murphy-Crowe, Beibhinn Parsons, Aiobheann Reilly
USA
Sui A’au, Joanne Fa’avesi, Jasmine Gray, Abby Gustaitis (co-capt.), Summer Harris-Jones, Alev Kelter, Ilona Maher, Alena Olsen (co-capt.), Alex Sedrick, Rachel Strasdas, Naya Tapper, Lote Tausinga, Kris Thomas
