Faith Nathan

Faith Nathan (born 27 July 2000) is an Australian rugby union player. She has represented her country in rugby sevens at Olympic and Commonwealth Games and at the Rugby Sevens World Cup.

Faith Nathan
Date of birth (2000-07-27) July 27, 2000
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
 Australia
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Australia
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 Cape TownTeam competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamTeam competition
Pacific Games
Silver medal – second place2019 Pacific GamesTeam competition

Career

Nathan was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14-12 in the quarterfinals.[3]

Nathan won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[4][5][6] She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[7] Against Madagascar during the tournament she became the first Australian woman to ever score five tries in one match at the rugby sevens World Cup.[8]

References
  1. Williamson, Nathan (2 July 2021). "Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads". RUGBY.com.au. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. "NATHAN Faith". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. Williamson, Nathan. "Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. Williamson, Nathan (31 July 2022). "Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. "Australia women win Sevens World Cup". Rugby World. 11 September 2022.
  8. "GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth". Rugby.com.au. 11 September 2022.


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