Faith Nathan

Faith Nathan

Date of birth	(2000-07-27) July 27, 2000 (age 24)
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team Years Team Comps  Australia
Medal record Women's rugby sevens Representing  Australia Rugby Sevens World Cup 2022 Cape Town Team competition Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team competition Pacific Games 2019 Pacific Games Team competition

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.

Rugby 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]

In 2024, She was selected in the Australian women's sevens side for the Summer Olympics in Paris.[9][10]

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 (5 July 2022). "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.
9. "Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight". www.rugby.com.au. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
10. "Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads". olympics.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.