Tia Hinds

Tia Hinds

Date of birth	(2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 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

Tia Hinds (born 5 November 2002)[1] is an Australian rugby union player and two-time Olympian.

Rugby career

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

Hinds 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][8]

2024 Summer Olympics

In 2024, Hinds was named in Australia's sevens side for the sevens tournament at the Summer Olympics in Paris.[9][10] With 22 points from 11 conversions from 19 attempts, Hinds was Australia's second highest points scorer at the tourmament.[11] A missed conversion in the bronze medal match allowed the US to win the match when they scored a last-minute converted try.

References

1. "Tia Hinds | Player Profile | AU7s".
2. Williamson, Nathan (2 July 2021). "Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au". www.rugby.com.au.
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". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 3 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.
11. "Individual Overall Scoring Statistics" (PDF). olympics.com. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.