Terita back, Hinds captain as Australia Sevens squads confirmed for Singapore

Wed, Apr 2, 2025, 9:30 AM
Nathan Williamson
by Nathan Williamson

Bienne Terita has been named to return to the Sevens squad for the first time since the Olympics as the Men's and Women's sides confirm settled sides for Singapore.

Terita has missed the entire season with a hamstring injury and returned via Super Rugby Women's with the ACT Brumbies.

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She was initially expected to stay with the 15-a-side program for the rest of the year.

However, a broken finger to captain Isabella Nasser during their runners-up finish in Hong Kong will see the 21-year-old join for this leg before returning to 15s ahead of the Wallaroos international season.

Tia Hinds will captain the side in Nasser's absence. Nasser went under surgery on Tuesday to be fit for next month's LA Grand Final.

"Tia Hinds will lead the side this weekend in Singapore. Her composure, standards and respect she has from her peers made it an easy decision for Tia to lead this great team," coach Tim Walsh said.

"We earned a Hong Kong final and it resulted in plenty of growth and experience for the program.

"The present and future remains bright for the Rugby Australia’s 7s program. At an average age of 21 and only 11 players, I felt like we brought a sword to a gun fight when we played the final against New Zealand."

"I’m very disappointed to be ruled out of Singapore due to injury but feeling very fortunate it won’t be for long," Nasser added.

"I’m really excited for Tia and I know she will do a fantastic job captaining the side over the weekend."

Teagan Levi (knee) and Kahli Henwood (shoulder) have also been named and given every chance to be fit after limited action in Hong Kong.

The Women will play Japan and Spain in the shortened group stages. The winners of each of the four pools advance straight to the semi-finals.

As for the Men, coach Liam Barry has named the same 13-player squad that won bronze in Hong Kong.

"We were super disappointed not to win our semi-final against Argentina in Hong Kong," Barry said.

"We didn’t take the couple of opportunities we had and Argentina did. The team showed tremendous grit and composure to be down against Fiji and come back at the end to win.

"It’s a testament to the leaders within the group that lead the way all weekend. The team have a short turnaround to Singapore and so recovery this week is key.

"With Spain and Uruguay in our pool on Day 1, it virtually becomes knock out rugby."

The Australians face Spain and Uruguay for a place in the semi-finals, with their spot in the Final locked up after last week's strong performance.

Australia Women’s Sevens team for HSBC SVNS Singapore

1. Piper Simons

2. Amahli Hala

3. Faith Nathan

4. Mackenzie Davis

5. Teagan Levi

9. Tia Hinds (c)

12. Maddison Levi

14. Bridget Clark

15. Kahli Henwood

22. Bienne Terita

23. Ruby Nicholas

28. Kiiahla Duff

65. Sariah Paki

Australia Men’s Sevens team for HSBC SVNS Singapore:

1. Henry Hutchison (c)

2. Ben Dowling

6. Henry Paterson (c)

9. Matt Gonzalez

10. Ben Dalton

11. Maurice Longbottom

13. Jayden Blake

14. James Turner

15. Sid Harvey

23. Aden Ekanayake

25. Hayden Sargeant

29. Josh Turner

71. Hadley Tonga

Unavailable for selection due to injury

AUSTRALIA WOMEN

  • Heidi Dennis (knee) – Los Angeles 7s
  • Demi Hayes (hand) – Los Angeles 7s
  • Isabella Nasser (hand) – Los Angeles 7s
  • Madison Ashby (knee) – 2025/2026 World Series
  • Kaitlin Shave (knee) – 2025/2026 World Series
  • Sidney Taylor (knee) – 2025/2026 World Series
  • Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea (knee) - 2025/2026 World Series

AUSTRALIA MEN

  • Michael Icely (knee) – Los Angeles 7s
  • Dietrich Roache (knee) – 2025/2026 World Series
HSBC SVNS 2024/2025 SINGAPORE SCHEDULE

AUSTRALIA WOMEN - POOL B

  • Saturday, 5 April: Australia v Spain (6:16pm AEDT)
  • Saturday, 5 April: Australia v Japan (10:16pm AEDT)

AUSTRALIA MEN - POOL C

  • Saturday, 5 April: Australia v Uruguay (7:22pm AEDT)
  • Saturday, 5 April: Australia v Spain (10:38pm AEDT)

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