The Global Youth Sevens 2025 takes place at Dilworth School in Auckland, New Zealand, from 19–21 December, and the Japanese Girls will return to defend their title, while the Chinese Girls will also be attending.
The organisers said, “The Global Youth Sevens (est. 2016) is an international U18 boys and girls sevens rugby tournament with 72 boys and girls teams from 9 nations across the globe competing in December 2025. The tournament offers opportunities for New Zealand and internationally based U18 national representative sides, composite sides and academies to participate.”
More than 72 teams from 12 nations with 800 youth Sevens players set to compete over three days. The Japanese Girls and Australian Under-18 Boys are the reigning champions.
2025 Global Youth Sevens Schedule
Day 1 Field 1
Japan Girls vs NZ Fijian Girls
China Girls vs Hibiscus Coast (NZ)
Day 1 Field 2
Day 1 Field 3
Global Youth Sevens 2025 Announced Squads (Selected)
Japan Girls Squad
You can see more about the Japanese U18 squad from the JRFU. The Head Coach is Shigeaki Nonomura, who selected the 14 members through the Women’s Sevens Youth Academy activities this year. The squad includes four players from Kanto Gakuin Mutsuura High School and four players associated with the MIE Pearls rugby club.
They will play the NZ Cavaliers before playing three pool games in the Global Youth Sevens to try and defend their title
Hinako AKAGI
Nami ASARI
Yuna IKENAGA
Aoi ICHINOSE
Chihiro ITO
So INOUE
Satsuki OUCHIDA
Hiyori KAWACHI
Hinata KAWABE
Honomi SHIMAZU
Yui TOGASHI
Ako Nakano
Yui HARADA
Yuna HOSOKAWA
Photo Credit – JRFU
China Girls Squad
The Chinese Girls are coached by former NZ 7s player Rocky Khan, who has been working with the Chinese Rugby Football Union for the past two seasons on the pathway development and senior Women’s team.
Photo Credit – Rocky Khan
Australia Sevens U18 Boys Squad
Former Australian Sevens players Stu Dunbar and Tom Connor will coach the defending Botys Champions with returning players including Tom Hartman, Jarvis Orr and Bailey Roberts-Lintmeijer. Both Roberts-Lintmeijer and Folkes are currently on development contracts with the Australian Men’s Sevens national program, confirmed Rugby Australia.
Rugby Australia Head of Men’s Sevens Pathways Shannon Fraser said: “We’ve selected a strong team after starting the selection process from 32 players last month, and we believe this group can help us go back-to-back this year.
The team we’ve selected has great representation across Australia, with players coming from not only the typical strongholds of NSW and Queensland but also from the ACT, Western Australia, and Victoria, further highlighting the strength of rugby sevens nationwide.
The Global Youth 7s has been a natural pathway for our players to progress through to the Aussie Men’s program, and we anticipate that to continue through to the 2028 Olympics.”
Brody Folkes – Australia Sevens – St Ignatius College Riverview
Chayse Geros – ACT Brumbies – St Augustine’s College
Tom Hartman – NSW Waratahs – Sydney University RFC
Ryder Koia – Queensland Reds – Brisbane Boys College
Iziah Lolohea – Western Force – Nedlands RUFC
Julian Minto – NSW Waratahs – St Josephs College
Tom O’Hara – NSW Waratahs – The Scots College
Jarvis Orr – ACT Brumbies – Knox Grammer School
Treyvon Pritchard – Queensland Reds – Anglican Church Grammar School
Max Prykiel – NSW Waratahs – Knox Grammer School
Bailey Roberts-Lintmeijer – Australia Sevens – Newington College
Will Trostel – ACT Brumbies – Trinity Grammer School
Ian Tunufa’i – Rugby Victoria – Lilydale High School
Head Coach: Stu Dunbar
Assistant Coach: Tom Connor
USA Falcons Boys
USA Girls
NZ Boys
NZ Girls
Australia Sevens U18 Girls Squad
Wallaroos winger Waiaria Ellis is among those selected. A report suggested that as many as 90 per cent of the full-time Australia Sevens program played in Global Youth Sevens before competing on the SNVS Series.
Rugby Australia Head of Women’s Pathways, Lachlan Parkinson said via the union, “The Australian Under 18s team will be looking to go one better than last year after losing the final to Japan. This has become a great rivalry with the Japanese girls after they won in 2022, before we regained the title in 2023, and they won it back in 2024.”
Aimee Henry – Queensland
Charli Nikola – Queensland
Cobi Ryan-Last – NSW
Darci Turinui – NSW
Darcie Prosser-Shaw – NSW
Kaelyn Passi – Queensland
Lacey Cross – NSW
Layne Prince – Queensland
Logan Lemusu – NSW
Maddi Pomerenke – Queensland
Peyton Lefau-Fakaosilea – Queensland
Tahlia O’Brien – NSW
Waiaria Ellis – NSW
Head Coach – Shannon Parry
Manager – Ryan Webster
Athletic Performance – Katelyn Murray
Physiotherapist – Emma Craig
Australian Schoolgirls Squad
Rugby Australia Head of Women’s Pathways, Lachlan Parkinson, said, “The Australian Schoolgirls Under 18s program is also a major part of the 7s pathway in Australia, providing additional opportunities for our elite youth players to participate in an international tournament.”
Billie Backus – King’s Christian College, Queensland
Chloe Sivewright – Richmond River High School, NSW
Ellazae Elers – Hunter Sports High School, NSW
Georgina Hayes – Mater Dei Catholic College, NSW
Keira Callaghan – Hunter Sports High School, NSW
Lusiana Vesikula – Kingsgrove High School, NSW
Matilda Vial – Keebra Park State High School, Queensland
Matilda Richards – Mt. St Michael’s College, Queensland
Mia Byrnes – The Glennie School, Queensland
Poppy Gibbons – The Glennie School, Queensland
Reese Orcher – Clayfield College, Queensland
Tiki Calliste – King’s Christian College, Queensland
TJ Murray – King’s Christian College, Queensland
Jenna Aiono – Copperfield College, Victoria (Shadow player)
Laura-May McGovern – Siena Catholic College, Queensland (Shadow player)
Head Coach – Luke Zeremes – St John’s College
Assistant Coach – Kieran Smith – Dubbo College Senior Campus
Manager – Sophie Shadlow – The Glennie School
ASRU Executive – Sarah Ridgewell – Matthew Flinders Anglican College
2025 Global Youth Sevens Tickets and Streaming
The organisers said the 2025 tournament will be streamed via their web app and every game will be streamed LIVE on the platform, but at a fee – a Weekend Pass for $19.99 or a Day Pass for $9.99.
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