Faith Nathan
{{short description|Australian rugby union player}}
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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.{{Cite web|last=Williamson|first=Nathan|date=2021-07-02|title=Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/tokyo-olympics-australian-sevens-squads-mens-womens-rugby-union-202172|access-date=2021-07-28|website=RUGBY.com.au|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=NATHAN Faith|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rugby-sevens/athlete-profile-n1472489-nathan-faith.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-07-28|website=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|language=en-us|archive-date=28 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728162348/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rugby-sevens/athlete-profile-n1472489-nathan-faith.htm}} The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14–12 in the quarterfinals.{{Cite web |title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=The Roar |language=en-US}}
Nathan won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.{{cite web |last1=Williamson |first1=Nathan |title=Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/sevens-squad-confirmed-for-commonwealth-games-202275 |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=rugby.com.au|date=5 July 2022 }}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-31 |title=Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/735452?lang=en |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=www.world.rugby}}{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Nathan |date=2022-07-31 |title=Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/australia-claim-commonwealth-games-gold-2022731 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=www.rugby.com.au |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyworld.com/tournaments/sevens-world-cup/australia-women-win-sevens-world-cup-145542|title= Australia women win Sevens World Cup|website=Rugby World|date=September 11, 2022}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/rugby-sevens-world-cup-australia-title-how-to-watch-australia-fixtures-blog-results-success-202299|title= GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth|website=Rugby.com.au|date=September 11, 2022}}
In 2024, She was selected in the Australian women's sevens side for the Summer Olympics in Paris.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-23 |title=Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/rugby-sevens-launches-australias-olympics-campaign-tonight-2024723 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=www.rugby.com.au |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-03 |title=Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/australia-rugby-sevens-team-paris-2024-olympics-squad-list |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=olympics.com}}
Personal life
Nathan and her Australia teammates Sariah Paki and Kiiahla Duff are first cousins. Their mothers Te Aroha, Edith and Gloria are sisters.{{cite web|url= https://www.svns.com/en/news/996964/family-ties-that-bind-australia-s-sevens-heroines#:~:text=Sariah%20Paki%2C%20Faith%20Nathan%20and,Zealand%20and%20the%20Cook%20Islands.|website=svns.com|accessdate=28 March 2025|title= FAMILY TIES THAT BIND AUSTRALIA'S SEVENS HEROINES|date=26 March 2025}}
References
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{{Australia women's rugby sevens squad 2024 Summer Olympics}}
{{Australia women's rugby sevens squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Australian rugby union players
Category:Australian female rugby sevens players
Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for Australia
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in rugby sevens
Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen
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