Tia Hinds

{{short description|Australian rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Tia Hinds

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|11|05}}

| birth_place = Sydney, Australia

| height = 1.68 m

| weight = 70 kg

| ru_position = Fly-half

|superyears1=2025

|super1=ACT Brumbies

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|superpoints1=0

| repyears1 =2025

| repteam1 ={{nwrut|Australia}}

| repcaps1 =1

| reppoints1 =0

| ru_sevensnationalyears1 = 2022–

| ru_sevensnationalteam1 = Australia

| ru_sevensnationalcomp1 =113 (479 points)

| ru_sevensupdate = 8 May 2025

| medals =

{{MedalSport|Women's rugby sevens}}

{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Rugby Sevens World Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Cape Town|Team competition}}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Birmingham|Team competition}}

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Tia Hinds (born 5 November 2002){{cite web | url=https://au7s.rugby/players/tia-hinds | title=Tia Hinds | Player Profile | AU7s }} is an Australian rugby union player and two-time Olympian.

Rugby career

= Sevens =

Hinds was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/tokyo-olympics-australian-sevens-squads-mens-womens-rugby-union-202172|title=Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au|first=Nathan|last=Williamson|date=July 2, 2021|website=www.rugby.com.au}} 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}}

Hinds won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Nathan |date=2022-07-05 |title=Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/sevens-squad-confirmed-for-commonwealth-games-202275 |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=www.rugby.com.au |language=en}}{{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}}{{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}}

2024 Summer Olympics

In 2024, Hinds was named in Australia's sevens side for the sevens tournament at 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}} With 22 points from 11 conversions from 19 attempts, Hinds was Australia's second highest points scorer at the tournament.{{cite news|url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/RU7/OG2024_RU7_C85A_RU7WTEAM7-------------------------.pdf|title=Individual Overall Scoring Statistics|publisher=olympics.com|date=30 July 2024|access-date=4 August 2024}} A missed conversion in the bronze medal match allowed the US to win the match when they scored a last-minute converted try.

= XVs =

Hinds made her international fifteens debut for the Wallaroos against Fiji on 3 May 2025 at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-07 |title=Wallaroos launch their campaign in style as debutantes stand tall - but injuries will hurt ahead of Pacific Four Series |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2025/05/07/wallaroos-launch-their-campaign-in-style-as-debutantes-stand-tall-but-injuries-will-hurt-ahead-of-pacific-four-series/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=www.theroar.com.au}}{{Cite web |last=Morton |first=Finn |date=2025-04-30 |title=Charlotte Caslick among six potential debutants in Wallaroos team for Fiji |url=https://www.rugbypass.com/news/charlotte-caslick-among-six-potential-debutants-in-wallaroos-team-for-fiji/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=www.rugbypass.com |language=en}}

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