Faith Nathan

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.

Faith Nathan

Born	(2000-07-27) 27 July 2000 (age 25)
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team Years Team Comps 2019–  Australia 175 (630 points)
Medal record Women's rugby sevens Representing  Australia Rugby Sevens World Cup 2022 Cape Town Team competition Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team competition Pacific Games 2019 Pacific Games Team competition

Rugby career

Nathan was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[1][2] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14–12 in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Nathan 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] 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.^[8]

In 2024, She was selected in the Australian women's sevens side for the Summer Olympics in Paris.^[9][10] She continued with the Australia sevens team for the 2025-26 season.^[11]

Personal life

Nathan and her Australia teammates Sariah Paki and Kiiahla Duff are first cousins. Their mothers Te Aroha, Edith and Gloria are sisters.^[12]