María Ribera (born 8 July 1986) is a Spanish

rugby sevens Rugby sevens (commonly known simply as sevens, and originally seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. R ...

coach and former player. She is currently the coach of Spain's women's national sevens team.

Career

Ribera competed for the Spanish women's national rugby sevens team and was included in their squad to the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

. She was also part of the team that won the final Olympic qualification tournament in

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. Ribera also played at the

2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens The 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the sixth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The tournament was held at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. New Zealand won the tournament, defeating England 33–0 in the final. Attendance for the tourname ...

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Coach

On 30 August 2024, she was appointed coach of the Spain Women's 7s, replacing

Alberto Socías Alberto Socías Olmos (born 16 May 1973 in Valencia) is a former Spanish rugby union player and coach. He played as a centre. He is the brother of Antonio Socías and Raquel Socías, who also were former Spanish internationals. He is currently the ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ribera, Maria 1986 births Living people Spain international women's rugby union players Spain international women's rugby sevens players Olympic rugby sevens players for Spain Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Badajoz Spanish female rugby union players Spanish rugby sevens players 21st-century Spanish sportswomen