Madison Ashby

Madison Ashby

Born	(2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 24)
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Centre National sevens team Years Team Comps 2019– Australia
Medal record Women's rugby sevens Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team competition Rugby Sevens World Cup 2022 Cape Town Team competition Pacific Games 2019 Pacific Games Team competition

Madison Ashby (born 22 January 2001) is an Australian rugby union player. She has represented Australia at sevens rugby at the Olympic and Commonwealth Games.

Early career

Ashby grew up playing league with boys before switching to rugby union when she was about 12.^[1] A year later she was competing in an open women’s competition.^[1]

International career

Ashby debuted for Australia at the USA Women's Sevens in Glendale, Colorado in 2019.^[2][3]

She was named in the Australia squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.^[4][5][6] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14–12 in the quarterfinals.^[7]

Ashby won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.^[8][9][10] She was also a member of the Australian side that won the Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.^[11][12]

At the beginning of 2024, she re-signed with the Australian sevens program until the end of 2026.^[3] In May that year, she sustained a knee injury at the Singapore Sevens which hampered her chances of going to the Paris Olympics.^[13][14] She ended her 484-day absence when she returned to the pitch for the ACT Brumbies at the Next Gen Sevens.^[13]

Ashby was named as co-captain of the sevens side, together with Isabella Nasser for the 2025–26 SVNS season.^[15][16]

References

1. Morton, Finn (11 May 2023). "How family, 5am training sessions & a canteen influenced Madison Ashby's career". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
2. Greenwood, Emma (4 October 2019). "Sevens: Ashby 'knocks door down' to force way into world series opener". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
3. Morton, Finn (17 February 2024). "Madison Ashby re-signs as Australia name squads for SVNS Vancouver". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
4. Williamson, Nathan (2 July 2021). "Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads". RUGBY.com.au. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
5. "ASHBY Madison". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
6. Taylor, Nathan (13 July 2021). "Teenage dream now a reality for Madison Ashby". The Western Weekender. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
7. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
8. Williamson, Nathan (5 July 2022). "Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
9. "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
10. Williamson, Nathan (31 July 2022). "Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
11. "Australia women win Sevens World Cup". Rugby World. 11 September 2022.
12. "GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth". Rugby.com.au. 11 September 2022.
13. Wasiliev, Nick (28 August 2025). "'A long, long journey': Ashby ready to hit ground running after 484-day absence". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
14. Williamson, Nathan (9 May 2024). "Madison Ashby, Lily Dick suffer knee injuries during Singapore". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
15. Wasiliev, Nick (3 November 2025). "Australian Sevens squads unveiled for upcoming 2025-26 HSBC SVNS World Series". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
16. Wasiliev, Nick (19 November 2025). "Madison Ashby to co-captain Aussies Sevens for 2025-26 campaign, McFarland joins men's squad". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 11 December 2025.