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Australia national rugby sevens team
Rugby team
Rugby team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Australia |
| Badge | Australia 7s.png |
| Badge_size | 200px |
| Union | Rugby Australia |
| Confederation | Oceania Rugby |
| Coach | Liam Barry |
| Captain | Nick Malouf |
| Top scorer | James Stannard (1,239) |
| Top try scorer | Lewis Holland (111) |
| sevens | yes |
| World cup sevens apps | 8 |
| World cup sevens first | 1993 |
| World cup sevens best | Runners-up (1993, 2001) |
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| url | http://www.rugby.com.au/teams/australian-mens-sevens |
| World cup sevens apps = 8 | World cup sevens first = 1993 | World cup sevens best = Runners-up (1993, 2001) The Australia national rugby sevens team represent Australia in men's rugby sevens. The team participates in the annual World Rugby Sevens Series competition and the quadrennial Rugby World Cup Sevens. Australia, being a member of the Commonwealth, also compete in the quadrennial rugby sevens event at the Commonwealth Games, as well as the Summer Olympics. Australia's best performance at the Commonwealth Games was silver at Delhi 2010, while at the Summer Olympics it is fourth at Paris 2024.
Team name {{anchor|Wallaroos}}
The Australia national sevens side does not have a nickname as of 2016. The team is sometimes erroneously referred to as the Aussie Thunderbolts in sections of the media, but that name refers to Australia's developmental sevens side (the second team) rather than the official national team.
At the inaugural Hong Kong Sevens tournament in 1976, Australia was represented by a selected team under the name Wallaroos, originally the name of one of the foundation clubs of the Southern Rugby Union in 1874, but now used for the Australian women's team in 15-a-side rugby. Australia has also been represented at international sevens tournaments by the Australian Barbarians club.
Tournament record
A red box around the year indicates a tournament played in Australia. An asterisk (*) indicates a shared placing.
Rugby World Cup Sevens
| Rugby World Cup 7s | Year | Round | Position | Total | 0 Titles | 8/8 | 48 | 31 | 15 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCO 1993 | Final | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| HKG 1997 | Quarterfinals | 5* | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| ARG 2001 | Final | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| HKG 2005 | Semifinals | * | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| UAE 2009 | Plate final | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| RUS 2013 | Quarterfinals | 5* | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| USA 2018 | Challenge final | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| RSA 2022 | Bronze Final | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2026 | to be determined |
World Games
| World Games Rugby 7s | Year | Round | Position | Total | 0 Titles | 1/4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN 2001 | Final | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| GER 2005 | did not participate | |||||||||
| TPE 2009 | ||||||||||
| COL 2013 |
Olympic Games
| Olympic Games Rugby 7s | Year | Round | Position | Total | 0 Titles | 3/3 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA 2016 | Quarter-finals | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| JPN 2020 | Quarter-finals | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| FRA 2024 | Bronze match | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| USA 2028 | to be determined | |||||||||
| AUS 2032 | Qualified as host |
Commonwealth Games
| Commonwealth Games 7s | Year | Round | Position | Total | 0 Titles | 6/6 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAS 1998 | Third playoff | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| ENG 2002 | Quarterfinals | 5* | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| AUS 2006 | Third playoff | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| IND 2010 | Final | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| SCO 2014 | Third playoff | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| AUS 2018 | Fifth playoff | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| ENG 2022 | Third playoff | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Oceania Sevens
| Oceania Rugby 7s | Year | Round | Position | Total | 4 Titles | 13/16 | 75 | 55 | 20 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM 2008 | did not participate | |||||||||
| TAH 2009 | ||||||||||
| AUS 2010 | Final | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| SAM 2011 | Third playoff | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| AUS 2012 | Final | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| FIJ 2013 | Third playoff | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| AUS 2014 | Third playoff | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| NZL 2015 | Final | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| FIJ 2016 | Third playoff | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| FIJ 2017 | Semifinals | * | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| FIJ 2018 | Third playoff | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| FIJ 2019 | Final | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| AUS 2021 | round-robin | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| NZL2022 | round-robin | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| AUS2023 | Seventh playoff | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| SOL2024 | Fifth playoff | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | to be determined |
Notes: a. Rugby Sevens was discontinued at the World Games after 2013 due to the sport returning to the Olympics in 2016.
b. Australia VII or development team entered
World Rugby Sevens Series
| Key to tournament locations |
|---|
2000s
| World Sevens Series | 10/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 pts | 9/9 | ||||
| 150 pts | 11/11 | ||||
| 108 pts | 7/7 | ||||
| 66 pts | 8/8 | ||||
| 34 pts | |||||
| 5th | |||||
| Dubai | rd* | ||||
| Dubai | no status** | rd* | |||
| Dubai | 6th | ||||
| Dubai | |||||
| 5th | |||||
| Stellenbosch | rd* | ||||
| Durban | 5th | ||||
| Durban | rd* | ||||
| George | 7th* | ||||
| George | |||||
| rd* | |||||
| Wellington | st | ||||
| Wellington | 7th* | ||||
| Wellington | rd* | ||||
| Wellington | 10th | ||||
| Wellington | |||||
| cancelled | – | ||||
| rd* | |||||
| Suva | – | – | – | – | |
| 5th | |||||
| Punta del Este | – | 7th* | |||
| Santiago | – | 9th | |||
| Los Angeles | |||||
| rd* | |||||
| Mar del Plata | –† | 5th | |||
| Mar del Plata | – | – | |||
| rd* | |||||
| Hong Kong | rd* | ||||
| Hong Kong | 5th* | ||||
| Hong Kong | 5th* | ||||
| Hong Kong | 5th* | ||||
| Hong Kong | |||||
| rd* | |||||
| Tokyo | nd | ||||
| Tokyo | rd* | ||||
| Singapore | cancelled § | 7th* | |||
| Singapore | |||||
| – | st | ||||
| Shanghai | rd* | ||||
| Beijing | cancelled§ | – | |||
| – | st | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur | rd* | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur | – | – | |||
| – | nd | ||||
| London | 5th | ||||
| London | 5th | ||||
| London | 7th* | ||||
| London | |||||
| rd* | |||||
| Paris | nd | ||||
| Cardiff | rd* | ||||
| Cardiff | 6th | ||||
| Cardiff | 6th | ||||
| Bordeaux | |||||
| title= 2000 IRB Sevens Standings | work= Rugby7 | url= http://rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2000 | title= 2001 IRB Sevens Standings | work= Rugby7 | url= http://rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2001 |
1. Seasons VI – X ####
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| IRB Sevens World Series | 7/7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 pts | 8/8 | ||||
| 40 pts | 8/8 | ||||
| 32 pts | 8/8 | ||||
| 30 pts | 8/8 | ||||
| 30 pts | |||||
| 7th* | |||||
| Dubai | 7th* | ||||
| Dubai | 7th* | ||||
| Dubai | 9th | ||||
| Dubai | 7th* | ||||
| Dubai | |||||
| 9th | |||||
| George | 7th* | ||||
| George | 9th | ||||
| George | 11th* | ||||
| George | 10th | ||||
| George | |||||
| 5th | |||||
| Wellington | 7th* | ||||
| Wellington | 11th* | ||||
| Wellington | rd* | ||||
| Wellington | 11th* | ||||
| Wellington | |||||
| – | – | ||||
| – | – | – | – | – | |
| rd* | |||||
| Los Angeles | 7th* | ||||
| Los Angeles | 7th* | ||||
| San Diego | 12th | ||||
| San Diego | 9th | ||||
| San Diego | |||||
| – | – | – | – | – | |
| –† | 5th* | ||||
| Hong Kong | 5th* | ||||
| Hong Kong | 5th* | ||||
| Hong Kong | 5th* | ||||
| Hong Kong | |||||
| 6th | |||||
| Singapore | 7th* | ||||
| Singapore | – | – | – | ||
| – | – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | – | |
| 6th | |||||
| London | 11th* | ||||
| London | 6th | ||||
| London | 9th | ||||
| London | 7th* | ||||
| London | |||||
| 7th* | |||||
| Paris | rd* | ||||
| Paris | 11th* | ||||
| Edinburgh | 9th | ||||
| Edinburgh | 6th | ||||
| Edinburgh | |||||
| title= 2005 IRB Sevens Standings | work= Rugby7 | url= http://rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2005 | title= 2006 IRB Sevens Standings | work= Rugby7 | url= http://rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2006 |
2010s
| World Sevens Series | 8/8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 pts | 8/8 | ||||
| 80 pts | 9/9 | ||||
| 110 pts | 9/9 | ||||
| 89 pts | 9/9 | ||||
| 116 pts | |||||
| 5th | |||||
| Dubai | 6th | ||||
| Dubai | 5th | ||||
| Dubai | 15th* | ||||
| Dubai | 9th | ||||
| Dubai | |||||
| 7th* | |||||
| George | 7th* | ||||
| George | 7th* | ||||
| Port Elizabeth | 9th | ||||
| Port Elizabeth | 10th | ||||
| Port Elizabeth | |||||
| 5th | |||||
| Wellington | rd* | ||||
| Wellington | 10th | ||||
| Wellington | 5th | ||||
| Wellington | 5th | ||||
| Wellington | |||||
| rd* | |||||
| Las Vegas | 7th* | ||||
| Las Vegas | 10th | ||||
| Las Vegas | 13th | ||||
| Las Vegas | 6th | ||||
| Las Vegas | |||||
| – | – | – | cancelled | – | |
| 5th | |||||
| Hong Kong | 6th | ||||
| Hong Kong | 7th* | ||||
| Hong Kong | 7th* | ||||
| Hong Kong | 4th | ||||
| Hong Kong | |||||
| – | – | st | |||
| Tokyo | 7th* | ||||
| Tokyo | 5th | ||||
| Tokyo | |||||
| st | |||||
| London | 6th | ||||
| London | 5th | ||||
| London | nd | ||||
| London | nd | ||||
| London | |||||
| nd | |||||
| Edinburgh | nd | ||||
| Edinburgh | 5th | ||||
| Glasgow | 9th | ||||
| Glasgow | 7th* | ||||
| Glasgow | |||||
| title= 2010 IRB Sevens Standings | work= Rugby7 | url= http://rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2010 | access-date= 11 September 2015 | archive-date= 10 April 2018 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180410135027/http://www.rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2010 |
1. Seasons XVI – XX ####
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| World Rugby Sevens Series | XVI | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14–15 | XVII | |||||||||
| 15–16 | XVIII | |||||||||
| 16–17 | XIX | |||||||||
| 17–18 | XX | |||||||||
| 18–19 | 9/9 | |||||||||
| 120 pts | 10/10 | |||||||||
| 134 pts | 10/10 | |||||||||
| 113 pts | 10/10 | |||||||||
| 123 pts | 10/10 | |||||||||
| 104 pts | ||||||||||
| nd | ||||||||||
| Dubai | 6th | |||||||||
| Dubai | 5th | |||||||||
| Dubai | 5th | |||||||||
| Dubai | 4th | |||||||||
| Dubai | ||||||||||
| rd | ||||||||||
| Port Elizabeth | 7th* | |||||||||
| Cape Town | 11th* | |||||||||
| Cape Town | 9th | |||||||||
| Cape Town | 7th* | |||||||||
| Cape Town | ||||||||||
| 6th | ||||||||||
| Wellington | 5th | |||||||||
| Wellington | 10th | |||||||||
| Wellington | rd | |||||||||
| Hamilton | 7th* | |||||||||
| Hamilton | ||||||||||
| 5th | ||||||||||
| Las Vegas | nd | |||||||||
| Las Vegas | 6th | |||||||||
| Las Vegas | 6th | |||||||||
| Las Vegas | 7th* | |||||||||
| Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| – | rd | |||||||||
| Vancouver | 7th* | |||||||||
| Vancouver | 6th | |||||||||
| Vancouver | 9th | |||||||||
| Vancouver | ||||||||||
| 5th | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 4th | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | rd | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 11th* | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 11th* | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| 9th | ||||||||||
| Tokyo | 7th* | |||||||||
| Singapore | 4th | |||||||||
| Singapore | nd | |||||||||
| Singapore | 7th* | |||||||||
| Singapore | ||||||||||
| nd | ||||||||||
| London | 10th | |||||||||
| London | 6th | |||||||||
| London | 7th* | |||||||||
| London | nd | |||||||||
| London | ||||||||||
| 7th* | ||||||||||
| Glasgow | 6th | |||||||||
| Paris | 10th | |||||||||
| Paris | 11th* | |||||||||
| Paris | 11th* | |||||||||
| Paris | ||||||||||
| title= 2015 IRB Sevens Standings | work= Rugby7 | url= http://rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2015 | title= 2016 IRB Sevens Standings | work= Rugby7 | url= http://rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2016 | date=2017 | title=World Series Standings | website=World Rugby | access-date=21 May 2017 | url=http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/standings |
| Notes: {{ubl | * Shared placing (play-off matches for third were only introduced in 2012). | }} |
2020s
| World Rugby Sevens Series | [ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20](2019-20-world-rugby-sevens-series) | [ | ||||||
| 2021](2021-world-rugby-sevens-series){{efn | name=cov21 | group=tab20s | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only two tournaments were played in the 2021 series and many top teams did not take part.{{cite news | [ | |||
| 2021–22](2021-22-world-rugby-sevens-series) | [ | ||||||
| 2022–23](2022-23-world-rugby-sevens-series) | [ | ||||||
| 2023–24](2023-24-world-rugby-sevens-series) | |||||||
| date=10 September 2021 | first1=Neil | title=Field for Canadian rugby sevens events diluted by pandemic-related issues | url=https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2021/09/10/field-for-canadian-rugby-sevens-events-diluted-by-pandemic-related-issues/ | work=Lethbridge News Now | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910195350/https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2021/09/10/field-for-canadian-rugby-sevens-events-diluted-by-pandemic-related-issues/ | ||
| {{ubl | rd | Vancouver | item_style=text-align:center;}} | ||||
| {{ubl | 4th | ||||||
| Notes | * Shared placing. -- | ‡ Event cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | item2_style=padding-left:1.8em;font-size:100%}} |
Players
Current squad
The following players have been selected to represent Australia during the 2023–24 SVNS tournament beginning in December 2023.
Note: Caps reflect the total number of SVNS events competed in as of the 2023 Dubai Sevens.
Records and statistics
Player records
The following shows leading career Australia players based on statistics from the World Rugby Sevens Series. Players in bold are still active.
| No. | Player | Tries | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | |||||||
| 114 | |||||||
| **** | 113 | ||||||
| 109 | |||||||
| 107 |
| No. | Player | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Longbottom | 792 | ||||||
| Dietrich Roache | 753 | ||||||
| Nick Malouf | 410 | ||||||
| Nathan Lawson | 345 | ||||||
| Josh Turner | 277 |
| No. | Player | Matches | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Malouf | 304 | ||||||
| Maurice Longbottom | 221 | ||||||
| Josh Turner | 170 | ||||||
| Dietrich Roache | 159 | ||||||
| Nathan Lawson | 139 |
Award winners
The following Australia Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2004:
| Year | Nominees | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ben O'Donnell | — |
| 2022 | Nick Malouf | |
| Corey Toole |
| Year | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5. | Nathan Lawson |
Olympic squads
Captains
| Name | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Jenkins | 2011–2016 | |
| Sam Myers | 2016 | |
| Lewis Holland | 2018–2019 | |
| James Stannard | 2018 | |
| Con Foley | 2018 | |
| Jesse Parahi | 2018 |
Coaches
| Name | Tenure | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Millard | 2002–2005 | |
| Glen Ella | 2005–2007 | {{cite web |
| Bill Millard | 2007–08 (interim) | |
| Michael O'Connor | 2008–2014 | |
| Geraint John | 2014–15 | |
| Tim Walsh | 2015 (interim) | |
| Scott Bowen | 2015–16 (interim) | |
| Andy Friend | 2016–2018 | |
| Jarred Hodges | 2018 (interim) | {{cite news |
| Tim Walsh | 2018–2021 | {{cite news |
| John Manenti | 2022–present | {{cite web |
Honours
Australia has won the following: World Rugby Sevens Series
World Cup Sevens
Commonwealth Games Sevens
- Silver medal: 2010
- Bronze medal: 1998, 2014
Rugby sevens at the World Games
- Silver medal: 2001 Major tournament wins
- Hong Kong Sevens: 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 2022
- Australian Sevens: 1987, 2002, 2018
- London Sevens: 2010, 2022
- Paris Sevens: 1998
- Wellington Sevens: 2001
- Kuala Lumpur Sevens: 2001
- Shanghai Sevens: 2001
- Tokyo Sevens: 2012
Regional and other tournament wins
- Oceania Sevens: 2010, 2012, 2015, 2019
- Oktoberfest Sevens: 2017
References
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References
- [https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stats/mens/alltime/players?metric=tries&team=2409 World Rugby website, current as of 15 March 2023]
- "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby".
- (26 October 2015). "Ed Jenkins relinquishes Australia men's sevens captaincy". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- (25 November 2016). "Men's Sevens: All in the family for Caslicks".
- (4 April 2018). "Parahi wants to do sidelined skippers proud".
- (31 October 2007). "Australia 7s trial squad named".
- (3 September 2008). "O'Connor takes charge of Australia 7s".
- [http://www.rugby.com.au/sevens/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1754/ArticleID/17180/Mens-Sevens-finish-seventh-in-Cape-Town.aspx Men's Sevens finish seventh in Cape Town]
- "Aussie men in rugby seven's heaven".
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