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England national rugby sevens team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | England |
| image | England rugby textlogo.svg |
| imagesize | 180 |
| union | Rugby Football Union |
| emblem | Red Rose |
| captain | Tom Mitchell |
| coach | Tony Roques |
| top scorer | Ben Gollings (2,652 points) |
| most tries | Dan Norton (354 tries) |
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| sevens | yes |
| World cup apps | 8 (First in 1993) |
| best | Champions, 1993 |
the men's team
The England national rugby sevens team competes in the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. They have once won the Rugby World Cup Sevens — the inaugural tournament in 1993. Historically the team also competed in the World Rugby Sevens Series finishing in second place four times, most recently in the 2016-17 season. The team has been replaced by a combined Great Britain team in this competition.
The England Sevens team has generated several notable sevens players. Ben Gollings holds the record for points scored on the Sevens Series with 2,652 points. Dan Norton holds the record for tries scored on the Sevens Series with over 350 tries as of April 2020. England's Simon Amor (2004) and Ollie Phillips (2009) have each won a World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year award.
History
England won the 1973 International Seven-a-side Tournament, the first sevens tournament with national representative sides, defeating Ireland 22–18 in the final.
World Rugby Sevens Series
England is one of the more successful teams in the World Rugby Sevens Series. They have finished in the top three nine times — behind only New Zealand, Fiji, and South Africa.
Quadrennial tournaments
Rugby World Cup Sevens
| World Cup record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | Total | 1 Title | 8/8 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCO 1993 | Champions | 1st | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Hong Kong 1997 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| ARG 2001 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| HKG 2005 | Semifinals | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| UAE 2009 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| RUS 2013 | Runners-Up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| USA 2018 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| RSA 2022 | Challenge Trophy Winners | 9th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Commonwealth Games
| Commonwealth record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | Total | 0 Titles | 7/7 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAS 1998 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| ENG 2002 | Plate Winner | 5th | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| AUS 2006 | Runners-Up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| IND 2010 | Semifinals | 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| SCO 2014 | Plate Winner | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| AUS 2018 | Semifinals | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| ENG 2022 | 9th Place Playoff | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
European competition
Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series
| Sevens GP record | Year | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–2010 | Did not | |
| participate | ||
| EU 2011 | 2nd | |
| EU 2012 | 1st | |
| FRA ROM 2013 | 1st | |
| EU 2014 | 3rd | |
| EU 2015 | 3rd | |
| 2016 | DNP* | |
| 2017 | 9th | |
| 2018 | 4th | |
| 2019 | 7th | |
| Total | 5/14 |
Note: In 2016, England did not enter a team in the Rugby Europe Grand Prix Sevens. Instead, Great Britain fielded a team.
World Series tournaments
England won the following legs of the World Rugby Sevens Series:
- Hong Kong Sevens (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)
- Dubai Sevens (2004, 2005, 2010, 2011)
- Australian Sevens (2003)
- South Africa Sevens (2003, 2016)
- USA Sevens (2006)
- Wellington Sevens (2009, 2013)
- Japan Sevens (2015)
- London Sevens (2003, 2004, 2009)
- Canada Sevens (2017)
Players
Player records
The following shows leading career England players based on performance in the World Rugby Sevens Series. Players in bold are still active.
| No. | Player | Tries | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 358 | |||||||
| 220 | |||||||
| 135 | |||||||
| 106 | |||||||
| 105 |
Award winners
World Rugby Awards
The following England Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2004:
| Year | Nominees | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Simon Amor | Simon Amor |
| Ben Gollings | ||
| 2006 | Mathew Tait | — |
| 2009 | Ollie Phillips | Ollie Phillips |
| 2010 | Ben Gollings (2) | — |
| 2012 | Mathew Turner | |
| 2014 | Tom Mitchell |
Rugby Players' Association Player of the Year
The following players have been voted as the RPA England 7s Player of the Year since 2012:
| Year | Winners | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Mathew Turner | |
| 2013 | Dan Norton | |
| 2014 | Tom Mitchell | |
| 2015 | Alex Gray | |
| 2016 | Dan Bibby |
| Year | Winners | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Richard de Carpentier | |
| 2018 | Ruaridh McConnochie | |
| 2019 | Will Muir | |
| 2020 | Ben Harris |
References
References
- (2019-12-05). "World Rugby Sevens: All-time leading points-scorers".
- "Record tries for Dan Norton but England face daunting quarter-final against South Africa at Dubai Rugby Sevens".
- [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas/2019/11/04/ollie-phillips-rugby-hero-record-breaker-still-suffered-imposter/ "Ollie Phillips: ‘I was a rugby hero and record breaker, but I still suffered from imposter syndrome’"], Telegraph, Guy Kelly, 5 November 2019.
- [http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/TOC.aspx?issueid=straitstimes19730409 The Straits Times, 9 April 1973]
- [https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/348801?lang=en "New Zealand crowned men's RWC Sevens champions"], World Rugby, 27 July 2018.
- [https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stats/mens/alltime/players?metric=tries&team=2412 World Rugby website, current as of 15 March 2023]
- "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby".
- "The RPA Awards – Previous Awards". [[Rugby Players' Association]].
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