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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 The team has been replaced by a combined Great Britain team in this competition.
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Union | Rugby Football Union | ||
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Emblem(s) | Red Rose | ||
Coach(es) | Tony Roques | ||
Captain(s) | Tom Mitchell | ||
Top scorer | Ben Gollings (2,652 points) | ||
Most tries | Dan Norton (354 tries) | ||
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World Cup Sevens | |||
Appearances | 8 (First in 1993) | ||
Best result | Champions, 1993 |
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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.[1] Dan Norton holds the record for tries scored on the Sevens Series with over 350 tries as of April 2020.[2] England's Simon Amor (2004) and Ollie Phillips (2009) have each won a World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year award.[3]
History
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England won the 1973 International Seven-a-side Tournament, the first sevens tournament with national representative sides, defeating Ireland 22–18 in the final.[4]
World Rugby Sevens Series
editEngland 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.
Place | Number | Seasons |
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1st | 0 | — |
2nd | 4 | 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2016–17 |
3rd | 5 | 2001–02, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12 |
4th | 2 | 2013–14, 2014–15 |
5th | 5 | 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2017–18, 2018–19 |
6th | 1 | 2012–13 |
7th | 1 | 2000–01 |
8th | 1 | 2015–16 |
9th | 1 | 1999–00 |
Quadrennial tournaments
editRugby World Cup Sevens
editWorld Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
1993 | Champions | 1st | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |||
1997 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
2001 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
2005 | Semifinals | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||
2009 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
2013 | Runners-Up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
2018 | Runners-up[5] | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
2022 | Challenge Trophy Winners | 9th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 Title | 8/8 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 0 |
Commonwealth Games
editCommonwealth record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
1998 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
2002 | Plate Winner | 5th | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
2006 | Runners-Up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
2010 | Semifinals | 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
2014 | Plate Winner | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
2018 | Semifinals | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
2022 | 9th Place Playoff | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 Titles | 7/7 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 0 |
European competition
editEurope Sevens Grand Prix Series
Sevens GP record | |||||||||
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Year | Position | ||||||||
2002–2010 | Did not participate | ||||||||
2011 | 2nd | ||||||||
2012 | 1st | ||||||||
2013 | 1st | ||||||||
2014 | 3rd | ||||||||
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
editEngland 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
editPlayer records
editThe following shows leading career England players based on performance in the World Rugby Sevens Series. Players in bold are still active.
No. | Player | Tries |
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1 | Dan Norton | 358 |
2 | Ben Gollings | 220 |
3 | Tom Mitchell | 135 |
4 | Richard Haughton | 106 |
5 | Tom Bowen | 105 |
Award winners
editWorld Rugby Awards
editThe following England Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2004:[7]
Year | Nominees | Winners |
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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
editThe following players have been voted as the RPA England 7s Player of the Year since 2012:[8]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "World Rugby Sevens: All-time leading points-scorers". The South African. 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ "Record tries for Dan Norton but England face daunting quarter-final against South Africa at Dubai Rugby Sevens". The National. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ "Ollie Phillips: ‘I was a rugby hero and record breaker, but I still suffered from imposter syndrome’", Telegraph, Guy Kelly, 5 November 2019.
- ^ The Straits Times, 9 April 1973
- ^ "New Zealand crowned men's RWC Sevens champions", World Rugby, 27 July 2018.
- ^ World Rugby website, current as of 15 March 2023
- ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "The RPA Awards – Previous Awards". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "2012 – The RPA". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "2013 – The RPA". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "2014 – The RPA". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "2015 – The RPA". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "2016 – The RPA". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "2017 – The RPA". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "2018 – The RPA". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "2019 – The RPA". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "2020 – The RPA". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.