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England

Union	Rugby Football Union
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)
Team kit Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances	8 (First in 1993)
Best result	Champions, 1993

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 The team has been replaced by a combined Great Britain team in this competition.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

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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.

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
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	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

Commonwealth record
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

Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series

Sevens GP record
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

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.

Award winners

World Rugby Awards

The following England Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2004:

Rugby Players' Association Player of the Year

The following players have been voted as the RPA England 7s Player of the Year since 2012:

See also

• Rugby Football Union
• England national rugby union team

References

1. "World Rugby Sevens: All-time leading points-scorers". The South African. 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
2. "Record tries for Dan Norton but England face daunting quarter-final against South Africa at Dubai Rugby Sevens". The National. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
3. "Ollie Phillips: ‘I was a rugby hero and record breaker, but I still suffered from imposter syndrome’", Telegraph, Guy Kelly, 5 November 2019.
4. The Straits Times, 9 April 1973
5. "New Zealand crowned men's RWC Sevens champions", World Rugby, 27 July 2018.
6. World Rugby website, current as of 15 March 2023
7. "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
8. "The RPA Awards – Previous Awards". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
9. "2012 – The RPA". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
10. "2013 – The RPA". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
11. "2014 – The RPA". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
12. "2015 – The RPA". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
13. "2016 – The RPA". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
14. "2017 – The RPA". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
15. "2018 – The RPA". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
16. "2019 – The RPA". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
17. "2020 – The RPA". therpa.co.uk. Rugby Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

External links

• Official website

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