Spain national rugby sevens team
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| Union | Spanish Rugby Federation | ||
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| Coach(es) | Pablo Feijoo | ||
| Captain(s) | Angel Lopez | ||
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The Spain national rugby sevens team participates in international rugby sevens competitions. The team trains together at the country's Olympic training facilities in Madrid, which itself has been a result of the sport entering its first Olympic cycle.[1] Spain won the 2016 Olympic qualifying repechage tournament to win the last available qualifying spot for the 2016 Summer Olympics. They upset Samoa in the finals by winning 22–19.[2][3][4]
Spain was one of the 15 "core teams" participating in all nine tournaments during the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series, but was relegated the following season. Spain won the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier tournament to qualify as a core team for the 2017–18 season.
Tournament history
Summer Olympics
| Olympics Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2016
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Placement round | 10th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
World Rugby Sevens Series
Spain started off the 2012–13 IRB Sevens Series with a bang at the 2012 Gold Coast Sevens, defeating core teams Wales and England to finish ninth and win the Bowl. Spain was led in scoring in the 2012 Gold Coast Sevens by Pedro Martin (5 tries and 27 points), and by Pablo Feijoo (4 tries and 22 points).[5]
Spain was elevated to "core team" status for the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series, following its performance in qualifying at the 2012 Hong Kong Sevens. At that tournament, Spain defeated Zimbabwe, Philippines, Tonga and Japan to reach the finals, where it lost to Canada. Spain participated in other events during the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. In that season, Spain played in the 2012 Scotland Sevens, reaching the Bowl finals, and the 2012 London Sevens, reaching the Cup quarterfinal.
Team
Current Squad
Template:2016 Summer Olympics Spain men's rugby sevens team roster
Previous squads
| Player |
|---|
| Adam Newton |
| Inaki Villanueva |
| Javier Carrion |
| Javier de Juan |
| Matias Tudela |
| Jacobo Martin |
| Jaike Carter |
| Gauthier Minguillon |
| Francisco Hernandez |
| Angel Lopez |
| Glen Lewis Rolls |
| Pablo Fontes |
| Player | Number |
|---|---|
| Ignacio Martin | 1 |
| Carlos Blanco | 2 |
| Javier Canosa | 3 |
| Pablo Feijóo (c) | 4 |
| César Sempere | 5 |
| Martín Heredia | 6 |
| Pedro Martín | 7 |
| Juan Cano | 8 |
| Angel Lopez | 9 |
| Matías Tudela | 10 |
| Ryan Le Roux | 11 |
| Marcus Poggi | 12 |
Coach
Ignacio "Tiki" Inchausti played in Spain's only ever appearance at a Rugby World Cup in 1999, and also played at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2001 in Mar del Plata. He was in charge of the nation's women's set-up before coaching the men's side, including leading them to the inaugural women's RWC Sevens in Dubai in 2009. In 2010, 'Tiki' was handed the task of coaching the Spanish Sevens men's team, and in 2012 he masterminded their qualification as a core team.[7]
2008 Hannover Sevens
Group A matches
| POR | GEO | ESP | GER | RUS | ROM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | – | 26–10 | 28–5 | 14–12 | 45–5 | 38–0 |
| Georgia | – | – | 28–5 | 26–0 | 5–0 | 12–0 |
| Spain | – | – | – | 26–22 | 7–29 | 14–0 |
| Germany | – | – | – | – | 17–12 | 24–21 |
| Russia | – | – | – | – | – | 19–19 |
| Romania | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 32 | +119 | 15 |
 Georgia
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 31 | +50 | 13 |
 Spain
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 107 | −50 | 9 |
 Germany
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 99 | −24 | 9 |
 Russia
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 100 | −26 | 8 |
 Romania
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 100 | −69 | 6 |
See also
References
- McLaren, Bill A Visit to Hong Kong in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds) The Whitbread Rugby World '90 (Lennard Books, 1989)
- ^ IRB.com, Spain Sevens all set for Series challenge, 25 September 2012
- ^ "Spain upsets Samoa to qualify for Rio 2016". www.blitzbokke.com. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016: Spain qualify for Olympic sevens rugby with dramatic win over Samoa". BBC.com. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Spain pip Samoa to Rio 7s spot". Stuff.co.nz. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ IRB.com, HSBC Sevens World Series, Statistics
- ^ 2014 London Sevens
- ^ IRB.com, Spain Sevens all set for Series challenge, 25 September 2012
External links
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