Wales national rugby sevens team
The Welsh national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.
The Welsh sevens squad was disbanded in 2002 due to the financial problems of the Welsh Rugby Union. After a 3 year absence, the Wales sevens team returned to international competition in the 2005-6 season. They competed at 4 of the 8 tournaments and won the plate competition(5th place) at each of them. They repeated this feat at the Commonwealth Games.
The star of the 05-06 squad was Neath and Ospreys player James Hook. Hook has since progressed to the full Welsh national side. Many in Wales see this as proof that international sevens can provide a gateway to full international rugby for promising young players.
In 06-07, Wales competed in the Dubai, South Africa, Australia, Hong Kong, Scotland and England legs of the IRB's World Sevens Series, reaching the semi-finals of the cup at Twickenham and Murrayfield.
Wales are expected to compete at all eight stages of the 2007-08 Sevens.[1]
Wales were drawn into pool C with Samoa, Kenya and USA for the Dubai sevens. Llanelli Scarlets Scrum-half Lee Williams was Wales top try scorer with 4 tries.
- Wales 22 - 7 USA
- Wales 12 - 14 Kenya
- Wales 14 - 19 Samoa
Bowl
- Quarter Final: Wales 17 - 12 Tunisia
- Semi Final: Wales 19 - 22 Australia
Wales finish as Bowl Semifinalists in 11th/12th
Wales were drawn into pool C with South Africa, Argentina and Uganda for the South Africa sevens. James Lewis (Ebbw Vale) was Wales top try scorer with 5 tries.
- Wales 38 - 0 Uganda
- Wales 12 - 24 Argentina
- Wales 0 - 31 South Africa
Bowl
- Quarter Final: Wales 31 - 24 Tunisia
- Semi Final: Wales 22 - 17 France
- Final: Wales 21-19 England
Wales finish as Bowl Winners in 9th
Wales were drawn into pool B with Fiji, England and Cook Islands for the New Zealand sevens.
- Wales 26-7 Cook Islands
- Wales 15-5 England
- Wales 7-40 Fiji
Cup
- Quarter Final: Wales 5-40 New Zealand
Plate
- Semi Final: Wales 24-12 Scotland
- Final: Wales 12-19 South Africa
Wales finish as Plate Runners-up in 6th
Wales were drawn into pool A with New Zealand, Scotland and France for the USA sevens.
- Wales 0 - 19 New Zealand
- Wales 14 - 12 Scotland
- Wales 7 - 26 France
Bowl
- Quarter Final: Wales 19 - 12 Australia
- Semi Final: Wales 22 - 14 Canada
- Final: Wales 21 - 19 USA
Wales finish as Bowl Winners in 9th
Wales were drawn into pool D with Fiji, Korea and Zimbabwe for the Hong Kong sevens.
- Wales 34 - 0 Zimbabwe
- Wales 0-15 Fiji
- Wales 34-5 Korea
Cup
- Wales 7-26 New Zealand
Wales finish as Cup Quarterfinalists in 5th/6th/7th/8th
Wales were drawn into pool B with Samoa, tonga and japan for the Adelaide sevens.
- Wales 17 - 28 Samoa
- Wales 17 - 19 Tonga
- Wales 26 - 17 Japan
Bowl
- Wales 12 - 17 Scotland
Shield
- Wales 19 - 14 England
- Wales 12 - 7 Canada
Wales finish as Shield winners in 13th
Management
| Role | |
| Dai Rees | Head Coach |
| Gareth Baber | Assistant Coach |
| Dai Jenkins | Team Manager |
Current squad
References
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