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For the women's sevens team, see [[:Australia women's national rugby sevens team]]. For the rugby sevens tournament, see [[:Australian Sevens]].
Australia
Founded1973
Coach(es)Andy Friend
Captain(s)Sam Myers
Team kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances6 (First in 1993)
Best resultRunner-up (1993, 2001)
Australia vs Spain at the 2013 World Cup 7s

The Australia national rugby sevens team represents Australia at international rugby sevens competitions such as the Sevens World Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens. The current captain of the team is Ed Jenkins, and the head coach is Andy Friend.

Rugby sevens is now recognised as an Olympic sport and made its debut in the 2016 Summer Olympics. Australia qualified for the tournament after winning the 2015 Oceania Sevens Championship.

Australia also competes at other international tournaments for rugby sevens, including in the Commonwealth Games.

Team name

The national sevens side is known as Australia and, as confirmed by head coach Andy Friend in an interview with Green and Gold Rugby website,[1] does not have a nickname as of 2016. The team is sometimes erroneously referred to as the Aussie Thunderbolts in sections of the media,[2][3] but that name refers to Australia's developmental sevens side (the second team) rather than the official national team.[1][4]

At the inaugural Hong Kong Sevens tournament in 1976, Australia was represented by a selected team under the name Wallaroos,[5] originally the name of one of the foundation clubs of the Southern Rugby Union in 1874,[6] but now used for the Australian women's team in 15-a-side rugby. Australia has also been represented at international sevens tournaments by the Australian Barbarians club.[7][8]

Tournament record

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia
* asterisk indicates a shared placing

World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup 7s
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Scotland 1993 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 7 3 0
Hong Kong 1997 Quarterfinals  5 * 5 3 1 1
Argentina 2001 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 7 1 0
Hong Kong 2005 Semifinals  3rd place, bronze medalist(s) * 7 5 2 0
United Arab Emirates 2009 Plate final 10 6 3 3 0
Russia 2013 Quarterfinals  5 * 4 2 1 1
United States 2018 Schedule to be confirmed
Total 0 Titles 6/6 40 27 11 2

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games 7s
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Malaysia 1998 [9] Third playoff 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 4 1 0
England 2002 Quarterfinals  5 * 4 3 1 0
Australia 2006 Third playoff 4 6 3 3 0
India 2010 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 4 2 0
Scotland 2014 Third playoff 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Australia 2018 Hosts
Total 0 Titles 5/5 27 19 8 0

World Games

World Games Rugby 7s a
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Japan 2001 [10] Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Germany 2005 Did not participate
Chinese Taipei 2009
Colombia 2013
Total 0 Titles 1/4 6 5 1 0

Summer Olympics

Olympic Rugby 7s
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Brazil 2016 Quarter Finals 8 6 2 4 0
Total 0 Titles 1/1 6 2 4 0

Oceania Sevens

Oceania Rugby 7s
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Samoa 2008 Did not participate
French Polynesia 2009
Australia 2010 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6 0 0
Samoa 2011 Third playoff 4 7 4 3 0
Australia 2012 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6 0 0
Fiji 2013 Third playoff 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 4 2 0
Australia 2014 Third playoff 4 6 4 2 0
New Zealand 2015 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6 0 0
Fiji 2016 Third playoff 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 4 2 0
Total 3 Titles 7/9 43 34 9 0

Sevens World Series

Key to tournament locations
Africa and Middle East
Asia
Americas
Europe
Oceania Australian event 

2000s

Summary for Series I to X
World Sevens Series
I
99–00 		II
00–01 		III
01–02 		IV
02–03 		V
03–04
 
5th
Dubai 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Dubai 		  no status** Dubai 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Dubai 		6th
Dubai
5th
Stellenbosch 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Durban 		5th
Durban 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
George 		7th*
George
 
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Wellington 		1st place, gold medalist(s)st
Wellington 		7th*
Wellington 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Wellington 		10th
Wellington
2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Brisbane 		cancelled‡ Brisbane 1st place, gold medalist(s)st
Brisbane 		5th
Brisbane 		–
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Suva 		– – – –
 
5th
Punta del Este 		– 7th*
Santiago 		– 9th
Los Angeles
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Mar del Plata 		 –† 5th
Mar del Plata 		– –
 
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Hong Kong 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Hong Kong 		5th*
Hong Kong 		5th*
Hong Kong 		5th*
Hong Kong
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Tokyo 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Tokyo 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Singapore 		cancelled §
Singapore 		7th*
Singapore
– 1st place, gold medalist(s)st
Shanghai 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Beijing 		cancelled §
Beijing 		–
– 1st place, gold medalist(s)st
Kuala Lumpur 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Kuala Lumpur 		– –
 
– 2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
London 		5th
London 		5th
London 		7th*
London
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Paris 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Cardiff 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Cardiff 		6th
Cardiff 		6th
Bordeaux
 
10/10
118 pts

rd [11]

9/9
150 pts

nd [12]

10/10
108 pts

5th [13]

7/7
66 pts

5th [14]

8/8
34 pts

8th [15]

 Notes:
* Shared placing (play-off matches for third were eventually introduced in 2012).
** Downgraded to non-series status in wake of September 11 attacks in 2001.
† Mar del Plata hosted the Sevens World Cup instead of a leg in the 2001 series.
‡ Tournament cancelled by IRB in response to government sanctions against Fiji.
§ Tournament cancelled due to concerns about the SARS outbreak in Asia in 2002.
IRB Sevens World Series
VI
04–05 		VII
05–06 		VIII
06–07 		IX
07–08 		X
08–09
 
7th*
Dubai 		7th*
Dubai 		7th*
Dubai 		9th
Dubai 		7th*
Dubai
9th
George 		7th*
George 		9th
George 		11th*
George 		10th
George
 
5th
Wellington 		7th*
Wellington 		11th*
Wellington 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Wellington 		11th*
Wellington
– – 5th
Adelaide 		7th*
Adelaide 		6th
Adelaide
– – – – –
 
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Los Angeles 		7th*
Los Angeles 		7th*
San Diego 		12th
San Diego 		9th
San Diego
– – – – –
 
 –† 5th*
Hong Kong 		5th*
Hong Kong 		5th*
Hong Kong 		5th*
Hong Kong
6th
Singapore 		7th*
Singapore 		– – –
– – – – –
– – – – –
 
6th
London 		11th*
London 		6th
London 		9th
London 		7th*
London
7th*
Paris 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Paris 		11th*
Edinburgh 		9th
Edinburgh 		6th
Edinburgh
 
7/7
42 pts

7th [16]

8/8
40 pts

8th [17]

8/8
32 pts

7th [18]

8/8
30 pts

8th [19]

8/8
30 pts

8th [20]

 Notes:
* Shared placing (play-off matches for third were eventually introduced in 2012).
† Hong Kong hosted the Sevens World Cup instead of a leg in the 2005 series.




2010s

Summary for Series XI to XX
World Sevens Series
XI
09–10 		XII
10–11 		XIII
11–12 		XIV
12–13 		XV
13–14
 
5th
Dubai 		6th
Dubai 		5th
Dubai 		15th*
Dubai 		9th
Dubai
7th*
George 		7th*
George 		7th*
Port Elizabeth 		9th
Port Elizabeth 		10th
Port Elizabeth
 
5th
Wellington 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Wellington 		10th
Wellington 		5th
Wellington 		5th
Wellington
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Adelaide 		7th*
Adelaide 		4th
Gold Coast 		7th*
Gold Coast 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Gold Coast
 
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd*
Las Vegas 		7th*
Las Vegas 		10th
Las Vegas 		13th
Las Vegas 		6th
Las Vegas
– – – cancelled†
Mar Del Plata 		–
 
5th
Hong Kong 		6th
Hong Kong 		7th*
Hong Kong 		7th*
Hong Kong 		4th
Hong Kong
– – 1st place, gold medalist(s)st
Tokyo 		7th*
Tokyo 		5th
Tokyo
 
2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Edinburgh 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Edinburgh 		5th
Glasgow 		9th
Glasgow 		7th*
Glasgow
1st place, gold medalist(s)st
London 		6th
London 		5th
London 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
London 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
London
 
8/8
122 pts

rd [21]

8/8
80 pts

5th [22]

9/9
110 pts

6th [23]

9/9
89 pts

8th [24]

9/9
116 pts

5th [25]

 Notes:
* Shared placing (play-off matches for third were introduced in 2012).
† World 7s component cancelled due to demands on UAR joining The Rugby Championship.
World Rugby Sevens Series
XVI
14–15 		XVII
15–16 		XVIII
16–17 		XIX
17–18 		XX
18–19
 
2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Dubai 		6th
Dubai 		5th
Dubai
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
Port Elizabeth 		7th*
Cape Town 		11th*
Cape Town
 
6th
Wellington 		5th
Wellington 		10th
Wellington
7th*
Gold Coast 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Sydney 		4th
Sydney
 
5th
Las Vegas 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
Las Vegas 		6th
Las Vegas
– 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
Vancouver 		7th*
Vancouver
 
5th
Hong Kong 		4th
Hong Kong 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)rd
Hong Kong
9th
Tokyo 		7th*
Singapore
Singapore
 
7th*
Glasgow 		6th
Paris
Paris
2nd place, silver medalist(s)nd
London 		10th
London
London
 
9/9
120 pts

5th [26]

10/10
134 pts

4th [27]

7/10
79 pts



 Notes:
* Shared placing (play-off matches for third were introduced in 2012).
:† World 7s component cancelled

Honours

Team

Current squad

TBC

Previous squads

 2016 Summer Olympics

Template:2016 Summer Olympics Australia men's rugby sevens team roster

2013–14 Sevens World Series

2010–11 Sevens World Series

2010 Commonwealth Games

Coaches

The current head coach is Andy Friend who was appointed in January 2016.[31]

Name Tenure Ref
Andy Friend 2016–present [31]
Scott Bowen 2015–16 (interim) [32]
Tim Walsh 2015  (interim) [33]
Geraint John 2014–15
Michael O'Connor 2008–14 [34]

Captains

See also

Notes

^a Rugby Sevens was discontinued at the World Games after 2013 due to the sport returning to the Olympics in 2016.

References

  1. ^ a b Matt Rowley (10 May 2016). "Podcast 209: 7s Masterclass with Andy Friend". Green and Gold Rugby (Podcast). Event occurs at 18:38 to 19:26. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016. {{cite podcast}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Aussie men in rugby seven's heaven
  3. ^ Spiro Zavos (6 February 2012). "How the Australian Sevens side can live up to its 'Aussie Thunderbolts' nickname". The Roar. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |deadurl= (help)
  4. ^ "Aussie Thunderbolts Win Plate Final In Fiji". Australian Rugby. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Thomas in the Wallaroos". The Canberra Times. 11 March 1976. p. 24. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Football Conference". The Sydney Mail. 27 June 1874. p.182 col.1–2. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Youngsters may get Hong Kong chance". The Canberra Times. 11 March 1994. p. 28. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. ^ Growden, Greg (25 February 1995). "Mix-up in dates presents a poser for Ella". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ Match Archive - Kuala Lumpur 1998. UR7s.
  10. ^ "World Games VI - Akita, Japan". Rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 9 May 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "2000 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  12. ^ "2001 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  13. ^ "2002 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  14. ^ "2003 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  15. ^ "2004 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  16. ^ "2005 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  17. ^ "2006 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  18. ^ "2007 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  19. ^ "2008 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  20. ^ "2009 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  21. ^ "2010 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  22. ^ "2011 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  23. ^ "2012 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  24. ^ "2013 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  25. ^ "2014 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  26. ^ "2015 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  27. ^ "2016 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  28. ^ Qantas Men's Sevens Squad Archived 6 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  29. ^ "Qantas Men's Sevens Squad". Australian Rugby. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  30. ^ IRB (16 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games Sevens squads: Latest". Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  31. ^ a b "Andy Friend appointed Qantas Australian Men's Sevens coach". ARU. 5 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  32. ^ Men's Sevens finish seventh in Cape Town
  33. ^ Browning, Jennifer (7 September 2015). "Australia's men's rugby sevens coach confident of qualifying for Rio Olympics despite upheaval". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  34. ^ "ARU appoints Geraint John as new Qantas Men's Sevens Head Coach". Australian Rugby. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  35. ^ "Men's Sevens: All in the family for Caslicks". Australian Rugby. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  36. ^ "Ed Jenkins relinquishes Australia men's sevens captaincy". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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