England national rugby sevens team
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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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Appearances | 8 (First in 1993) | ||
Best result | Champions, 1993 |
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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 The team has been replaced by a combined Great Britain team in this competition.
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
[edit]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.
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
[edit]Rugby World Cup Sevens
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
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Champions | 1st | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |||
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Quarterfinals | 8th | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Quarterfinals | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
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Semifinals | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||
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Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Runners-Up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Runners-up[5] | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Challenge Trophy Winners | 9th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 Title | 8/8 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 0 |
Commonwealth Games
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
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Quarterfinals | 6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Plate Winner | 5th | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Runners-Up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Semifinals | 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
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Plate Winner | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
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Semifinals | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
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9th Place Playoff | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 Titles | 7/7 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 0 |
European competition
[edit]Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series
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2002–2010 | Did not participate | ||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Player records
[edit]The 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
[edit]World Rugby Awards
[edit]The 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
[edit]The following players have been voted as the RPA England 7s Player of the Year since 2012:[8]
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See also
[edit]References
[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.