2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series squads

This is a list of the complete squads for the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series.

Captains for a tournament have their numbers marked in bold.

Argentina Coach: Santiago Gómez Cora

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Australia Coach: Andy Friend – . Jarred Hodges – Tim Walsh – .

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Canada Coach: Damian McGrath

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England Coach: Simon Amor

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Fiji Coach: Gareth Baber

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France Coach: Jérôme Daret

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Kenya Coach: Innocent Simiyu

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New Zealand Coach: Clark Laidlaw

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Russia Coach: Andrey Sorokin

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Samoa Coach: Gordon Tietjens

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Scotland Coach: John Dalziel

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South Africa Coach: Neil Powell

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Spain Coach: Pablo Feijoo

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United States Coach: Mike Friday

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Wales Coach: Gareth Williams

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Non-core teams One place in each tournament of the series is allocated to a national team based on performance in the respective continental tournaments within Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and the Americas.

Ireland Coach: Anthony Eddy

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Japan Coach: Damian Karauna

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Papua New Guinea Coach: Douglas Guise

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South Korea Coach: Chang Ryul Choi

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Uganda Coach: Tolbert Onyango

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Uruguay Coach: Luis Pedro Achard