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 The team has been replaced by a combined Great Britain team in this competition.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. Dan Norton holds the record for tries scored on the Sevens Series with over 350 tries as of April 2020. England's Simon Amor (2004) and Ollie Phillips (2009) have each won a World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year award."Ollie Phillips: ‘I was a rugby hero and record breaker, but I still suffered from imposter syndrome’", Telegraph, Guy Kelly, 5 November 2019.

History

England won the 1973 International Seven-a-side Tournament, the first sevens tournament with national representative sides, defeating Ireland 22–18 in the final.The Straits Times, 9 April 1973

World Rugby Sevens Series 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 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

Rugby World Cup Sevens World Cup recordYearRoundPosition 1993Champions1st10820 1997Quarterfinals8th5410 2001Quarterfinals6th 6 3 3 0 2005Semifinals3rd7520 2009Quarterfinals7th 4 3 1 0 2013Runners-Up2nd6510 2018 Runners-up"New Zealand crowned men's RWC Sevens champions", World Rugby, 27 July 2018. 2nd 4 3 1 0 2022Challenge Trophy Winners9th4310Total 1 Title 8/8 42 31 11 0

Commonwealth Games Commonwealth recordYearRoundPosition 1998Quarterfinals6th3210 2002Plate Winner5th6510 2006Runners-Up2nd6510 2010Semifinals4th6420 2014Plate Winner5th6420 2018 Semifinals 3rd 5 4 1 0 20229th Place Playoff9th6420Total 0 Titles 7/7 38 28 10 0

European competition Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series Sevens GP recordYearPosition 2002–2010 Did not participate 20112nd 20121st 20131st 20143rd 20153rd 2016 DNP* 2017 9th 2018 4th 2019 7thTotal5/14 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

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

Player records The following shows leading career England players based on performance in the World Rugby Sevens Series. Players in bold are still active. +Tries scoredWorld Rugby website, current as of 15 March 2023 No. Player Tries 1 358 2 220 3 135 4 106 5 105

Award winners World Rugby Awards The following England Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2004: + World Rugby Men's 7s Player of the Year Year Nominees Winners 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 The following players have been voted as the RPA England 7s Player of the Year since 2012:

+ RPA Player of the Year (2012–16) Year Winners 2012 Mathew Turner 2013 Dan Norton 2014 Tom Mitchell 2015 Alex Gray 2016 Dan Bibby

+ RPA Player of the Year (2017–) Year Winners 2017 Richard de Carpentier 2018 Ruaridh McConnochie 2019 Will Muir 2020 Ben Harris

See also Rugby Football Union England national rugby union team

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