England national rugby sevens team
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| Union | Rugby Football Union | ||
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| Emblem(s) | Red Rose | ||
| Coach(es) | Simon Amor | ||
| Captain(s) | Tom Mitchell | ||
| Top scorer | Ben Gollings (2,652 points) | ||
| Most tries | Dan Norton (261 tries) | ||
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| Appearances | 6 (First in 1993) | ||
| Best result | Champions, 1993, 2018 | ||
The England national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. England's best finish in the Sevens Series is second place, which they have achieved four times, most recently in the 2016-17 season. The have twice won the Rugby World Cup Sevens — the inaugural tournament in 1993 and more recently in 2018.
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 261 tries as of June 2017. England's Simon Amor (2004) and Ollie Phillips (2009) have each won a World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year award.
World Rugby Sevens Series
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| Season | Position | ||||||||
| 1999–00 | 9th | ||||||||
| 2000–01 | 7th | ||||||||
| 2001–02 | 3rd | ||||||||
| 2002–03 | 2nd | ||||||||
| 2003–04 | 2nd | ||||||||
| 2004–05 | 3rd | ||||||||
| 2005–06 | 2nd | ||||||||
| 2006–07 | 5th | ||||||||
| 2007–08 | 5th | ||||||||
| 2008–09 | 3rd | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | 5th | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | 3rd | ||||||||
| 2011–12 | 3rd | ||||||||
| 2012–13 | 6th | ||||||||
| 2013–14 | 4th | ||||||||
| 2014–15 | 4th | ||||||||
| 2015–16 | 8th | ||||||||
| 2016–17 | 2nd | ||||||||
| 2017–18 | 5th | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | ||||||||
Quadrennial tournaments
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 | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 Title | 6/6 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 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 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 5/5 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | |||
Regional competition
Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series
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| 2016 | DNP* | ||||||||
| 2017 | 9th | ||||||||
| 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.
Honours
- 1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament (the first sevens tournament with national representative sides) - Winners
- Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners 1993
- 2006 Commonwealth Games Silver medallists
- Hong Kong Sevens Winners (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)
- Dubai Sevens Winners (2004, 2005, 2010, 2011)
- Australian Sevens Winners (2003)
- South Africa Sevens Winners (2003)
- USA Sevens Winners (2006)
- Wellington Sevens Winners (2009, 2013)
- Japan Sevens Winners (2015)
- London Sevens Winners (2003, 2004, 2009)
Current squad
The following players were named in squads that competed at events on the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series.[1]
- Richard de Carpentier
- Mike Ellery
- Phil Burgess
- Dan Norton (c)
- James Rodwell
- Tom Mitchell
- Dan Bibby
- Tom Bowen
- Oliver Lindsay-Hague
- Ruaridh McConnochie
- Ethan Waddleton
- Ryan Olowofela
- Will Edwards (13th man)