# Scotland national rugby sevens team

The Scotland national rugby sevens team competes in the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. It also competed World Rugby Sevens Series although it has been replaced by a combined Great Britain team in this competition.
The head coach is Ciaran Beattie, supported by manager Sean Lamont and skills coach Graham Shiel.
During 2006, the side were in danger of no longer competing in the Sevens World Series due to the financial problems faced by the Scottish Rugby Union. However, they gained a reprieve when the International Rugby Board announced that a leg of the Sevens World Series would be held at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, starting in 2007. The SRU then announced that the Scotland sevens team would compete in all eight legs of the Sevens World Series, and draw players from the country's national academy. Scotland were champions of the 2016 London Sevens.

## World Rugby Sevens Series

Scotland has competed in the World Rugby Sevens Series every season since the Series’ inception in 1999–2000. Scotland’s best finish is seventh place in 2016–17.

## Tournament results
### Rugby World Cup Sevens

World Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| 1993 | Bowl Final | 14th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | Plate Semifinals | =11th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2001 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2005 | Cup Quarterfinals | =5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | Plate Champions | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | Plate Semifinals | =11th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15th Place Final | 16th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 7/8 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 1 |

### Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| 1998 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2002 | Plate semifinals | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | Bowl Semifinals | =11th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | Plate Final | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | Plate Semifinals | =7th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5th Place Playoff | 6th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5th Place Playoff | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 6/7 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 0 |

## Players
### Player records

As of April 2022 the career statistics leaders in the World Rugby Sevens Series are shown in the following tale. Players in bold are still active.

### Former squads

The 10-round Sevens World Series XVIII.
| Dubai Sevens | Cape Town Sevens | Wellington Sevens | Sydney Sevens | USA Sevens |
| 2–3 December 2016 | 10–11 December 2016 | 28–29 January 2017 | 4–5 February 2017 | 3–5 March 2017 |
| Scott Wight Dougie Fife Fraser Lyle James Johnstone Nick McLennan Mark Robertson Jamie Farndale Joseva Nayacavou George Horne* Scott Wight James Fleming Gavin Lowe Made their début * | Scott Riddell Dougie Fife Fraser Lyle James Johnstone Nick McLennan Mark Robertson Jamie Farndale Joseva Nayacavou George Horne Scott Wight James Fleming Robert Beattie* Made their début * | Scott Riddell Dougie Fife Fraser Lyle James Johnstone Nick McLennan Mark Robertson Jamie Farndale Nyle Godsmark George Horne Glenn Bryce James Fleming Gavin Lowe | Ben Robbins * Gregor Hunter Fraser Lyle Robert Beattie Glenn Bryce Mark Robertson Jamie Farndale Nyle Godsmark George Horne Scott Wight James Fleming Gavin Lowe Made their début * | Scott Riddell Dougie Fife Ally Miller * Gregor Hunter Tom Brown Mark Robertson Jamie Farndale Joseva Nayacavou Sean Kennedy Scott Wight James Fleming Fraser Lyle Hugh Blake Made their début * |
| Finished: 6th place | Finished: 4th place | Finished: Bronze Medal Winners | Finished: Challenge Trophy Quarter Finals | Finished: Challenge Trophy Semi Finals |
| Canada Sevens | Hong Kong Sevens | Singapore Sevens | Paris Sevens | London Sevens |
| 11–12 March 2017 | 7–9 April 2017 | 15–16 April 2017 | 12–14 May 2017 | 20–21 May 2017 |
| Scott Riddell Dougie Fife Ally Miller * Gregor Hunter Glenn Bryce Mark Robertson Jamie Farndale Joseva Nayacavou Hugh Blake Scott Wight James Fleming Robert Beattie Fraser Lyle | Grayson Hart * Dougie Fife Ally Miller Darcy Graham * Blair Kinghorn * Mark Robertson Jamie Farndale Joseva Nayacavou Hugh Blake Scott Wight James Fleming Robert Beattie Robbie Nairn Made their début * | Grayson Hart Dougie Fife Ally Miller Darcy Graham Blair Kinghorn Mark Robertson Jamie Farndale Joseva Nayacavou Hugh Blake Scott Wight James Fleming Robert Beattie Robbie Nairn | Scott Riddell Dougie Fife Hugh Blake Grayson Hart Glenn Bryce Mark Robertson Jamie Farndale Joseva Nayacavou George Horne Scott Wight James Fleming * Jack Cuthbert Made their début * | |
| Finished: 13th | Finished: Challenge Trophy Winners | Finished: Challenge Trophy Runners Up | Finished: Silver Medal Winners | Finished: Tournament Winners |
The 10-round Sevens World Series XVII.
| Dubai Sevens | Cape Town 7s | Wellington Sevens | Sydney Sevens | USA Sevens |
| 4–5 December 2015 | 12–13 December 2015 | 30–31 January 2016 | 6–7 February 2016 | 4-6 March 2016 |
| Hugh Blake Magnus Bradbury* Jamie Farndale James Johnstone Lee Jones Gavin Lowe Nick McLennan* Robbie Nairn* Joseva Nayacavou Scott Riddell Mark Robertson Scott Wight(c) Made their début * | Hugh Blake Fraser Lyle Jamie Farndale James Johnstone Lee Jones Gavin Lowe Nick McLennan Robbie Nairn Joseva Nayacavou Scott Riddell Mark Robertson Scott Wight(c) | Hugh Blake Junior Bulumakau* Chris Dean Jamie Farndale Nick Grigg* James Johnstone Gavin Lowe Nick McLennan Joseva Nayacavou Scott Riddell Mark Robertson Scott Wight(c) Made their début * | Hugh Blake Junior Bulumakau Chris Dean Jamie Farndale Nick Grigg James Johnstone Gavin Lowe Nick McLennan Joseva Nayacavou Scott Riddell Mark Robertson Scott Wight(c) | Hugh Blake Junior Bulumakau Jamie Farndale James Fleming James Johnstone Gavin Lowe Fraser Lyle Nick McLennan Joseva Nayacavou Scott Riddell Mark Robertson Scott Wight(c) |
| Finished: Bowl finalists | Finished: Bowl Winners | Finished: Bowl finalists | Finished: Bowl Semi-finalists | Finished: Bowl Semi-finalists |
| Canada Sevens | Hong Kong Sevens | Singapore Sevens | Paris Sevens | London Sevens |
| 12–13 March 2016 | 8–10 April 2016 | 16–17 April 2016 | 14–15 May 2016 | 20–22 May 2016 |
| Hugh Blake Junior Bulumakau Jamie Farndale Dougie Fife James Fleming James Johnstone Gavin Lowe Fraser Lyle Nick McLennan Joseva Nayacavou Scott Riddell Scott Wight(c) | Hugh Blake Jamie Farndale Dougie Fife James Fleming Rory Hughes James Johnstone Gavin Lowe Fraser Lyle Nick McLennan Joseva Nayacavou Mark Robertson Scott Wight(c) | Hugh Blake Glenn Bryce Jamie Farndale Dougie Fife James Fleming James Johnstone Fraser Lyle Nick McLennan Joseva Nayacavou Scott Riddell Mark Robertson Scott Wight(c) | Hugh Blake Glenn Bryce Jamie Farndale Dougie Fife James Fleming James Johnstone Damien Hoyland Nick McLennan Joseva Nayacavou Scott Riddell Mark Robertson Scott Wight(c) | Hugh Blake Glenn Bryce Jamie Farndale Dougie Fife James Fleming James Johnstone Damien Hoyland Nick McLennan Magnus Bradbury Scott Riddell Mark Robertson Scott Wight(c) |
| Finished: Cup Quarter-finalists | Finished: Bowl Finalists | Finished: Bowl Winners | Finished: Bowl Winners | Finished: Tournament Winners |
| 2014 Commonwealth Games |
| Player | Position |
| Backs | |
| Mark Bennett | Centre |
| Colin Gregor | Scrum-half/Stand-Off |
| Lee Jones | Scrum-half/Wing |
| Stuart Hogg | Wing |
| James Johnstone | Centre |
| Scott Wight | Stand-Off |
| Forwards | |
| Richie Vernon | Prop / Centre |
| James Eddie | Prop |
| Sean Lamont | Prop |
| Colin Shaw | Prop/Centre |
| Scott Riddell | Prop/Hooker |
| Roddy Grant | Prop/Hooker |

## Honours

* Kelso Sevens
** Champions: 1996
* Selkirk Sevens
** Champions: 1996