# Spain national rugby sevens team

Spain's national rugby sevens team is one of 12 core teams participating in all ten tournaments of the World Rugby Sevens Series, having qualified by winning the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier tournament. Spain participated as a core team in the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series, but was relegated the following season.
The team trains together at the country's Olympic training facilities in Madrid, which itself has been a result of the sport entering its first Olympic cycle. Spain won the 2016 Olympic qualifying repechage tournament by beating Samoa 22–19 to qualify for the last available qualifying spot for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The team also competes annually in Rugby Europe's Sevens Grand Prix Series tournament.

## Tournament history
### Summer Olympic Games

Spain's Olympic Games results :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| 2016 | Placement round | 10th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | Placement round | 1/1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Matches |||||||
| | Pool stage | Spain | 0 – 24 | South Africa | South Africa | Loss |
| | Pool stage | Spain | 12 – 26 | Australia | Australia | Loss |
| | Pool stage | Spain | 5 – 26 | France | France | Loss |
| | 9–12th place playoff semi-final | Spain | 14 – 12 | Kenya | Kenya | Win |
| | 9–12th place playoff Ninth place | Spain | 14 – 24 | United States | United States | Loss |

### Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens Record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| 1993 | Plate Finalist | 10th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | Plate Quarterfinalist | 13th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | Plate Semifinalist | 11th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Bowl Quarterfinalist | 21st | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | 0 Titles | 4/7 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 |

## World Rugby Sevens Series

Spain started off the 2012–13 IRB Sevens Series with a bang at the 2012 Gold Coast Sevens, defeating core teams Wales and England to finish ninth and win the Bowl. Pedro Martin led Spain in scoring in the 2012 Gold Coast Sevens, contributing 5 tries and 27 points, while Pablo Feijoo added 4 tries and 22 points.
Spain was elevated to "core team" status for the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series, following its performance in qualifying at the 2012 Hong Kong Sevens. At that tournament, Spain defeated Zimbabwe, Philippines, Tonga and Japan to reach the finals, where it lost to Canada. Spain participated in other events during the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. In that season, Spain played in the 2012 Scotland Sevens, reaching the Bowl finals, and the 2012 London Sevens, reaching the Cup quarterfinal.
Spain's best finish on the World Series was the 2017–18 season where Spain finished 11th.

## Players
### Current squad

The following players have been selected to represent Spain during the 2023–24 SVNS tournament beginning in December 2023.
Note: Caps reflect the total number of SVNS events competed in as of the 2023 South Africa Sevens.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Enrique Bolinches | Forward | (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 (age 23) | 18 | Unattached |
| Ángel Bozal | Forward | (1999-11-17) 17 November 1999 (age 25) | 2 | Unattached |
| Antón Legorburu | Forward | 2001 (age 22–23) | 2 | Unattached |
| Manu Moreno | Forward | (1998-09-02) 2 September 1998 (age 26) | 20 | Ciencias |
| Nicolás Nieto | Forward | (1995-03-17) 17 March 1995 (age 29) | 14 | Unattached |
| Álvaro Rodriguez Gassot | Forward | (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 21) | 4 | Unattached |
| Tobías Sainz-Trápaga | Forward | (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25) | 19 | Unattached |
| Josep Serres | Forward | (2000-10-04) 4 October 2000 (age 24) | 23 | Unattached |
| Alejandro Laforga | Back | (1999-08-29) 29 August 1999 (age 25) | 13 | Cisneros |
| Eduardo López (c) | Back | (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 (age 25) | 26 | Unattached |
| Jaime Manteca | Back | (2004-06-29) 29 June 2004 (age 20) | 14 | Unattached |
| Juan Martínez | Back | (2000-12-05) 5 December 2000 (age 24) | 24 | Unattached |
| Pol Pla | Back | (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 31) | 40 | Unattached |
| Juan Ramos | Back | (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 (age 29) | 33 | Unattached |
| Miguel Reina | Back | (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 25) | 14 | Unattached |

## Records and statistics
### Former squads

2017–18 Sevens Series :
| Player | Age |
| Alejandro Alonso | 19 |
| Francisco Hernández | 29 |
| Ignacio Martin Goenaga | 34 |
| Ignacio Rodriguez-Guerra | 22 |
| Igor Genua (c) | 29 |
| Iñaki Villanueva | 27 |
| Jacobo Martin Beamonte | 24 |
| Jaike Carter | 31 |
| Javier Carrión | 27 |
| Javier De Juan | 27 |
| Josh Taylor | 20 |
| Lucas Levy | 27 |
| Manuel Sainz-Trapaga | 25 |
| Marcos Poggi | 30 |
| Pablo Fontes | 22 |
| Pol Pla | 25 |
| Thomas Pearce | 27 |
| Pablo Feijoo (Head Coach) ||
Squad to 2014 London Sevens: :
* Player
* Adam Newton
* Inaki Villanueva
* Javier Carrion
* Javier de Juan
* Matias Tudela
* Jacobo Martin
* Jaike Carter
* Gauthier Minguillon
* Francisco Hernandez
* Angel Lopez
* Glen Rolls
* Pablo Fontes
Squad for 2012 Hong Kong Sevens: :
| Player | Number |
| Ignacio Martin | 1 |
| Carlos Blanco | 2 |
| Javier Canosa | 3 |
| Pablo Feijóo (c) | 4 |
| César Sempere | 5 |
| Martín Heredia | 6 |
| Pedro Martín | 7 |
| Juan Cano | 8 |
| Angel Lopez | 9 |
| Matías Tudela | 10 |
| Ryan Le Roux | 11 |
| Marcus Poggi | 12 |

### Coach

Pablo Feijoo has served as head coach of the Spain national rugby sevens team since the 2016–17 season. He played in the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia, and was a member of the squad that defeated Samoa 7s to secure a place in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Feijoo replaced Ignacio "Tiki" Inchausti, who played in Spain's only ever appearance at the 1999 fifteens Rugby World Cup, and also played at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2001 in Mar del Plata. Prior to his appointment to the men's team, Inchausti was in charge of Spain's women's squad, whom he managed to qualify for the inaugural participation of women in the tournament in Dubai in 2009. Inchausti coached the Spanish men's men's side from 2010, helping them qualify as a core team in 2012.

## Player records

Players in bold are still active.
Tries scored :
| No. | Player | Tries |
| 1 | Pol Pla | 94 |
| 2 | Eduardo Lopez | 51 |
| 3 | Manuel Sainz-Trapaga | 40 |
| 4 | Eduardo Lopez | 39 |
| 5 | Juan Ramos | 38 |

## 2008 Hannover Sevens

Group A matches
| | POR | GEO | ESP | GER | RUS | ROM |
| Portugal | – | 26–10 | 28–5 | 14–12 | 45–5 | 38–0 |
| Georgia | – | – | 28–5 | 26–0 | 5–0 | 12–0 |
| Spain | – | – | – | 26–22 | 7–29 | 14–0 |
| Germany | – | – | – | – | 17–12 | 24–21 |
| Russia | – | – | – | – | – | 19–19 |
| Romania | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
| Portugal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 32 | +119 | 15 |
| Georgia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 31 | +50 | 13 |
| Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 107 | −50 | 9 |
| Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 99 | −24 | 9 |
| Russia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 100 | −26 | 8 |
| Romania | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 100 | −69 | 6 |