# England national rugby sevens team

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 The team has been replaced by a combined Great Britain team in this competition.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.

## 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.

## 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 record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| 1993 | Champions | 1st | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | Semifinals | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Runners-Up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Challenge Trophy Winners | 9th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 Title | 8/8 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 0 |

### Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| 1998 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | Plate Winner | 5th | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | Runners-Up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | Semifinals | 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | Plate Winner | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | Semifinals | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9th Place Playoff | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 7/7 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 0 |

## European competition

Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series
Sevens GP record :
| Year | Position |
| 2002–2010 | Did not participate |
| 2011 | 2nd |
| 2012 | 1st |
| 2013 | 1st |
| 2014 | 3rd |
| 2015 | 3rd |
| 2016 | DNP* |
| 2017 | 9th |
| 2018 | 4th |
| 2019 | 7th |
| 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.

## 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.

### 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 |
| 2004 | Ben Gollings | Simon Amor |
| 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 |