England women's national rugby sevens team explained

Country:England
Union:Rugby Football Union
Emblem:Red Rose
Captain:Michaela Staniford
Coach:Simon Middleton
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Sevens:yes
World Cup Apps:2
Year:2009
Best:5th place, 2009

The English women's national rugby sevens team has competed in the Hong Kong Women's Sevens tournaments since 1997. England are also one of six teams announced by the International Rugby Board as "core teams" that will compete in all four rounds of the inaugural IRB Women's Sevens World Series in 2012–13.[1] England won the bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

At the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens they lost to Ireland in the opening game of the tournament and were knocked out of the Championship Cup. They defeated Japan to win the Challenge Trophy Final and placed ninth overall.[3] England, representing Great Britain, won the 2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens, thus qualifying for the 2020 Olympics.[4]

Tournament history

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens
YearRoundPosition
2009Plate Winners5th6510
2013Plate Finalists6th6330
2018Challenge Trophy Final9th4310
20227th-place Final8th4130
Total0 Titles4/4201280

Commonwealth Games

YearRoundPosition
2018Bronze medal match5320
20225th Place Playoff5th5320
Total0 Titles2/210640

Rugby X Tournament

Honours

Players

Previous squads

Head coach: James Bailey

PlayerDate of birth (age)Union / Club
1BKJuly 20, 2018Unattached
2BK (c)July 20, 2018Unattached
3BKJuly 20, 2018Unattached
4FWJuly 20, 2018Unattached
5BKJuly 20, 2018Unattached
6FWJuly 20, 2018Unattached
7FWJuly 20, 2018Unattached
8FWJuly 20, 2018Unattached
9FWJuly 20, 2018Unattached
10BKJuly 20, 2018
11BKJuly 20, 2018Unattached
12FWJuly 20, 2018Unattached
Rachael BurfordHeather Fisher • Sonia Green • Natasha HuntSarah McKennaKatherine MerchantIsabelle Noel-SmithAlice RichardsonEmily ScarrattMichaela Staniford (C) • Joanne WatmoreKay Wilson

Award winners

World Rugby Awards

The following England Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2013:[5]

World Rugby Women's 7s Player of the Year
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2016Emily Scarratt

Rugby Players' Association Player of the Year

The following players have been voted as the RPA England 7s Player of the Year since 2018:[6]

RPA Player of the Year
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2018Alex Matthews[7]
2019Alex Matthews (2)[8]
2020Meg Jones[9]

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

See also

Notes and References

  1. IRB announces Women's Sevens World Series . International Rugby Board . 4 October 2012 . 4 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141019122715/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid%3D2063752.html#irb+announces+womens+sevens+world+series . 19 October 2014 .
  2. News: 2018-04-15. England win double rugby sevens bronze. en-GB. BBC Sport. 2021-10-24.
  3. Web site: 2018-07-22. ENGLAND WOMEN SEVENS WIN CHALLENGE FINAL AT RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS. 2021-10-24. 15.co.za. en-US.
  4. Web site: Women's 7s Olympic Qualifier 2019. 2021-10-25. Rugby Europe. en-GB.
  5. News: Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby . www.world.rugby . 16 March 2024 . en.
  6. Web site: The RPA Awards – Previous Awards . therpa.co.uk . . 30 December 2023 . en-UK.
  7. News: 2018 – The RPA . therpa.co.uk . . 30 December 2023 . en-UK.
  8. News: 2019 – The RPA . therpa.co.uk . . 30 December 2023 . en-UK.
  9. News: 2020 – The RPA . therpa.co.uk . . 30 December 2023 . en-UK.