Английская Википедия:England national rugby sevens team
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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 The team has been replaced by a combined Great Britain team in this competition.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.[1] Dan Norton holds the record for tries scored on the Sevens Series with over 350 tries as of April 2020.[2] England's Simon Amor (2004) and Ollie Phillips (2009) have each won a World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year award.[3]
History
Шаблон:Sectionexpand England won the 1973 International Seven-a-side Tournament, the first sevens tournament with national representative sides, defeating Ireland 22–18 in the final.[4]
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 |
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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 | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | |||
Шаблон:Flagicon 1993 | Champions | 1st | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |||
Шаблон:Flagicon 1997 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
Шаблон:Flagicon 2001 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
Шаблон:Flagicon 2005 | Semifinals | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||
Шаблон:Flagicon 2009 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
Шаблон:Flagicon 2013 | Runners-Up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
Шаблон:Flagicon 2018 | Runners-up[5] | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
Шаблон:Flagicon 2022 | Challenge Trophy Winners | 9th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 Title | 8/8 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 0 |
Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | |||
Шаблон:Flagicon 1998 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
Шаблон:Flagicon 2002 | Plate Winner | 5th | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
Шаблон:Flagicon 2006 | Runners-Up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
Шаблон:Flagicon 2010 | Semifinals | 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
Шаблон:Flagicon 2014 | Plate Winner | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
Шаблон:Flagicon 2018 | Semifinals | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
Шаблон:Flagicon 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 | |||||||||
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Year | Position | ||||||||
2002–2010 | Did not participate | ||||||||
Шаблон:Flagicon 2011 | 2nd | ||||||||
Шаблон:Flagicon 2012 | 1st | ||||||||
Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon 2013 | 1st | ||||||||
Шаблон:Flagicon 2014 | 3rd | ||||||||
Шаблон:Flagicon 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)
Current squad
Player records
The following shows leading career England players based on performance in the World Rugby Sevens Series. Players in bold are still active.
No. | Player | Tries |
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1 | Шаблон:Sortname | 358 |
2 | Шаблон:Sortname | 220 |
3 | Шаблон:Sortname | 135 |
4 | Шаблон:Sortname | 106 |
5 | Шаблон:Sortname | 105 |
See also
References
External links
Шаблон:England national rugby union team Шаблон:National sports teams of England Шаблон:Rugby World Cup Sevens winners Шаблон:National rugby union teams (sevens)
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ "Ollie Phillips: ‘I was a rugby hero and record breaker, but I still suffered from imposter syndrome’", Telegraph, Guy Kelly, 5 November 2019.
- ↑ The Straits Times, 9 April 1973
- ↑ "New Zealand crowned men's RWC Sevens champions", World Rugby, 27 July 2018.
- ↑ World Rugby website, current as of 15 March 2023