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 The team has been replaced by a combined Great Britain team in this competition.
| Union | Rugby Football Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emblem(s) | Red Rose | ||
| Coach(es) | Tony Roques | ||
| Captain(s) | Tom Mitchell | ||
| Top scorer | Ben Gollings (2,652 points) | ||
| Most tries | Dan Norton (354 tries) | ||
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| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1993) | ||
| Best result | Champions, 1993 | ||
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.