England women's national rugby sevens team
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. England won the bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
| Union | Rugby Football Union | ||
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| Emblem(s) | Red Rose | ||
| Coach(es) | Simon Middleton | ||
| Captain(s) | Michaela Staniford | ||
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| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2009) | ||
| Best result | 5th place, 2009 | ||
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. England, representing Great Britain, won the 2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens, thus qualifying for the 2020 Olympics.
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