Scotland national rugby sevens team
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| Union | Scottish Rugby Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach(es) | Ciaran Beattie | ||
| Captain(s) | Jamie Farndale | ||
| Most caps | Scott Riddell (333 matches) | ||
| Top scorer | Colin Gregor (1,345) | ||
| Most tries | Andrew Turnbull (151) | ||
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| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 1993) | ||
The Scotland national rugby sevens team competes in the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. It also competed World Rugby Sevens Series although it has been replaced by a combined Great Britain team in this competition.
The head coach is Ciaran Beattie, supported by manager Sean Lamont and skills coach Graham Shiel.
During 2006, the side were in danger of no longer competing in the Sevens World Series due to the financial problems faced by the Scottish Rugby Union. However, they gained a reprieve when the International Rugby Board announced that a leg of the Sevens World Series would be held at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, starting in 2007. The SRU then announced that the Scotland sevens team would compete in all eight legs of the Sevens World Series, and draw players from the country's national academy.[1] Scotland were champions of the 2016 London Sevens.[2]
Team[edit]
Current squad[edit]
World Rugby Sevens Series[edit]
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Scotland has competed in the World Rugby Sevens Series every season since the Series’ inception in 1999–2000. Scotland’s best finish is seventh place in 2016–17.
Tournament results[edit]
Rugby World Cup Sevens[edit]
| World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1993
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Bowl Final | 14th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
 1997
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Plate Semifinals | =11th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
 2001
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did not participate | ||||||||
 2005
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Cup Quarterfinals | =5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
 2009
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Plate Champions | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
 2013
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Plate Semifinals | =11th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
 2018
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Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
 2022
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15th Place Final | 16th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 7/8 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 1 | |||
Commonwealth Games[edit]
| Commonwealth Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1998
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did not participate | ||||||||
 2002
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Plate semifinals[3] | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
 2006
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Bowl Semifinals | =11th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
 2010
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Plate Final | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2014
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Plate Semifinals | =7th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018
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5th Place Playoff | 6th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022
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5th Place Playoff | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 6/7 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 0 | |||
Players[edit]
Player records[edit]
As of April 2022[update] the career statistics leaders in the World Rugby Sevens Series are shown in the following tale. Players in bold are still active.
| No. | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Turnbull | 151 |
| 2 | Jamie Farndale | 136 |
| 3 | James Fleming | 112 |
| 4 | Mark Robertson | 106 |
| 5 | Colin Gregor | 88 |
Former squads[edit]
The 10-round Sevens World Series XVIII.
The 10-round Sevens World Series XVII.
| Dubai Sevens | Cape Town 7s | Wellington Sevens | Sydney Sevens | USA Sevens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4–5 December 2015 | 12–13 December 2015 | 30–31 January 2016 | 6–7 February 2016 | 4-6 March 2016 |
Made their début * |
Made their début * |
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| Finished: Bowl finalists | Finished: Bowl Winners | Finished: Bowl finalists | Finished: Bowl Semi-finalists | Finished: Bowl Semi-finalists |
| Canada Sevens | Hong Kong Sevens | Singapore Sevens | Paris Sevens | London Sevens |
| 12–13 March 2016 | 8–10 April 2016 | 16–17 April 2016 | 14–15 May 2016 | 20–22 May 2016 |
| Finished: Cup Quarter-finalists | Finished: Bowl Finalists | Finished: Bowl Winners | Finished: Bowl Winners | Finished: Tournament Winners |
| 2014 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| Player | Position |
| Backs | |
| Mark Bennett | Centre |
| Colin Gregor | Scrum-half/Stand-Off |
| Lee Jones | Scrum-half/Wing |
| Stuart Hogg | Wing |
| James Johnstone | Centre |
| Scott Wight | Stand-Off |
| Forwards | |
| Richie Vernon | Prop / Centre |
| James Eddie | Prop |
| Sean Lamont | Prop |
| Colin Shaw | Prop/Centre |
| Scott Riddell | Prop/Hooker |
| Roddy Grant | Prop/Hooker |
Honours[edit]
- Kelso Sevens
- Champions: 1996
- Selkirk Sevens
- Champions: 1996
See also[edit]
- Edinburgh Sevens
- Scotland national rugby union team
- Scottish Rugby Union
- Flower of Scotland - the de facto Scottish national anthem, sung before all Scottish international matches
References[edit]
- ^ "Scotland to host IRB Sevens leg". PlanetRugby.com. Teamtalk Media. 17 October 2006. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2006.
- ^ "London Sevens: Scotland win first ever World Rugby Sevens series title". BBC Sport. 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Statistics - Rugby Sevens". Commonwealth Games Manchester 2002. BBC Sport. 4 August 2002.
- ^ "World Rugby statistics". world.rugby. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
