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UK competitive sports team
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Rugby team
Team England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games .
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
Year
Round
Position
2009
Plate Winners
5th
6
5
1
0
2013
Plate Finalists
6th
6
3
3
0
2018
Challenge Trophy Final
9th
4
3
1
0
2022
7th-place Final
8th
4
1
3
0
Total
0 Titles
4/4
20
12
8
0
Commonwealth Games
Year
Round
Position
2018
Bronze medal match
5
3
2
0
2022
5th Place Playoff
5th
5
3
2
0
Total
0 Titles
2/2
10
6
4
0
Rugby X Tournament
Honours
Players
Previous squads
Award winners
World Rugby Awards
The following England Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2013:[ 7]
Rugby Players' Association Player of the Year
The following players have been voted as the RPA England 7s Player of the Year since 2018:[ 8]
World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
See also
References
External links
Governing body National teams
International competitions
Competition divisions
European competitions National competitions London and South East competitions Midland competitions Northern competitions South West competitions County competitions Discontinued competitions Related articles Other
Seasons 2023–24 events Former events Current stadiums Related articles
Tournaments
Championship Trophy Conference
Defunct
Seasons 2023–24 events Former events Current stadiums Related articles