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| captain = [[Jamie Farndale]]
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| caps = [[Scott Riddell]] (333 matches)
| top scorer = [[Colin Gregor]] (1,345)
| top scorer = [[Colin Gregor]] (1,345)
| most tries = [[Andrew Turnbull (rugby union)|Andrew Turnbull]] (151)
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The '''Scotland national rugby sevens team''' competes in the [[Rugby World Cup Sevens]] and the [[Commonwealth Rugby Sevens Championships|Commonwealth Games]]. It also competed [[World Rugby Sevens Series]] although it has been replaced by a combined [[Great Britain national rugby sevens team|Great Britain]] team in this competition.


The '''Scotland national rugby sevens team''' competes in the [[World Rugby Sevens Series]], [[Rugby World Cup Sevens]] and the [[Commonwealth Games]]. The head coach is [[John Dalziel]], supported by manager [[John Manson]] and skills coach [[Graham Shiel]].
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 [[Edinburgh Sevens|a leg of the Sevens World Series]] would be held at [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]] in [[Edinburgh]], starting in [[2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series|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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://planet-rugby.com/News/story_54520.shtml | title=Scotland to host IRB Sevens leg | publisher=PlanetRugby.com | date=2006-10-17 | accessdate=2006-10-31 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120713220929/http://planet-rugby.com/News/story_54520.shtml | archivedate=2012-07-13 }}</ref> Scotland were champions of the [[2016 London Sevens]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/36354998 London Sevens: Scotland win first ever World Rugby Sevens series title]</ref>
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 [[Edinburgh Sevens|a leg of the Sevens World Series]] would be held at [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]] in [[Edinburgh]], starting in [[2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series|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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://planet-rugby.com/News/story_54520.shtml | title=Scotland to host IRB Sevens leg | publisher=Teamtalk Media|work=PlanetRugby.com | date=17 October 2006 | access-date=31 October 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713220929/http://planet-rugby.com/News/story_54520.shtml | archive-date=13 July 2012}}</ref> Scotland were champions of the [[2016 London Sevens]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/36354998 |title=London Sevens: Scotland win first ever World Rugby Sevens series title|publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 May 2016}}</ref>


==Team==
==Team==
===Current squad===
===Current squad===
{{for|a complete list of players in the [[2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series|current World Series]]|2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series squads#Scotland}}
{{for|a complete list of players in the [[2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series|2018-19 World Series]]|2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series squads#Scotland}}

==World Rugby Sevens Series ==
{{main|World Rugby Sevens Series}}
{{Expand section|date=March 2019}}
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==
===Rugby World Cup Sevens===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=10|[[Rugby World Cup Sevens|World Cup record]]
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
|-
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens|1993]]
|Bowl Final
|14th
| 7
| 4
| 3
| 0
|-
|{{flagicon|Hong Kong|1959}}[[1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens|1997]]
|Plate Semifinals
|=11th
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 1
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2001]]
|colspan="6" rowspan=1|''did not participate''
|-
|{{flagicon|HKG}} [[2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2005]]
|Cup Quarterfinals
|=5th
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament|2009]]
|Plate Champions
|9th
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
|-
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament|2013]]
|Plate Semifinals
|=11th
|5
|3
|2
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament|2018]]
| Quarterfinals
| 7th
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
|-
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament|2022]]
|15th Place Final
|16th
|4
|0
|4
|0
|-
!Total !!0 Titles !!7/8 !!34 !!18 !!15 !!1
|}


===Commonwealth Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=10|[[Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games record]]
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
|-
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Rugby sevens at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|1998]]
|colspan="6" rowspan=1|''did not participate''
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rugby sevens at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002]]
| Plate semifinals<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/bsp/statistics/events/rugby_results.stm|title=Statistics - Rugby Sevens|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 August 2002|work=Commonwealth Games Manchester 2002}}</ref>
| 9th
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006]]
|Bowl Semifinals
|=11th
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 0
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Rugby sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010]]
|Plate Final
|6th
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 0
|-
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Rugby sevens at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|2014]]
|Plate Semifinals
|=7th
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 0
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rugby_sevens_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games_–_Men's_tournament|2018]]
|5th Place Playoff
| 6th
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 0
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament|2022]]
|5th Place Playoff
|6th
|6
|3
|3
|0
|-
!Total !!0 Titles !!6/7 !!33 !!17 !!16 !!0
|}

==Players==
===Player records===
{{as of|April 2022}} the career statistics leaders in the [[World Rugby Sevens Series]] are shown in the following tale. Players in bold are still active.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|+ Most tries<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stats/mens/alltime/players?metric=tries&team=2419 |title= World Rugby statistics |website=world.rugby |access-date=18 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
! No. !! width= 125 | Player !! width=47 | Tries
|-
| 1 || [[Andrew Turnbull (rugby union)|Andrew Turnbull]] || 151
|-
| 2 || '''[[Jamie Farndale (rugby union)|Jamie Farndale]]''' || 136
|-
| 3 || [[James Fleming (rugby player)|James Fleming]] || 112
|-
| 4 || [[Mark Robertson (rugby union)|Mark Robertson]] || 106
|-
| 5 || [[Colin Gregor]] || 88
|-
|}


===Former squads===
===Former squads===
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!colspan=100%| [[Rugby sevens at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Commonwealth Games]]
!colspan=100%| [[Rugby sevens at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Commonwealth Games]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="000080" style="width:150px"|<center>'''<span style="color:white;">Player</span>'''</center>
| bgcolor="000080" style="width:150px; color:white;"| '''Player'''
| bgcolor="000080" style="width:150px"|'''<span style="color:white;">Position</span>'''
| bgcolor="000080" style="width:150px; color:white;"| '''Position'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="CDCDCD" style="width:150px"|<center>'''<span style="color:black;">Backs</span>'''</center>
| bgcolor="CDCDCD" style="width:150px; color:black;"| '''Backs'''
| bgcolor="CDCDCD" style="width:150px"|'''<span style="color:black;"></span>'''
| bgcolor="CDCDCD" style="width:150px;"|
|-
|-
|[[Mark Bennett (Scottish rugby player)|Mark Bennett]]
|[[Mark Bennett (rugby union, born 1993)|Mark Bennett]]
|Centre
|Centre
|-
|-
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|Stand-Off
|Stand-Off
|-
|-
| bgcolor="CDCDCD" style="width:150px"|<center>'''<span style="color:black;">Forwards</span>'''</center>
| bgcolor="CDCDCD" style="width:150px; color:black;"| '''Forwards'''
| bgcolor="CDCDCD" style="width:150px"|'''<span style="color:black;"></span>'''
| bgcolor="CDCDCD" style="width:150px;"|
|-
|-
|[[Richie Vernon]]
|[[Richie Vernon]]
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|Prop
|Prop
|-
|-
|[[Colin Shaw (rugby union born 1983)|Colin Shaw]]
|[[Colin Shaw (rugby union, born 1983)|Colin Shaw]]
|Prop/Centre
|Prop/Centre
|-
|-
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|}
|}
{{divhide|end}}
{{divhide|end}}

==World Rugby Sevens Series ==
{{main|World Rugby Sevens Series}}
{{Expand section|date=March 2019}}
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==
===Rugby World Cup Sevens===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=10|[[Rugby World Cup Sevens|World Cup record]]
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
|-
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens|1993]]
|Bowl Final
|14th
| 7
| 4
| 3
| 0
|-
|{{flagicon|Hong Kong|1959}}[[1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens|1997]]
|Plate Semifinals
|=11th
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 1
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2001]]
|colspan="6" rowspan=1|''Did not participate''
|-
|{{flagicon|HKG}} [[2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2005]]
|Cup Quarterfinals
|=5th
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament|2009]]
|Plate Champions
|9th
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
|-
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament|2013]]
|Plate Semifinals
|=11th
|5
|3
|2
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament|2018]]
|colspan=6| ''Qualified''
|-
|colspan=1|'''Total'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''6/7'''||'''30'''||'''18'''||'''11'''||'''1'''
|}

===Commonwealth Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=10|[[Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games record]]
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
|-
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Rugby sevens at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|1998]]
|colspan="6" rowspan=1|''Did not participate''
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rugby sevens at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002]]
| Plate semifinals<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/bsp/statistics/events/rugby_results.stm</ref>
| 9th
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006]]
|Bowl Semifinals
|=11th
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 0
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Rugby sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010]]
|Plate Final
|6th
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 0
|-
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Rugby sevens at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|2014]]
|Plate Semifinals
|=7th
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 0
|-
| 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|colspan=1|'''Total'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''4/5'''||'''22'''||'''11'''||'''11'''||'''0'''
|}


==Honours==
==Honours==
* [[Kelso Sevens]]
* [[Kelso Sevens]]
** Champions (1): 1996
** Champions: 1996
* [[Selkirk Sevens]]
* [[Selkirk Sevens]]
** Champions (1): 1996
** Champions: 1996


==See also==
==See also==
* [[IRB Sevens World Series]]
* [[Edinburgh Sevens]]
* [[Edinburgh Sevens]]
* [[Scotland national rugby union team]]
* [[Scotland national rugby union team]]
* [[Scottish Rugby Union]]
* [[Scottish Rugby Union]]
* [[Flower of Scotland]] - the de facto Scottish national anthem, sung before all Scottish international matches.
* [[Flower of Scotland]] - the de facto Scottish [[national anthem]], sung before all Scottish international matches


==References==
==Notes and references==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* {{official website}}


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{{World Rugby Sevens Series navbox}}


[[Category:National rugby sevens teams]]
[[Category:National rugby sevens teams]]

Latest revision as of 21:11, 27 July 2024

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Scotland women's national rugby sevens team. For the rugby tournament, see Scotland Sevens.
Scotland
UnionScottish Rugby Union
Coach(es)Ciaran Beattie
Captain(s)Jamie Farndale
Most capsScott Riddell (333 matches)
Top scorerColin Gregor (1,345)
Most triesAndrew Turnbull (151)
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances7 (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

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Current squad

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For a complete list of players in the 2018-19 World Series, see 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series squads § Scotland.

World Rugby Sevens Series

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Main article: World Rugby Sevens Series

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

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Rugby World Cup Sevens

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World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Scotland 1993 Bowl Final 14th 7 4 3 0
Hong Kong1997 Plate Semifinals =11th 6 3 2 1
Argentina 2001 did not participate
Hong Kong 2005 Cup Quarterfinals =5th 6 4 2 0
United Arab Emirates 2009 Plate Champions 9th 6 4 2 0
Russia 2013 Plate Semifinals =11th 5 3 2 0
United States 2018 Quarterfinals 7th 4 2 2 0
South Africa 2022 15th Place Final 16th 4 0 4 0
Total 0 Titles 7/8 34 18 15 1


Commonwealth Games

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Commonwealth Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Malaysia 1998 did not participate
England 2002 Plate semifinals[3] 9th 6 4 2 0
Australia 2006 Bowl Semifinals =11th 5 2 3 0
India 2010 Plate Final 6th 6 3 3 0
Scotland 2014 Plate Semifinals =7th 5 2 3 0
Australia 2018 5th Place Playoff 6th 5 3 2 0
England 2022 5th Place Playoff 6th 6 3 3 0
Total 0 Titles 6/7 33 17 16 0

Players

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Player records

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As of April 2022 the career statistics leaders in the World Rugby Sevens Series are shown in the following tale. Players in bold are still active.

Most tries[4]
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

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Scotland squads for the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series

The 10-round Sevens World Series XVIII.

Dubai Sevens Cape Town Sevens Wellington Sevens Sydney Sevens USA Sevens
2–3 December 2016 10–11 December 2016 28–29 January 2017 4–5 February 2017 3–5 March 2017

Made their début *

Made their début *

Made their début *

Made their début *

Finished: 6th place Finished: 4th place Finished: Bronze Medal Winners Finished: Challenge Trophy Quarter Finals Finished: Challenge Trophy Semi Finals
Canada Sevens Hong Kong Sevens Singapore Sevens Paris Sevens London Sevens
11–12 March 2017 7–9 April 2017 15–16 April 2017 12–14 May 2017 20–21 May 2017

Made their début *

Made their début *

Finished: 13th Finished: Challenge Trophy Winners Finished: Challenge Trophy Runners Up Finished: Silver Medal Winners Finished: Tournament Winners
Scotland squads for the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series

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 *

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
Scotland team to the 2014 Commonwealth Games

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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "London Sevens: Scotland win first ever World Rugby Sevens series title". BBC Sport. 22 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Statistics - Rugby Sevens". Commonwealth Games Manchester 2002. BBC Sport. 4 August 2002.
  4. ^ "World Rugby statistics". world.rugby. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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