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 competed in all four rounds of the inaugural IRB Women's Sevens World Series in 2012âÂÂ13. England won the bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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.
Head coach: James Bailey
⢠Rachael Burford ⢠Heather Fisher ⢠Sonia Green ⢠Natasha Hunt ⢠Sarah McKenna ⢠Katherine Merchant ⢠Isabelle Noel-Smith ⢠Alice Richardson ⢠Emily Scarratt ⢠Michaela Staniford (C) ⢠Joanne Watmore ⢠Kay Wilson
The following England Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2013:
The following players have been voted as the RPA England 7s Player of the Year since 2018: