Back منتخب ويلز لسباعيات الرغبي Arabic منتخب ويلز لسباعيات الرجبى ARZ Selección masculina de rugby 7 de Gales Spanish Équipe du pays de Galles de rugby à sept French Nazionale maschile di rugby a 7 del Galles Italian 7人制ラグビー男子ウェールズ代表 Japanese Reprezentacja Walii w rugby 7 mężczyzn Polish
| Union | Welsh Rugby Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emblem(s) | Three feathers | ||
| Coach(es) | Richie Pugh | ||
| Top scorer | Luke Morgan (655) | ||
| Most tries | Luke Morgan (131) | ||
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| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 1993) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2009) | ||
The Wales national rugby sevens team did compete at the annual World Rugby Sevens Series between 2000 and 2022,[1][2] however merged with England and Scotland to form the Great Britain sevens team from the 2022–23 season onward.[1][2] The team also competes at the quadrennial Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.[1][2]
Wales were the World Cup Sevens Champions after winning the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens in the United Arab Emirates. But they relinquished that title after failing to defend their crown at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow.
The Welsh sevens squad was disbanded by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) due to financial constraints. After a three-year absence, the Wales sevens team returned to international competition in the 2006–07 season.[3] They competed at half of the eight tournaments and won the plate competition (fifth place) at each of them.[citation needed] They repeated this feat at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
The star of the 2005–06 squad was Neath RFC and Ospreys player James Hook. Hook later progressed to the Wales national 15-a-side team. In 2006–07, Wales competed in the Dubai, South Africa, Australia, Hong Kong, Scotland and England legs of the IRB's World Sevens Series, reaching the semi-finals of the cup at Twickenham and Murrayfield Stadium. Wales have been a core team that has competed in all legs of the IRB Sevens Series since the 2007–08 season.
At the 2016 USA Sevens, Wales beat Canada, Portugal, Scotland and France to win the Bowl final and claim 9th place.
- ^ a b c "Great Britain sevens: Nations combine for 2023 World Sevens Series". British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Bean, Graham (20 July 2022). "Scotland Sevens team loses its elite status in Team GB merger". The Scotsman. National World. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022.
- ^ BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | Internationals | Wales Sevens back for Melbourne