Australia national rugby sevens team explained

Australia
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Union:	Rugby Australia
Confederation:	Oceania Rugby
Captain:	Nick Malouf
Top Scorer:	James Stannard (1,239)
Top Try Scorer:	Lewis Holland (111)
Sevens:	yes
World Cup Sevens Apps:	8
World Cup Sevens First:	1993
World Cup Sevens Best:	Runners-up (1993, 2001)
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Url:	http://www.rugby.com.au/teams/australian-mens-sevens

The Australia national rugby sevens team participates in international competitions such as the World Rugby Sevens Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens. Australia also competes at other international tournaments for rugby sevens, including at the Commonwealth Games. The current captain of the team is Nick Malouf, and the head coach is John Manenti .

Rugby sevens is an Olympic sport and made its debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Australia qualified for the tournament after winning the 2015 Oceania Sevens Championship.

Team name

The Australia national sevens side does not have a nickname as of 2016. The team is sometimes erroneously referred to as the Aussie Thunderbolts in sections of the media, but that name refers to Australia's developmental sevens side (the second team) rather than the official national team.

At the inaugural Hong Kong Sevens tournament in 1976, Australia was represented by a selected team under the name Wallaroos, originally the name of one of the foundation clubs of the Southern Rugby Union in 1874, but now used for the Australian women's team in 15-a-side rugby. Australia has also been represented at international sevens tournaments by the Australian Barbarians club.

Honours

Australia has won the following:World Rugby Sevens Series

• Champion: 2021–22
• Runner-up: 2000–01
• Third place: 1999–2000, 2004–05

World Cup Sevens

• Silver medal: 2009, 2022
• Bronze medal: 2005

Commonwealth Games Sevens

• Silver medal: 2010
• Bronze medal: 1998, 2014

Rugby sevens at the World Games 

• Silver medal: 2001

Major tournament wins

• Hong Kong Sevens: 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 2022
• Australian Sevens: 1987, 2002, 2018
• London Sevens: 2010, 2022
• Paris Sevens: 1998
• Wellington Sevens: 2001
• Kuala Lumpur Sevens: 2001
• Shanghai Sevens: 2001
• Tokyo Sevens: 2012

Regional and other tournament wins

• Oceania Sevens: 2010, 2012, 2015, 2019
• Oktoberfest Sevens: 2017

Tournament record

A red box around the year indicates a tournament played in Australia. An asterisk (*) indicates a shared placing.

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup 7s
Year	Round	Position
1993	Final		10	7	3	0
1997	Quarterfinals	5*	5	3	1	1
2001	Final		8	7	1	0
2005	Semifinals		7	5	2	0
2009	Plate final	10	6	3	3	0
2013	Quarterfinals	5*	4	2	1	1
2018	Challenge final	10	4	2	2	0
2022	Bronze Final	4	4	2	2	0
2026	to be determined
Total	0 Titles	8/8	48	31	15	2

World Games

Year	Round	Position
2001	Final		6	5	1	0
2005	did not participate
2009
2013
Total	0 Titles	1/4	6	5	1	0

Olympic Games

Olympic Games Rugby 7s
Year	Round	Position
2016	Quarter-finals	8	6	2	4	0
2020	Quarter-finals	7	6	2	4	0
2024	Bronze-medal match	4	6	4	2	0
Total	0 Titles	3/3	18	8	10	0

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games 7s
Year	Round	Position
1998	Third playoff		5	4	1	0
2002	Quarterfinals	5*	4	3	1	0
2006	Third playoff	4	6	3	3	0
2010	Final		6	4	2	0
2014	Third playoff		6	5	1	0
2018	Fifth playoff	5	5	4	1	0
2022	Third playoff	4	6	3	3	0
2026	Qualified as host -->
Total	0 Titles	6/6	38	26	12	0

Oceania Sevens

Oceania Rugby 7s
Year	Round	Position
2008	did not participate
2009
2010	Final		6	6	0	0
2011	Third playoff	4	7	4	3	0
2012	Final		6	6	0	0
2013	Third playoff		6	4	2	0
2014	Third playoff	4	6	4	2	0
2015	Final		6	6	0	0
2016	Third playoff		6	4	2	0
2017	Semifinals		4	3	1	0
2018	Third playoff	4	5	3	2	0
2019	Final		6	6	0	0
2021	round-robin		5	1	4	0
2022	round-robin		6	4	2	0
2023	Seventh playoff	7	5	3	2	0
2024	to be determined -->
Total	4 Titles	12/14	69	51	18	0

Notes:

Rugby Sevens was discontinued at the World Games after 2013 due to the sport returning to the Olympics in 2016.

Australia VII or development team entered

World Rugby Sevens Series

Key to tournament locations
	Africa and Middle East
	Americas
	Oceania

2000s

World Sevens Series
<		---->I 99–00	<	---->II 00–01	<	---->III 01–02	<	---->IV 02–03	<	---->V 03–04
	5th Dubai	rd* Dubai	no status** Dubai	rd* Dubai	6th Dubai
	5th Stellenbosch	rd* Durban	5th Durban	rd* George	7th* George
	rd* Wellington	st Wellington	7th* Wellington	rd* Wellington	10th Wellington
	<	---->nd Brisbane	cancelled^‡ Brisbane	<	----> st Brisbane	<	----> 5th Brisbane	–
	rd* Suva	–	–	–	–
	5th	–	7th* Santiago	–	9th Los Angeles
	rd*	–^†	5th	–	–
	rd* Hong Kong	rd* Hong Kong	5th* Hong Kong	5th* Hong Kong	5th* Hong Kong
	rd* Tokyo	nd Tokyo	rd* Singapore	cancelled^§ Singapore	7th* Singapore
	–	st Shanghai	rd* Beijing	cancelled^§ Beijing	–
	–	st Kuala Lumpur	rd* Kuala Lumpur	–	–
	–	nd London	5th London	5th London	7th* London
	rd* Paris	nd Cardiff	rd* Cardiff	6th Cardiff	6th Bordeaux
10/10 118 ptsrd ^[1]		9/9 150 ptsnd ^[2]	11/11 108 pts 5th ^[3]	7/7 66 pts 5th ^[4]	8/8 34 pts 8th ^[5]
<	----> Notes: * Shared placing (play-off matches for third were eventually introduced in 2012). ** Downgraded to non-series status in wake of September 11 attacks in 2001. ^† Mar del Plata hosted the Sevens World Cup instead of a leg in the 2001 series. ^‡ Tournament cancelled by IRB in response to government sanctions against Fiji. ^§ Tournament cancelled due to concerns about the SARS outbreak in Asia in 2002.

IRB Sevens World Series
<		---->VI 04–05	<	---->VII 05–06	<	---->VIII 06–07	<	---->IX 07–08	<	---->X 08–09
	7th* Dubai	7th* Dubai	7th* Dubai	9th Dubai	7th* Dubai
	9th George	7th* George	9th George	11th* George	10th George
	5th Wellington	7th* Wellington	11th* Wellington	rd* Wellington	11th* Wellington
	–	–	<	----> 5th Adelaide	<	----> 7th* Adelaide	<	----> 6th Adelaide
	–	–	–	–	–
	rd* Los Angeles	7th* Los Angeles	7th* San Diego	12th San Diego	9th San Diego
	–	–	–	–	–
	–^†	5th* Hong Kong	5th* Hong Kong	5th* Hong Kong	5th* Hong Kong
	6th Singapore	7th* Singapore	–	–	–
	–	–	–	–	–
	–	–	–	–	–
	6th London	11th* London	6th London	9th London	7th* London
	7th* Paris	rd* Paris	11th* Edinburgh	9th Edinburgh	6th Edinburgh
7/7 42 pts 7th ^[6]		8/8 40 pts 8th ^[7]	8/8 32 pts 7th ^[8]	8/8 30 pts 8th ^[9]	8/8 30 pts 8th ^[10]
<	----> Notes: * Shared placing (play-off matches for third were eventually introduced in 2012). ^† Hong Kong hosted the Sevens World Cup instead of a leg in the 2005 series. |} 2010s World Sevens Series < ----> XI 09–10 < ----> XII 10–11 < ----> XIII 11–12 < ----> XIV 12–13 < ----> XV 13–14   5th Dubai 6th Dubai 5th Dubai 15th* Dubai 9th Dubai 7th* George 7th* George 7th* Port Elizabeth 9th Port Elizabeth 10th Port Elizabeth   5th Wellington rd* Wellington 10th Wellington 5th Wellington 5th Wellington < ---->rd* Adelaide < ----> 7th* Adelaide < ----> 4th Gold Coast < ----> 7th* Gold Coast < ---->nd Gold Coast   rd* Las Vegas 7th* Las Vegas 10th Las Vegas 13th Las Vegas 6th Las Vegas – – – cancelled^† Mar Del Plata –   5th Hong Kong 6th Hong Kong 7th* Hong Kong 7th* Hong Kong 4th Hong Kong – – st Tokyo 7th* Tokyo 5th Tokyo   st London 6th London 5th London nd London nd London nd Edinburgh nd Edinburgh 5th Glasgow 9th Glasgow 7th* Glasgow   8/8 122 ptsrd ^[11] 8/8 80 pts 5th ^[12] 9/9 110 pts 6th ^[13] 9/9 89 pts 8th ^[14] 9/9 116 pts 5th ^[15] < ----> Notes: * Shared placing (play-off matches for third were introduced in 2012). ^† Event cancelled due to demands on UAR joining The Rugby Championship.|} World Rugby Sevens Series XVI 14–15 XVII 15–16 XVIII 16–17 XIX 17–18 XX 18–19   nd Dubai 6th Dubai 5th Dubai 5th Dubai 4th Dubai rd Port Elizabeth 7th* Cape Town 11th* Cape Town 9th Cape Town 7th* Cape Town   6th Wellington 5th Wellington 10th Wellington rd Hamilton 7th* Hamilton < ----> 7th* Gold Coast < ---->nd Sydney < < < ----> 6th Sydney 5th Las Vegas nd Las Vegas 7th* Las Vegas – rd Vancouver 7th* Vancouver 6th Vancouver 9th Vancouver   5th Hong Kong 4th Hong Kong rd Hong Kong 11th* Hong Kong 11th* Hong Kong 9th Tokyo 7th* Singapore 4th Singapore nd Singapore 7th* Singapore   nd London 10th London 6th London 7th* London nd London 7th* Glasgow 6th Paris 10th Paris 11th* Paris 11th* Paris     9/9 120 pts5th^[16] 10/10 134 pts4th^[17] 10/10 113 pts6th^[18] 10/10 123 pts4th^[19] 10/10 104 pts7th Notes: |} 2020s World Rugby Sevens Series 2019–20 2021 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 < --Africa & Middle East--> < --Oceania--> < --Americas--> < --Asia--> < --Europe--> Notes

Players

Current squad

The following players have been selected to represent Australia during the 2023–24 SVNS tournament beginning in December 2023.

Note: Caps reflect the total number of SVNS events competed in as of the 2023 Dubai Sevens.

Records and statistics

Player records

The following shows leading career Australia players based on statistics from the World Rugby Sevens Series. Players in bold are still active.

Tries scored^[20]

width=25	No.	Player	width=40	Tries
1		115
2		114
3		113
4		109
5		107

Points scored

width=25	No.	width=110	Player	width=45	Points
1	Maurice Longbottom	792
2	Dietrich Roache	753
3	Nick Malouf	410
4	Nathan Lawson	345
5	Josh Turner	277

Matches played

width=25	No.	width=110	Player	width=45	Matches
1	Nick Malouf	304
2	Maurice Longbottom	221
3	Josh Turner	170
4	Dietrich Roache	159
5	Nathan Lawson	139

Award winners

The following Australia Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2004:^[21]

World Rugby Men's 7s Player of the Year

width=40	Year	width=170	Nominees	width=170	Winners
2018	Ben O'Donnell	align=center rowspan=3	—
align=center rowspan=2	2022	Nick Malouf
Corey Toole

World Rugby Men's 7s Dream Team

width=40	Year	width=40		width=170	Player
2024	5.	Nathan Lawson

Captains

Name	Year	Ref
Ed Jenkins	2011–2016	^[22]
Sam Myers	2016	^[23]
Lewis Holland	2018–2019
James Stannard	2018
Con Foley	2018
Jesse Parahi	2018	^[24]

Coaches

Name	Tenure	Ref
Bill Millard	2002–2005
Glen Ella	2005–2007	^[25]
Bill Millard	2007–08 (interim)	^[26]
	2008–2014	^[27]
Geraint John	2014–15
Tim Walsh	2015 (interim)
Scott Bowen	2015–16 (interim)	^[28]
Andy Friend	2016–2018
Jarred Hodges	2018 (interim)	^[29]
	2018–2021	^[30]
	2022–present	^[31]

See also

• National Rugby Sevens Championships
• Australia national rugby union team

External links

• Official website
• WorldRugby profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2000 IRB Sevens Standings . Rugby7 .
2. Web site: 2001 IRB Sevens Standings . Rugby7 . 11 September 2015 . 23 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180623033007/http://www.rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2001 . dead .
3. Web site: 2002 IRB Sevens Standings . Rugby7 . 11 September 2015 . 23 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180623033339/http://www.rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2002 . dead .
4. Web site: 2003 IRB Sevens Standings . Rugby7 . 11 September 2015 . 23 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180623033244/http://www.rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2003 . dead .
5. Web site: 2004 IRB Sevens Standings . Rugby7 .
6. Web site: 2005 IRB Sevens Standings . Rugby7 .
7. Web site: 2006 IRB Sevens Standings . Rugby7 .
8. Web site: 2007 IRB Sevens Standings . Rugby7 .
9. Web site: 2008 IRB Sevens Standings . Rugby7 .
10. Web site: 2009 IRB Sevens Standings . Rugby7 .
11. Web site: 2010 IRB Sevens Standings . Rugby7 . 11 September 2015 . 10 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180410135027/http://www.rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2010 . dead .
12. Web site: 2011 IRB Sevens Standings . Rugby7 . 11 September 2015 . 10 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180410135556/http://www.rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2011 . dead .
13. Web site: 2012 IRB Sevens Standings . Rugby7 . 11 September 2015 . 10 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180410135655/http://www.rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2012 . dead .
14. Web site: 2013 IRB Sevens Standings . Rugby7 .
15. Web site: 2014 IRB Sevens Standings . Rugby7 .
16. Web site: 2015 IRB Sevens Standings . Rugby7 .
17. Web site: 2016 IRB Sevens Standings . Rugby7 .
18. Web site: 2017 . World Series Standings . World Rugby . 21 May 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170521181531/http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/standings . 21 May 2017 .
19. Web site: 2018 . World Series Standings . World Rugby . 20 June 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180619193537/https://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/standings/mens . 19 June 2018.
20. https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stats/mens/alltime/players?metric=tries&team=2409 World Rugby website, current as of 15 March 2023
21. News: Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby . www.world.rugby . 16 March 2024 . en.
22. News: 26 October 2015 . Ed Jenkins relinquishes Australia men's sevens captaincy . The Sydney Morning Herald . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161126220529/http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/ed-jenkins-relinquishes-australia-mens-sevens-captaincy-20161025-gsaqsz.html . 26 November 2016.
23. Web site: 25 November 2016 . Men's Sevens: All in the family for Caslicks . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161126223029/http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/11/25/03/37/men-sevens-team-for-dubai . 26 November 2016 . Australian Rugby.
24. Web site: 4 April 2018 . Parahi wants to do sidelined skippers proud . live . https://archive.today/20180417045256/https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2018/04/03/aussie-sevens-men-commonwealth-games-parahi-captain-announcement#selection-2317.0-2317.43 . 17 April 2018 . 17 April 2018 . rugby.com.au.
25. Web site: 1 March 2005 . ESPN . Glen Ella appointed Australian sevens coach . https://web.archive.org/web/20221008124941/https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/15378104/glen-ella-appointed-australian-sevens-coach . 8 October 2022.
26. Web site: Australia 7s trial squad named . ESPN . https://web.archive.org/web/20221008131932/https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/15400286/australia-7s-trial-squad-named . 8 October 2022 . 31 October 2007.
27. Web site: O'Connor takes charge of Australia 7s . ESPN . https://web.archive.org/web/20221008125738/https://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/story/_/id/15405597/oconnor-takes-charge-australia-7s . 8 October 2022 . 3 September 2008.
28. http://www.rugby.com.au/sevens/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1754/ArticleID/17180/Mens-Sevens-finish-seventh-in-Cape-Town.aspx Men's Sevens finish seventh in Cape Town
29. News: 6 April 2018 . Australia to field youthful men's lineup at 2018 Hong Kong Sevens . News.com.au . 17 April 2018 . live . https://archive.today/20180417035836/http://www.news.com.au/sport/rugby/australia-to-field-youthful-mens-lineup-at-2018-hong-kong-sevens/news-story/58a80c56ded7da0ed498b31c327e3ecd . 17 April 2018.
30. News: Aussie women lose coach to men . The Daily Examiner . Grafton . 19 March 2018 . 19 March 2018 . live . https://archive.today/20180417035104/https://www.dailyexaminer.com.au/news/aussie-women-lose-coach-to-men/3365035/ . 17 April 2018.
31. Web site: 10 December 2021 . AP News . Australia’s rugby sevens coaches swap jobs; director leaves . https://web.archive.org/web/20220205163213/https://apnews.com/article/sports-australia-2020-tokyo-olympics-coaching-rugby-71dae57849033dc8e1f4f1bd1054b708 . 5 February 2022.