| Union | Rugby Union of Russia (suspended) |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Bears |
| Coach | ️Vuyo Zangqa |
| World Cup Sevens | |
| Appearances | 4 (First in2001) |
| Best result | 9th (2001) |
| International medals | ||
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| Men'srugby sevens | ||
Representing Russia | ||
| European Championship | ||
 | 2007 | |
| 2009 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2017 | |
 | 2005 | |
| 2006 | |
 | 2010 | |
| 2013 | |
| 2018 | |
| 2021 | |
| Universiade | ||
| 2013 Kazan | |
TheRussia national rugby sevens team competed in theWorld Rugby Sevens Series and theRugby World Cup Sevens. After the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine,World Rugby andRugby Europe suspended Russia from international and European continental rugby union competition. In addition, the Rugby Union of Russia was suspended from World Rugby and Rugby Europe.[1][2]
Russia has competed at the2001,2005 and2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The team won the Plate final in 2001 to end 9th, with wins overKenya, Spain andGeorgia. In 2005 they finished 11th, collecting wins over Kenya, Uruguay and Japan. As hosts of the 2013 World Cup, Russia claimed the Bowl final to take 17th place, after beatingSpain,Uruguay andJapan.[citation needed]
The first appearance of Russia at the Sevens World Series was at the2011 Hong Kong Sevens. The team lost to Wales, tied versusFiji and defeated West Indies to reach Plate quarterfinals, where they lost to France to take 13th place.[citation needed] At the 2006 London Sevens, Russia defeatedCanada,Tunisia andAustralia to reach the Bowl final, where they lost to Portugal to finish 10th. The team resulted ninth at the 2007 Hong Kong Sevens, after defeating Italy, Korea, Kenya and France.[citation needed]
At the 2009South Africa Sevens, Russia tied Australia and defeatedZimbabwe and the United States to reach the Cup final, where they were defeated by Wales to result 10th. At the 2010 South Africa Sevens, they defeated Kenya, Zimbabwe and France to reach the Cup final, where they lost toScotland to end tenth.[citation needed] At the 2011 Hong Kong Sevens, Russia defeated Kenya andMalaysia to advance to Cup quarterfinals. After losing to England and Australia, the team resulted seventh. At the 2012 Scotland Sevens they won the Cup final to result ninth, after beatingUnited States, France and Spain.[citation needed]
Russia played the 2013 Sevens World Series qualifier at Hong Kong. They defeatedCook Islands,Mexico and Zimbabwe to win they group. Later they defeated Uruguay but lost to Zimbabwe in the semifinals. In the 2014 qualifier, they defeatedChile andBarbados and lost to Zimbabwe in the group phase. Next they defeated Uruguay to reach semifinal, where they were beaten by Japan.[citation needed]
Russia returned to the Sevens World Series qualifier at the2015 Hong Kong Sevens, where they defeated South Korea and Tunisia and lost to Papua New Guinea in the group phase. Later they defeated Hong Kong,Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe to win the tournament and claim core status for the2015-16 Sevens World Series. In the 2015-16 Series, Russia finished second last and managed to maintain core status, ahead of last-placed Portugal who were relegated.[citation needed]
Squad current through 8 July 2017[3]
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| Rugby World Cup Sevens Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1993 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1997 | |||||||||
 2001 | Plate Winner | 9th | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |||
 2005 | Plate Semifinalist | 11th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||
 2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2013 | Bowl Winner | 17th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
 2018 | 14th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
 2022 | Suspended from qualification | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/6 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2016 | Not Qualified | ||||||||
 2020 | Not Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Summer Universiade | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | L | D | ||||
| 2013 |  | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
 2019 | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 1 Title | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| European Men's Sevens | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | D | ||||
 2004[4] | 7th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2005[5] |  | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2006[6] | | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2007[7] | | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
 2008[8] | 9th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2009[9] | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2010[10] |  | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 4th | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| 2012 | 6th | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2013 | | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 4th | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 4th | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 2017 | | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 10th | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Total | 18/21 | 217 | 157 | 73 | 8 | ||||
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