Wales

Union	Welsh Rugby Union
Emblem	Three feathers
Coach	Richie Pugh
Top scorer	Luke Morgan (655)
Most tries	Luke Morgan (131)
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World Cup Sevens
Appearances	7 (First in1993)
Best result	Champions (2009)

TheWales national rugby sevens team did compete at the annualWorld Rugby Sevens Series between 2000 and 2022,^[1][2] however merged withEngland andScotland to form theGreat Britain sevens team from the2022–23 season onward.^[1][2] The team also competes at the quadrennialRugby World Cup Sevens and theCommonwealth Games.^[1][2]

Wales were the World Cup Sevens Champions after winning the2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens in theUnited Arab Emirates. But they relinquished that title after failing to defend their crown at the2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens inMoscow.

The Welsh sevens squad was disbanded by theWelsh Rugby Union (WRU) due to financial constraints. After a three-year absence, the Wales sevens team returned to international competition in the2006–07 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 the2006 Commonwealth Games.

The star of the 2005–06 squad wasNeath RFC andOspreys playerJames Hook. Hook later progressed to theWales national 15-a-side team. In 2006–07, Wales competed in the Dubai, South Africa, Australia, Hong Kong, Scotland and England legs of theIRB'sWorld Sevens Series, reaching the semi-finals of the cup atTwickenham andMurrayfield Stadium. Wales have been a core team that has competed in all legs of the IRB Sevens Series since the2007–08 season.

At the2016 USA Sevens, Wales beat Canada, Portugal, Scotland and France to win the Bowl final and claim 9th place.

World Cup Sevens record
Year	Round	Position	Played	Won	Lost	Drew
1993	Plate Semifinalists	11th	6	3	3	0
1997	Plate Quarterfinalists	13th	5	1	3	1
2001	Plate Semifinalists	11th	7	3	3	1
2005	Did not enter
2009	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0
2013	Quarterfinalists	5th	4	3	1	0
2018	Round of 16	11th	5	3	2	0
2022	Challenge quarter-finals	15th	5	2	3	0
Total	1 Title	7/8	38	20	16	2

Commonwealth Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
1998	Quarterfinalists	5th	5	2	3	0
2002	Plate Semifinalists	7th	5	2	3	0
2006	Plate Winners	5th	6	4	2	0
2010	Plate Semifinalists	7th	5	2	3	0
2014	Plate Finalists	6th	6	3	3	0
2018	Seventh playoff	7th	5	3	2	0
2022	Ninth–twelfth playoff	11th	5	2	3	0
Total	0 Titles	7/7	37	18	19	0

In Wales's first ever cup final appearance in a major rugby sevens event, Wales played Argentina in the 2009 World Cup Final.

In the Group stages Wales beat Zimbabwe 31–5 and Uruguay 27–0 before losing to Argentina 14–0 in the final pool match, leaving Wales uncertain of a cup quarterfinals spot. With results going their way Wales made it to the cup quarterfinals as one of the second place qualifiers for the first time in their history.

Wales beat favourites New Zealand in the quarterfinals 15–14, and defeated Samoa in the semifinals 19–12.

Wales faced Argentina for the second time in the tournament in the Final. Wales started with the same team that played against New Zealand and Samoa earlier in the day. At half time Wales had a lead of 12–7 after tries fromRichie Pugh andTal Selley.In the second half Argentina levelled the score at 12–12. With less than 90 seconds left, Wales'sAled Thomas scored underneath the posts and with a successful conversion put Wales into the lead at 19–12.Argentina claimed the restart. After the siren sounded to indicate there was no time left on the clock Argentina fumbled the ball in a ruck leading to the ball being kicked out of play and Wales being crowned the 2009 Sevens Rugby World Cup Champions.

2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens (Winners)

Day	Round	Opposition	Score	Scorers
Day one	Group stage	Zimbabwe	31 – 5	Tries: C. Hill (3), L. Williams, A. Brew Conv: A. Thomas (3)
Day two	Group stage	Uruguay	27 – 0	Tries: R. Pugh (2), A. Thomas, J. Merriman, L. Beach Conv: L. Williams (1)
Day two	Group stage	Argentina	0–14	Tries: Conv:
Day three	Cup Quarterfinal	New Zealand	15 – 14	Tries: L. Williams, T. Isaacs, R. Pugh Conv:
Day three	Cup Semifinal	Samoa	19 – 12	Tries: T. Isaacs, T. Selley, A. Brew Conv: A. Thomas (2)
Day three	Cup Final	Argentina	19 – 12	Tries: A. Thomas, T. Selley, R. Pugh Conv: A. Thomas (2)

The 12-man squad, coached byPaul John ofPontypridd, for the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

There is no current squad as the team was disbanded in 2022, WRU cited financial pressure and lack of public interest in Wales.^[4]

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