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| Union | Scottish Rugby Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Ciaran Beattie | ||
| Captain | Jamie Farndale | ||
| Mostcaps | Scott Riddell (333 matches) | ||
| Top scorer | Colin Gregor (1,345) | ||
| Most tries | Andrew Turnbull (151) | ||
| |||
| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in1993) | ||
TheScotland national rugby sevens team competes in theRugby World Cup Sevens and theCommonwealth Games. It also competedWorld Rugby Sevens Series although it has been replaced by a combinedGreat Britain team in this competition.
The head coach isCiaran Beattie, supported by managerSean Lamont and skills coachGraham Shiel.
During 2006, the side were in danger of no longer competing in the Sevens World Series due to the financial problems faced by theScottish Rugby Union. However, they gained a reprieve when theInternational Rugby Board announced thata leg of the Sevens World Series would be held atMurrayfield inEdinburgh, starting in2007. The SRU then announced that the Scotland sevens team would compete in all eight legs of the Sevens World Series, and draw players from the country's national academy.[1] Scotland were champions of the2016 London Sevens.[2]
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Scotland has competed in the World Rugby Sevens Series every season since the Series’ inception in 1999–2000. Scotland’s best finish is seventh place in 2016–17.
| World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1993 | Bowl Final | 14th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
 1997 | Plate Semifinals | =11th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
 2001 | did not participate | ||||||||
 2005 | Cup Quarterfinals | =5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
 2009 | Plate Champions | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
 2013 | Plate Semifinals | =11th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
 2018 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
 2022 | 15th Place Final | 16th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 7/8 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Commonwealth Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1998 | did not participate | ||||||||
 2002 | Plate semifinals[3] | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
 2006 | Bowl Semifinals | =11th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
 2010 | Plate Final | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Plate Semifinals | =7th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 5th Place Playoff | 6th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 5th Place Playoff | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 6/7 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 0 | |||
As of April 2022[update] the career statistics leaders in theWorld Rugby Sevens Series are shown in the following tale. Players in bold are still active.
| No. | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Turnbull | 151 |
| 2 | Jamie Farndale | 136 |
| 3 | James Fleming | 112 |
| 4 | Mark Robertson | 106 |
| 5 | Colin Gregor | 88 |
The 10-roundSevens World Series XVIII.
The 10-roundSevens World Series XVII.
| Dubai Sevens | Cape Town 7s | Wellington Sevens | Sydney Sevens | USA Sevens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4–5 December 2015 | 12–13 December 2015 | 30–31 January 2016 | 6–7 February 2016 | 4-6 March 2016 |
Made their début * |
Made their début * | |||
| Finished: Bowl finalists | Finished: Bowl Winners | Finished: Bowl finalists | Finished: Bowl Semi-finalists | Finished: Bowl Semi-finalists |
| Canada Sevens | Hong Kong Sevens | Singapore Sevens | Paris Sevens | London Sevens |
| 12–13 March 2016 | 8–10 April 2016 | 16–17 April 2016 | 14–15 May 2016 | 20–22 May 2016 |
| Finished: Cup Quarter-finalists | Finished: Bowl Finalists | Finished: Bowl Winners | Finished: Bowl Winners | Finished: Tournament Winners |
| 2014 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| Player | Position |
| Backs | |
| Mark Bennett | Centre |
| Colin Gregor | Scrum-half/Stand-Off |
| Lee Jones | Scrum-half/Wing |
| Stuart Hogg | Wing |
| James Johnstone | Centre |
| Scott Wight | Stand-Off |
| Forwards | |
| Richie Vernon | Prop / Centre |
| James Eddie | Prop |
| Sean Lamont | Prop |
| Colin Shaw | Prop/Centre |
| Scott Riddell | Prop/Hooker |
| Roddy Grant | Prop/Hooker |
