Great Britain 7s team to compete in the HSBC World Sevens Series

There will be a Great Britain 7s team that will compete in the HSBC World Sevens Series in the build-up to next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.

This is after the Rugby Football Union, Scottish Rugby Union and Welsh Rugby Union have confirmed they have secured funding for a Great Britain Sevens teams for the 2021 season ahead of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The deal has been made possible by an innovative commercial partnership with The National Lottery.

The partnership means the Great Britain Sevens teams have the perfect opportunity to build towards winning gold in the delayed Olympic Games.

Scott Forrest remains head coach for the women’s side, having been in leadership roles with Scotland Women’s Sevens since 2012.

Tony Roques will join as head coach for the men.

Roques brings with him a wealth of knowledge having most recently been an assistant coach with the USA Eagles 7s side and prior to that as assistant coach to the England 7s team.

James Rodwell, the most capped rugby 7s player of all time and part of the England coaching team since 2018, will complete the coaching set up, assisting across both the Men’s and Women’s programmes.

[Source: Planet Rugby]