Russia national rugby union team (sevens)
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| Union | Rugby Union of Russia |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Bears |
| Coach(es) | Henry Paul |
| World Cup Sevens | |
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2001) |
| Best result | 9th (2001) |
The Russia national rugby union sevens team compete in the Sevens World Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Russia has competed at the 2001, 2005 and 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The team won the Plate final in 2001 to end 9th, with wins over Kenya, Spain and Georgia. In 2005 they resulted 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 beating Spain, Uruguay and Japan.
Sevens World Series
The first appearance of Russia at the Sevens World Series was at the 2011 Hong Kong Sevens. The team lost to Wales, tied versus Fiji and won over West Indies to reach Plate quarterfinals, where they lost to France to take 13th place.
At the 2006 London Sevens, Russia defeated Canada, Tunisia and Australia to reach the Bowl final, where they lost to Portugal to finish 10th. The tea, resulted 9th at the 2007 Hong Kong Sevens, after winning over Italy, Korea, Kenya and France.
At the 2009 South Africa Sevens, Russia tied Australia and won over Zimbabwe 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 won over Kenya, Zimbabwe and France to reach the Cup final, where they lost to Scotland to end 10th.
At the 2011 Hong Kong Sevens, Russia defeated Kenya and Malaysia to advance to Cup quarterfinals. After losing to England and Australia, the team resulted 7th. At the 2012 Scotland Sevens they won the Cup final to result 9th, after beating United States, France and Spain.
Russia played the 2013 Sevens World Series pre-qualifier at Hong Kong. They won over Cook Islands, Mexico and Zimbabwe to win they group. Later they defeated Uruguay but lost to Zimbabwe in the semifinals. In the 2014 qualifier, they defeated Chile and Barbados and lost to Zimbabwe in the group phase. Next they won over Uruguay to reach semifinal, where they were beaten by Japan.
Russia returned to the Sevens World Series qualifier at the 2015 Hong Kong Sevens, where they took wins over South Korea and Tunisia and a loss to Papua New Guinea in the group phase. Later they won over Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe to win the tournament and claim core status for the 2015-16 Sevens World Series.
Current Squad
Squad to the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens World Series Qualifier.[1]
- Vladimir Ostroushko
- Alexander Gudok
- Vladislav Lazarenko
- Evgeny Nepeyvoda
- Dmitriy Perov
- Eduard Filatov
- Ivan Korotkov
- Alexsandr Ianiushkin
- Ivan Kotov
- Yury Kushnarev
- Stanislav Bondarev
- Dmitry Gritsenko
Results
Hong Kong Sevens
| Year | Venue | Cup | Plate | Bowl | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Final Score | Runner-up | Winner | Winner | ||
| 2007 Details |
Hong Kong Stadium |  Samoa |
27-22 |  Fiji |
 Wales |
 Russia |
| 2008 Details |
Hong Kong Stadium |  New Zealand |
26-12 |  South Africa |
 France |
Russia |
2008 Hannover Sevens
Group A matches -
| POR | GEO | ESP | GER | RUS | ROM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | – | 26-10 | 28-5 | 14-12 | 45-5 | 38-0 |
| Georgia | – | – | 28-5 | 26-0 | 5-0 | 12-0 |
| Spain | – | – | – | 26-22 | 7-29 | 14-0 |
| Germany | – | – | – | – | 17-12 | 24-21 |
| Russia | – | – | – | – | – | 19-19 |
| Romania | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 32 | +119 | 15 |
 Georgia |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 31 | +50 | 13 |
 Spain |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 107 | -50 | 9 |
 Germany |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 99 | -24 | 9 |
| Russia |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 100 | -26 | 8 |
 Romania |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 100 | -69 | 6 |
See also
- World Sevens Series
- Rugby World Cup Sevens
References
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