Wales national rugby sevens team
First Day Event Finish
2007-11-30 Dubai Bowl semi-finalists
2007-12-07 George Bowl winners
2008-02-01 Wellington Plate runners-up
2008-02-09 San Diego Bowl winners
2008-03-28 Hong Kong Cup Quarter finalists
2008-04-05 Adelaide Bowl runners-up
2008-05-25 London Bowl runners-up
2008-05-31 Edinburgh Cup semi-finalists
World Rugby Sevens Series record
2006–2007 Series ( sixth overall ) First Day Event Finish 2006-12-01 Dubai Shield winners 2006-12-08 George Plate winners 2007-02-02 Wellington Did not compete 2007-02-10 San Diego Did not compete 2007-03-30 Hong Kong Plate winners 2007-04-07 Adelaide Bowl winners 2007-05-26 London Cup semi-finalists 2007-06-02 Edinburgh Cup semi-finalists
The Wales national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens and in the Commonwealth Games. Wales were the World Cup Sevens Champions after winning the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens in the United Arab Emirates. But they relinquished that title after failing to defend their crown at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow. The Welsh sevens squad was disbanded by the Welsh Rugby Union due to financial constraints. After a three-year absence, the Wales sevens team returned to international competition in the 2006-07 season. 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 the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The star of the 2005-06 squad was Neath and Ospreys player James Hook. Hook has since progressed to the full Welsh national side. In 2006-07, Wales competed in the Dubai, South Africa, Australia, Hong Kong, Scotland and England legs of the IRB's World Sevens Series, reaching the semi-finals of the cup at Twickenham and Murrayfield. Wales have been a core team that has competed in all legs of the IRB Sevens Series since the 2007-08 season. At the 2016 USA Sevens, Wales beat Canada, Portugal, Scotland and France to win the Bowl final and claim 9th place.