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Spain national rugby sevens team
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Spain's national rugby sevens team is one of 15 core teams participating in all ten tournaments of the World Rugby Sevens Series,[1] having qualified by winning the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier tournament. Spain participated as a core team in the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series, but was relegated the following season.
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Union | Spanish Rugby Federation | ||
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Coach(es) | Francisco Hernández | ||
Captain(s) | Pol Pla | ||
Top scorer | Francisco Hernández (449) | ||
Most tries | Pol Pla (50) | ||
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The team trains together at the country's Olympic training facilities in Madrid, which itself has been a result of the sport entering its first Olympic cycle.[2] Spain won the 2016 Olympic qualifying repechage tournament by beating Samoa 22–19 to qualify for the last available qualifying spot for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3][4][5]
The team also competes annually in Rugby Europe's Sevens Grand Prix Series tournament.[6]