Great Britain men’s and women’s teams will participate in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series next season. The Rugby Football Union, Scottish Rugby and Welsh Rugby Union have confirmed a joint approach for the venture.
The move has been ratified and mandated by World Rugby, aligning the governing bodies’ future direction of sevens and connection to its Olympic status.
It means that Great Britain will be a representative team in the World Series for men and women, replacing England, Scotland and Wales in the men’s competition and England in the women’s, although each union will retain individual Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup status, depending on qualification.
The respective unions and World Rugby are in discussions regarding further playing opportunities for the England, Scotland and Wales teams.