Spain's national rugby sevens team is one of 12 core teams participating in all ten tournaments of the World Rugby Sevens Series, 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.
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.IRB.com, , 25 September 2012 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.
The team also competes annually in Rugby Europe's Sevens Grand Prix Series tournament.
Tournament history
Summer Olympic Games Spain's Olympic Games resultsYearRoundPosition 2016Placement round10th5140 2020 did not qualifyTotalPlacement round1/15140MatchesPool stage 0 – 24 LossPool stage 12 – 26 LossPool stage 5 – 26 Loss9–12th place playoff semi-final 14 – 12 Win9–12th place playoff Ninth place 14 – 24 Loss
Rugby World Cup Sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens RecordYearRoundPosition 1993Plate Finalist 10th 7 3 4 0 1997Plate Quarterfinalist 13th 5 3 2 0 2001Plate Semifinalist 11th 7 4 3 0 2005 Did not qualify 2009 2013Bowl Quarterfinalist 21st 4 0 4 0 2018Did not qualify 2022Total0 Titles4/72310130
World Rugby Sevens Series
Spain started off the 2012–13 IRB Sevens Series with a bang at the 2012 Gold Coast Sevens, defeating core teams Wales and England to finish ninth and win the Bowl. Pedro Martin led Spain in scoring in the 2012 Gold Coast Sevens, contributing 5 tries and 27 points, while Pablo Feijoo added 4 tries and 22 points.IRB.com,
Spain was elevated to "core team" status for the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series, following its performance in qualifying at the 2012 Hong Kong Sevens. At that tournament, Spain defeated Zimbabwe, Philippines, Tonga and Japan to reach the finals, where it lost to Canada. Spain participated in other events during the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. In that season, Spain played in the 2012 Scotland Sevens, reaching the Bowl finals, and the 2012 London Sevens, reaching the Cup quarterfinal.
Spain's best finish on the World Series was the 2024–25 season where Spain finished 3rd.
Players Current squad The following players have been selected to represent Spain during the 2025–26 SVNS tournament beginning in November 2025.
Note: Caps reflect the total number of SVNS events competed in as of the 2025 South Africa Sevens.
Award winners The following Spain Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2004:
+ World Rugby Men's 7s Dream Team Year Player 2025 3. Manu Moreno 6. Pol Pla
Records and statistics Former squads
+ 2017–18 Sevens SeriesPlayerAgeAlejandro Alonso19Francisco Hernández29Ignacio Martin Goenaga34Ignacio Rodriguez-Guerra22Igor Genua (c)29Iñaki Villanueva27Jacobo Martin Beamonte24Jaike Carter31Javier Carrión27Javier De Juan27Josh Taylor20Lucas Levy27Manuel Sainz-Trapaga25Marcos Poggi30Pablo Fontes22Pol Pla25Thomas Pearce27Pablo Feijoo (Head Coach)
+ Squad to 2014 London Sevens:PlayerAdam NewtonInaki VillanuevaJavier CarrionJavier de JuanMatias TudelaJacobo MartinJaike CarterGauthier MinguillonFrancisco HernandezAngel LopezGlen RollsPablo Fontes
+ Squad for 2012 Hong Kong Sevens:PlayerNumberIgnacio Martin1Carlos Blanco2Javier Canosa3Pablo Feijóo (c)4César Sempere5Martín Heredia6Pedro Martín7Juan Cano8Angel Lopez9Matías Tudela10Ryan Le Roux11Marcus Poggi12
Coach Pablo Feijoo has served as head coach of the Spain national rugby sevens team since the 2016–17 season. He played in the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia, and was a member of the squad that defeated to secure a place in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Feijoo replaced Ignacio "Tiki" Inchausti, who played in Spain's only ever appearance at the 1999 fifteens Rugby World Cup, and also played at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2001 in Mar del Plata. Prior to his appointment to the men's team, Inchausti was in charge of Spain's women's squad, whom he managed to qualify for the inaugural participation of women in the tournament in Dubai in 2009. Inchausti coached the Spanish men's men's side from 2010, helping them qualify as a core team in 2012.IRB.com, , 25 September 2012
Player records Players in bold are still active. +Tries scored No. Player Tries 1 Pol Pla 942Eduardo Lopez51 3 Manuel Sainz-Trapaga 40 4 Eduardo Lopez 39 5 Juan Ramos 38
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––––––
TeamPldWDLPFPA±Pts 550015132+11915 54018131+5013 520357107−509 52037599−249 511374100−268 501431100−696
See also Spain women's national rugby sevens team
References McLaren, Bill A Visit to Hong Kong in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds) The Whitbread Rugby World '90 (Lennard Books, 1989)
External links Official website WorldRugby profile