Great Britain 7s squads announced for Vancouver

5 Mar 2026

Both GB7s squads are set to hit the ground running when another round of the HSBC SVNS World Series takes place in Vancouver this weekend (Saturday 7 March) – Live on RugbyPass.

There are a series of notable changes in the men’s squad, with Scotland’s Jacob Henry making his way back into the squad after long-term injury and Glasgow Pro Academy player Ben Salmon earning a debut. Ryan Apps is also set to make a return to the squad with Finlay Callaghan, Roan Frostwick, Matt Davidson and Josh Radcliffe making up the rest of the Scottish contingent.

In the women’s side, GB stalwarts Heather Cowell, Abigail Brown and Grace Crompton will all make their way into the squad, adding Olympic experience to the group.

Great Britain 7s Director of Rugby, Ciaran Beattie, said: “As we head into the next set of events, we’re seeing some Olympic experience work its way in, which we think is going to be on show come Saturday. I think it’s been a pretty tough start for the women, but we’re all confident that they’ll keep progressing, they’re consistently taking steps forward.

“For the men, we’re welcoming back Jake Henry, he’s been involved in the Scottish Rugby system for a long time and is looking to bounce back after years of injury; he’s looking really sharp. We also have Ben Salmon from the Glasgow Pro Academy set to make his debut, we’re really excited for him to get started inside the programme and come out firing. We’ve had some good results across both teams so we’re looking to keep building towards the World Championships in Hong Kong.”

World SVNS Series Pool Fixtures Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 March – All matches available live on Rugby Pass (UK kick-off times)

Men

South Africa v Great Britain – 20:03

New Zealand v Great Britain – 23:39

Spain v Great Britain – 03:18

Women

New Zealand v Great Britain – 20:47

France v Great Britain – 00:13

Japan v Great Britain – 04:02

(Remaining fixtures will be dependent on pool stage results)

The teams

Women’s squad