Singapore Sevens Recap

After the Christmas and new year break, the World Sevens Series returned this past weekend, seeing both of Great Britains sevens squads take on tough opposition.  

GB men’s were unable to match South Africa and Spain and a narrow defeat against Fiji earlier in the day showed a real competitive edge but the men ultimately took eighth place in the end.  

The women’s squad also took on strong opposition, coming up against top of the table New Zealand as their first fixture of the weekend. GB women’s eventually finished in eighth after defeats to Fiji and Japan in the final two matches on Sunday.  

Great Britain Sevens Director of Rugby, Ciaran Beattie said: “It was a difficult weekend for both teams. There were some players that really put their hands up over the course of the weekend, with a few new caps that have learned a lot.” 

“There was promise in some of the performances and ultimately, we’re really looking to turn those performances into points come Perth next week. That’s the beauty of the game that we have five or six games to go and show that.”  

World Series Singapore 2026 Results – 

Saturday 31 January 

Men’s pool fixtures 

Fiji 22-19 Great Britain  

South Africa 33-12 Great Britain 

Great Britain 14-29 Spain 

Women’s pool fixtures  

New Zealand 64-0 Great Britain  

France 32-5 Great Britain  

Canada 52-0 Great Britain 

Day 2 Results  

Men’s  

5th Place Semi Final: Australia 26-19 Great Britain 

7th Place play-off: Argentina 14-10 Great Britain 

Women’s  

5th Place Semi Final: Fiji 36-12 Great Britain 

7th Place Play-Off: Great Britain 5-41 Japan 

Men’s Squad

1. Ross McKnight (Edinburgh Rugby Pro-Academy)
3. Finlay Callaghan (Scotland Sevens
4. Roan Frostwick (Scotland Sevens)
5. Marcus Kershaw (Great Britain Sevens)
6. Matt Davidson (Scotland Sevens)
10. Brent Jackson (Glasgow Warriors Pro-Academy)
11. Fin Lloyd Gilmour (Great Britan Sevens)
15. Tom Burton (Exeter University)
21. Callum Woolley (Scarlets)
23. Josh Radcliffe (Scotland Sevens)
24. Charlton Kerr (Great Britain Sevens) CAPTAIN
25. Luca Bardelli (Ayr)
44. Sunni Jardine (Great Britain Sevens)

Women’s squad

1. Millie Hyett (Gloucester Hartpury/RFU)
3. Jenny Hesketh (Bristol Bears/WRU)
6. Evelyn Clarke (Loughborough/RFU)
8. Molly Luthayi (Loughborough/RFU
10. Katie Shillaker (Harlequins/RFU) CO-CAPTAIN
11. Abigail Pritchard(Gloucester Hartpury/RFU)
15. Courtney Greenway (Gwalia Lightning/WRU)
17. Chantelle Miell (Saracens/RFU) CO-CAPTAIN
19. Jojo Vosakiwaiwai (Harlequins/RFU)
27. Georgie Lingham (Leicester Tigers/RFU)
55. Joia Bennett (Saracens/RFU)
77. Eloise Hayward (WRU)
97. Joy Okechukwu (Harlequins/RFU)