The Australia national rugby sevens team represent Australia in men's rugby sevens. The team participates in the annual World Rugby Sevens Series competition and the quadrennial Rugby World Cup Sevens. Australia, being a member of the Commonwealth, also compete in the quadrennial rugby sevens event at the Commonwealth Games, as well as the Summer Olympics. Australia's best performance at the Commonwealth Games was silver at Delhi 2010, while at the Summer Olympics it is fourth at Paris 2024.
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Team name
The Australia national sevens side does not have a nickname as of 2016. The team is sometimes erroneously referred to as the Aussie Thunderbolts in sections of the media, but that name refers to Australia's developmental sevens side (the second team) rather than the official national team.
At the inaugural Hong Kong Sevens tournament in 1976, Australia was represented by a selected team under the name Wallaroos, originally the name of one of the foundation clubs of the Southern Rugby Union in 1874, but now used for the Australian women's team in 15-a-side rugby. Australia has also been represented at international sevens tournaments by the Australian Barbarians club.
Tournament record
A red box around the year indicates a tournament played in Australia. An asterisk (*) indicates a shared placing.
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World Rugby Sevens Series
Players
Current squad
The following players have been selected to represent Australia during the 2023–24 SVNS tournament beginning in December 2023.
Note: Caps reflect the total number of SVNS events competed in as of the 2023 Dubai Sevens.
Records and statistics
Player records
The following shows leading career Australia players based on statistics from the World Rugby Sevens Series. Players in bold are still active.
Award winners
The following Australia Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2004:
Honours
Australia has won the following: