{"id":460334,"date":"2026-02-05T15:43:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/460334\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:43:07","slug":"great-britain-7s-squads-announced-for-perth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/460334\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Britain 7\u2019s Squads Announced for Perth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n                                    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                        <img width=\"2160\" height=\"1441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aho_260204_0466.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<\/p>\n<p>After a tough set of fixtures last time out, both teams will be looking for improved performances when they play Down Under in another round of the HSBC SVNS Series.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the men\u2019s squad, Scots Ross McKnight, Finlay Callaghan, Roan Frostwick, Matt Davidson and Josh Radcliffe make up a strong Scottish contingent. Only one change has been made, with Ollie Dawkins, looking to pick up his first cap, being called up to replace Luca Bardelli after the Ayr winger suffered an injury in Singapore last weekend. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Women\u2019s\u00a0squad\u00a0remains\u00a0unchanged\u00a0from last time out. Captains Katie Shillaker and Chantelle Mielle\u00a0will\u00a0lead\u00a0the side once more\u00a0as they look to shift performance into results.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Great Britain\u00a07s\u00a0Director of Rugby,\u00a0Ciaran Beattie,\u00a0said:\u201d Success\u00a0for us\u00a0comes from taking a step forward,\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0definitely aiming\u00a0to\u00a0see some results, especially for the men where\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0been just inches away in so many of our games.\u00a0A step up in\u00a0performances\u00a0is always something\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0looking for.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both squads will come up against some of the top teams in some challenging fixtures, with the women facing a strong Australia and the men taking on New Zealand, who currently it second overall in the table, in a competitive set of men\u2019s fixtures. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Beattie added: \u201cFor the women, there\u2019s a clear dominance from Australia and New Zealand\u00a0so getting to go against those squads again is\u00a0a real learning\u00a0experience,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0fantastic to get to\u00a0come\u00a0up against\u00a0teams like them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">World\u00a0SVNS Series\u00a0Pool Fixtures\u00a07th\u00a0February\u00a0\u2013 All matches are live on Rugby Pass (UK kick-off times)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s Fixtures\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Australia v Great Britain\u2013 03:36<br \/>Canada v Great Britain \u2013 06:20\u00a0<br \/>France v Great Britain \u2013 09:36\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s Fixtures\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>France v Great Britain \u2013 04:42<br \/>New Zealand v Great Britain \u2013 07:58<br \/>Australia v Great Britain \u2013 11:36\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Remaining fixtures will be dependent on pool stage results.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Women\u2019s squad\u00a0<br \/>1.Millie Hyett (Gloucester Hartpury\/RFU)<br \/>3.Jenny Hesketh (Bristol Bears\/WRU)<br \/>6.Evelyn Clarke (Loughborough\/RFU)<br \/>8.Molly Luthayi (Loughborough\/RFU)<br \/>10.Katie Shillaker (Harlequins\/RFU) \u2013 CO-CAPTAIN<br \/>11.Abigail Pritchard (Gloucester Hartpury\/RFU)<br \/>15.Courtney Greenway (Gwalia Lightning\/WRU)<br \/>17.Chantelle Miell (Saracens\/RFU) \u202f-CO-CAPTAIN<br \/>19.Jojo Vosakiwaiwai (Harlequins\/RFU)<br \/>27.Georgie Lingham (LeicesterTigers\/RFU)<br \/>55.Joia Bennett (Saracens\/RFU)<br \/>77.Eloise Hayward (WRU)<br \/>97.Joy Okechukwu (Harlequins\/RFU)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Men\u2019s squad<br \/>1.Ross McKnight (Edinburgh Rugby Pro-Academy)<br \/>3.Finlay Callaghan (Scotland Sevens)<br \/>4.Roan Frostwick(Scotland Sevens)<br \/>5.Marcus Kershaw (Great Britain Sevens)<br \/>6.Matt Davidson (Scotland Sevens)<br \/>10.Brent Jackson (Glasgow Warriors Pro-Academy)<br \/>11.Fin Lloyd Gilmour (Great Britain Sevens)<br \/>15.Tom Burton (Exeter University)<br \/>21.Callum Woolley (Scarlets)<br \/>22.Ollie Dawkins (Eastern Suburb \/ Great Britain Sevens)<br \/>23.Josh Radcliffe (Scotland Sevens)<br \/>24.Charlton Kerr (Great Britain Sevens) CAPTAIN<br \/>44.Sunni Jardine (Great Britain Sevens)\u202f<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; After a tough set of fixtures last time out, both teams will&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":460335,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-460334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/460335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}