Great Britain's 2016 Olympics silver medal-winning sevens team - where are they now?

A number of the current England stars were key parts of the side that won the silver medal at the 2016 Olympic games in Rio.

Players had been told last month to “explore their options” until the World Series was due to resume early next year, and that they would be out of contract for five months

Mark Robertson (Scotland) - The former winger from Melrose, 34, retired from rugby in 2017 after a stellar XV-a-side career and over 50 tournaments on the World Sevens Series circuit with Scotland, scoring over 100 tries. In 2019, after two years working in strength and conditioning within Scottish Rugby, to moved to France to join Clermont as a coach.

Ruaridh McConnochie (England) - In January 2018, the speedster departed England Sevens and. signed a full-time deal with Bath in the Gallagher Premiership. Just over a year later, McConnochie was named in Eddie Jones World Cup squad and has since won two caps, scoring one try.

Phil Burgess (England) - A mainstay in the England Sevens squad, Burgess has scored 40 points on the 2019/20 HSBC World Sevens Series to date. He will also now have to seek alternative employment.

Dan Norton (England) - In January 2020, Dan broke the record for the most matches appeared in at the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, overtaking New Zealand's DJ Forbes. The 32-year-old is reportedly a free agent after the RFU didn't offer any of the squad new deals.

James Rodwell (England) - As well as featuring in the Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Rodwell helped England to bronze at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018. He was named acting head coach of the men's side in 2020, but is also thought to have been released from his contract.

Dan Bibby (England) - In 2018 he helped Team England to a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. An ever-influential member of the group, Bibby. has featured in all but one of England's 2019/20 HSBC World Sevens Series legs to date, scoring 52 points. Will now be looking for an opportunity in 15's after the RFU tore up the mens Sevens contracts.

James Davies (Wales) - The flanker has become one of the leading openside flankers in the Guinness PRO14 with Scarlets. A try-scorer in the Scarlets' PRO12 Grand Final triumph in Dublin in 2017, he won his first Wales cap against Italy at the Principality Stadium in 2018 and was man of the match in successive Tests on tour in Argentina the same year. Was part of Wales’ 2019 Rugby World Cup campaign, but a persistent hip issue has ruled him out of the Scarlets’ season.

Ollie Lindsay-Hague (England) - Left Harlequins in 2016 to sign a full-time contract with England Sevens. He scored 12 tries in 20 matches after featuring in the opening four legs of the 2019-20 World Series. Injury ruled him out of LA and Vancouver. Also now a free agent.

Sam Cross (Wales) - The 27-year-old flanker joined Ospreys from Newport in 2017 and has since won two Wales caps for the senior international side.

Marcus Watson (England) - The then Newcastle Falcons speedster departed Kingston Park at the end of the 2016/17 season to join Wasps. Watson has claimed a number of memorable tries, including a first-quarter double at Bath Rugby in December 2017, and another sublime brace v Leicester Tigers in March 2019.

Mark Bennett (Scotland) - The international centre left Glasgow to join Edinburgh on three-year deal in the summer of 2017. His time in the Scottish capital has been hampered by injury, but he'll be looking to be back to his explosive self.