Francisco Hernández (born 28 October 1988) is a Spanish former

rugby sevens Rugby sevens (commonly known simply as sevens, and originally seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. R ...

player and coach. He is currently the coach of

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and Bengaluru Bravehearts. He was named in the Spanish squad for the 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in

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, which they eventually lost. He was later named in the team to the

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. In 2020 he retired from the practice of sport and in 2023 he was appointed coach of the Spanish rugby 7 team, replacing Pablo Feijoo. In April 2025, he was appointed coach of the Bengaluru Bravehearts of the Rugby Premier League 2025.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hernández, Francisco 1988 births Living people Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players for Spain Spain international rugby sevens players Spanish rugby union coaches Coaches of international rugby sevens teams