Rugby World Cup Sevens

International rugby sevens tournament

Rugby World Cup SevensCurrent season or competition:
2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens

Sport| Rugby union
Inaugural season| 1993 (men)
2009 (women)
Number of teams| 24 (men)
16 (women)
Holders|  Fiji (men) (2022)
Australia (women)  (2022)
Most titles|  New Zealand  Fiji (men)
(3 titles)
New Zealand  Australia (women)
(2 titles)
Website| rwcsevens.com

Rugby World Cup Sevens (RWCS) was the former quadrennial world championship of rugby sevens, a variant of rugby union. Organised by World Rugby, it consisted of men's and women's tournaments, and was the highest level of competition in the sport outside of the Summer Olympics.

The first tournament was held in 1993 in Scotland, and was won by England. The winners of the men's tournament were awarded the Melrose Cup, named after the Scottish town of Melrose where the first rugby sevens game was played.[1] A women's tournament was introduced at the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai, and was first won by Australia.

After the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens, the tournament took an extended, five-year hiatus to allow the integration of rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics into the competitive calendar. The 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held at Cape Town Stadium, in Cape Town, South Africa, with Fiji winning the men's tournament and Australia winning the women's tournament.

In January 2025, it was reported that World Rugby will not schedule future Rugby World Cup Sevens, instead crowning the winners of the SVNS tournament series as world champion.[2]

## History

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The Rugby World Cup Sevens originated with a proposal by the Scottish Rugby Union to the International Rugby Board.[citation needed] The inaugural tournament was held at Murrayfield in Edinburgh in 1993, and has been held every four years since. England won the inaugural tournament, defeating Australia 21–17 in the final.

Hong Kong, which had played a major role in the international development of the Sevens game, hosted the 1997 event. The final was won by Fiji over South Africa. The 2001 tournament was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The 2005 event returned to Hong Kong.

At the 2009 tournament, Wales, Samoa, Argentina and Kenya combined to stun the rugby world by defeating the traditional powerhouses of New Zealand, England, South Africa and Fiji in the quarter-finals, guaranteeing a new Melrose Cup winner. Wales and Argentina met in the final, with Wales triumphing 19–12.

The IRB made a submission to the International Olympic Committee in 2005 for rugby sevens to become an Olympic sport. However, the submission failed because committee members felt IRB needed to improve promotion of the women's game.[citation needed] To that end, the IRB implemented the first women's Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament in 2009.[3] The 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held in Dubai during the first weekend of March 2009 and included a separate women's tournament. Cumulative attendance was 78,000.[3]

Prior to the inclusion of rugby sevens into the Olympic Games, the IRB stated that their intention would be to end the World Cup Sevens so that the Olympic Games would be the one pinnacle in a four-year cycle for Rugby Sevens.[4] The adoption of rugby sevens and golf was recommended to the full International Olympic Committee council by its executive board in August 2009.[5] The International Olympic Committee voted in 2009 for rugby sevens to become a medal event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[6]

The IRB Council in 2010 awarded the hosting of the 2013 tournament to Moscow, Russia from a field of eight nations that had expressed formal interest in hosting.[7] The IRB intended that the exposure to rugby from hosting the World Cup Sevens would accelerate the growth of rugby in Russia.[7] It featured 24 men's teams and 16 women's teams.[8][9]

The IRB originally intended to discontinue Rugby World Cup Sevens after the 2013 edition, in favour of the Olympic tournament. However, it was later decided in 2013 that the tournament would continue to be held, as it can accommodate a larger field than the Olympic rugby sevens tournaments, and would allow an elite-level competition to take place biennially from 2016.[8][9] The next tournament would be held in 2018, one year later than usual, in order to accommodate the integration of the Olympics into the competitive calendar.[8][9] On 13 May 2015, it was announced that the United States would host the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[10]

## Attendance

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Tournament Attendance  Year  | Total Attendance  | Average Daily Attendance

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1993 | –  | –
1997 | –  | –
2001 | –  | –
2005 | 120,000[11] | 40,000
2009 | 78,000[12] | 26,000
2013 | –  | –
2018 | 100,000[13] | 33,333
2022 | 105,000[14] | 35,000

## Men's tournament

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Ed. | Year  | Host  | First place game  | Losing semifinalists  | Num.
teams

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Champion  | Score  |  Runner-up
1  | 1993 |  Edinburgh |
England | 21–17 |
Australia |
Fiji |
Ireland | 24
2  | 1997 |  Hong Kong |
Fiji | 24–21 |
South Africa |
New Zealand |
Samoa | 24
3  | 2001 |  Mar del Plata |
New Zealand | 31–12 |
Australia |
Fiji |
Argentina | 24
4  | 2005 |  Hong Kong |
Fiji | 29–19 |
New Zealand |
Australia |
England | 24
5  | 2009 |  Dubai |
Wales | 19–12 |
Argentina |
Samoa |
Kenya | 24
6  | 2013 |  Moscow |
New Zealand | 33–0 |
England |
Fiji |
Kenya | 24
7  | 2018 |  San Francisco |
New Zealand | 33–12 |
England |
South Africa |
Fiji | 24
8  | 2022 |  Cape Town |
Fiji | 29–12 |
New Zealand |
Ireland |
Australia | 24

### Notable players

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Player of the Tournament  Year  | Champion  | Player

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1993 |  England |  Lawrence Dallaglio
1997 |  Fiji |  Waisale Serevi[15]
2001 |  New Zealand |  Jonah Lomu
2005 |  Fiji |  Waisale Serevi[15]
2009 |  Wales |  Tal Selley[16]
2013 |  New Zealand |  Tim Mikkelson[17]
2018 |  New Zealand |  Scott Curry
2022 |  Fiji |  Kaminieli Rasaku[18]

The 2001 tournament added another chapter to the legend of New Zealand's Jonah Lomu. Lomu, used sparingly in pool play, received his opportunity when New Zealand captain Eric Rush broke his leg in the last pool match. Lomu went on to score three tries in the final.

In 2005, Waisale Serevi came out of international retirement to captain and lead Fiji to their second Melrose Cup. At the 2009 tournament, Wales defeated Argentina 19–12 in the final, and Wales' Taliesin Selley was named player of the tournament.

### Player Records

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The top all-time try-scorer for the Rugby World Cup Sevens is Fijian winger Marika Vunibaka, who scored 23 tries in three of the Sevens World Cups he played in from 1997 to 2005. Serevi ranks second with 19 career World Cup Sevens tries, over four tournaments from 1993 to 2005.[19] Brian Lima ranks third with 17 tries. The top points scorers are Serevi with 297 points, Vunibaka with 115 points, and Lima with 101 points.[20]

Most career tries[21] | Rank | Player | Tries

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1 |  Marika Vunibaka | 23
2 |  Waisale Serevi | 19
3 |  Brian Lima | 17
4 |  Andrew Turnbull | 16
5 |  Roger Randle | 14
Brendan Williams | 14
7 |  Tevita Tuʻifua | 14
8 |  Andy Harriman | 12
António Aguilar | 12
10 |  Joost van der Westhuizen | 11

Most career points[22] | Rank | Player | Points

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1 |  Waisale Serevi | 297
2 |  Marika Vunibaka | 115
3 |  Brian Lima | 101
4 |  Amasio Valence | 100
5 |  Ben Gollings | 98
6 |  Glen Osborne | 91
7 |  Andre Joubert | 88
8 |  Andrew Aiolupo | 85
Colin Gregor | 85
10 |  Nick Beal | 84
Most career matches[23] | Rank | Player | Matches

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1 |  Waisale Serevi | 31
2 |  Collins Injera | 21
3 |  Marika Vunibaka | 19
4 |  Brian Lima | 18
5 |  Andrew Turnbull | 17
6 |  Min-Suk Yoo | 16
Pedro Leal | 16
8 | 8 players tied with 15

Up to date as of 12 September 2022

### Results by nation

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Team |
1993 |
1997 |
2001 |
2005 |
2009 |
2013 |
2018 |
2022 | Years

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Arabian Gulf |  |  |  |  | 21st |  |  |  | 1
Argentina | 9th | 13th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 11th | 5th | 5th | 8
Australia | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 10th | 5th | 10th | 4th | 8
Canada | 15th | 21st | 5th | 18th | 13th | 9th | 12th | 13th | 8
Chile |  |  | 17th |  |  |  | 17th | 14th | 3
Cook Islands |  | 11th | 13th |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Chinese Taipei | 21st |  | 21st | 21st |  |  |  |  | 3
England | 1st | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | 8
Fiji | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 8
France | 15th | 5th | 21st | 5th | 13th | 5th | 8th | 6th | 8
Georgia |  |  | 10th | 11th | 21st | 19th |  |  | 4
Germany |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18th | 1
Ireland | 3rd | 19th | 19th | 13th | 18th |  | 9th | 3rd | 7
Italy | 17th |  |  | 17th | 21st |  |  |  | 3
Hong Kong | 17th | 10th | 21st | 21st | 19th | 21st | 18th | 19th | 8
Jamaica |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24th | 24th | 2
Japan | 13th | 17th | 13th | 13th | 21st | 18th | 15th |  | 7
Kenya |  |  | 19th | 19th | 3rd | 4th | 16th | 12th | 6
South Korea | 11th | 5th | 13th | 21st |  |  |  | 21st | 5
Latvia | 21st |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Morocco |  | 19th |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Namibia | 21st | 21st |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Netherlands | 21st |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
New Zealand | 7th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 8
Papua New Guinea |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21st |  | 1
Philippines |  |  |  |  |  | 21st |  |  | 1
Portugal |  | 21st | 18th | 10th | 11th | 13th |  | 22nd | 6
Romania | 17th | 13th |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Russia |  |  | 9th | 11th |  | 17th | 14th |  | 4
South Africa | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 8
Samoa | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 9th | 3rd | 10th | 13th | 8th | 8
Scotland | 14th | 11th |  | 5th | 9th | 11th | 7th | 16th | 7
Spain | 10th | 13th | 11th |  |  | 21st |  |  | 4
Tonga | 7th | 9th |  | 19th | 11th | 13th | 22nd | 20th | 7
Tunisia |  |  |  | 13th | 13th | 21st |  |  | 3
Uganda |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19th | 17th | 2
Uruguay |  |  |  | 21st | 19th | 19th | 20th | 10th | 5
United States | 17th | 18th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 6th | 11th | 8
Wales | 11th | 13th | 11th |  | 1st | 5th | 11th | 15th | 7
Zimbabwe |  | 21st | 21st |  | 17th | 13th | 23rd | 23rd | 6

## Women's tournament

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Ed. | Year  | Host  | First place game  | Losing semifinalists  | Num.
teams

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Champion  | Score  |  Runner-up
1  | 2009 |

United Arab Emirates

Australia | 15–10 |
New Zealand |
United States |
South Africa | 16
2  | 2013 |

Moscow

New Zealand | 29–12 |
Canada |
United States |
Spain | 16
3  | 2018 |

San Francisco

New Zealand | 29–0 |
France |
Australia |
United States | 16
4  | 2022 |

Cape Town

Australia | 24–22 |
New Zealand |
France |
United States | 16

### Results by nation

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Team |
2009 |
2013 |
2018 |
2022 | Years

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Australia | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 4
Brazil | 10th | 13th | 13th | 11th | 4
Canada | 6th | 2nd | 7th | 6th | 4
China | 9th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 4
Colombia |  |  |  | 16th | 1
England | 5th | 6th | 9th | 8th | 4
Fiji |  | 9th | 11th | 5th | 3
France | 7th | 11th | 2nd | 3rd | 4
Ireland |  | 7th | 6th | 7th | 3
Italy | 11th |  |  |  | 1
Japan | 13th | 13th | 10th | 9th | 4
Madagascar |  |  |  | 15th | 1
Mexico |  |  | 16th |  | 1
Netherlands | 13th | 10th |  |  | 2
New Zealand | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4
Papua New Guinea |  |  | 15th |  | 1
Poland |  |  |  | 10th | 1
Russia | 11th | 7th | 8th |  | 3
South Africa | 4th | 13th | 14th | 14th | 4
Spain | 7th | 4th | 5th | 12th | 4
Thailand | 13th |  |  |  | 1
Tunisia |  | 13th |  |  | 1
United States | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4
Uganda | 13th |  |  |  | 1

## See also

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* Sports portal

* World Rugby Sevens Series
* World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
* Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics
* Hong Kong Sevens
* Rugby World Cup
* Women's Rugby World Cup

## References

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2. ^ "Seven's World Cup disappears". marca.com.
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4. ^ RWC Sevens to be scrapped for Olympics, ESPN, 27 May 2009 Retrieved 24 February 2011
5. ^ Lowe, Alex (7 October 2009). "Lomu lends his weight to rugby sevens Olympic bid", The Scotsman. Retrieved 29 March 2011
6. ^ John Duce, (27 March 2011). "New Zealand Beat England 29–17 to Win Hong Kong Rugby Sevens", Bloomberg, Retrieved 29 March 2011
7. ^ a b "Russia to host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013". IRB.com. 12 May 2010. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
8. ^ a b c "Future of Rugby World Cup Sevens confirmed". RWC Sevens. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013.
9. ^ a b c Sallay, Alvin (29 March 2011). "IRB under pressure to save World Cup Sevens", South China Morning Post
10. ^ "USA to host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018". Worldrugby.org.
11. ^ "Record interest in Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009". espnscrum. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
12. ^ "Rugby parties in Dubai's Sevens heaven". CNN. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
13. ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens: New Zealand wins historic title". CNN. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
14. ^ "RECORD NUMBERS ATTENDED AFRICA'S FIRST EVER RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS IN CAPE TOWN". EWN. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
15. ^ a b "Hong Kong Sevens - Fiji's Waisale Serevi Is Sixth Member of 'The Hong Kong Magnificent Seven'". hksevens.com.
16. ^ Clutton, Graham (18 March 2009). "Wales Sevens coach Paul John rings changes ahead of World Series in Hong Kong". Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 – via telegraph.co.uk.
17. ^ "Mooloos set to lose Tim Mikkelson to sevens". Stuff. 14 August 2013.
18. ^ Matairakula, Talei. "Rasaku is RWC 7s Breakthrough Player". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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21. ^ "STATS CENTRE". RWC Sevens. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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* Hill climb
* Karting
* Rallying
* Rallycross
* Rally raid
* Bajas
* Sports Car Endurance
* Touring Car

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Motorcycle sports|

* Endurance
* Enduro
* Beach Racing
* SuperEnduro
* Hard Enduro
* team endurance
* Ice racing
* individual
* team
* Grand Prix
* MotoGP
* Moto2
* Moto3
* MotoE
* Motocross
* individual
* women
* nations
* Supercross
* SuperMotocross
* Sidecarcross
* Snowcross
* Production
* Superbike
* Supersport
* Supersport 300
* Women
* Rally raid
* Bajas
* Sidecar
* Speedway
* individual
* team
* long track
* team long track
* flat track
* Supermoto
* team
* Trial
* nations
* E-Bike
* cross

Other|

* Aeroplane sport
* Aerobatic
* Aerobatic GP
* Powerboating
* Aquabike
* F1
* F4s
* offshore
* Radio-controlled racing
* 1:10 electric off-road
* 1:8 nitro off-road
* Tank biathlon

Other sports|

| Team|

* American football
* men
* women
* Australian football
* Baseball5
* Ball hockey
* Bandy
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Cricket
* ODI (men)
* ODI (women)
* Beach handball
* Beach soccer
* Beach tennis
* Canoe polo
* Dancesport
* Formation Latin
* Dodgeball
* Fistball
* Floorball
* men
* women
* Futsal
* men
* women
* men's club
* women
* Indoor hockey
* men
* women
* Inline hockey
* Kabaddi
* Circle
* Standard
* Kho kho
* Korfball
* Lacrosse
* indoor
* Life saving
* Minifootball
* Netball
* Padel tennis
* Quadball
* Ringette
* Rogaining
* Roll Ball
* Roller derby
* men
* women
* Roller hockey
* men
* women
* Rugby league
* men
* men's club
* women
* Sailing
* Yachts
* Dinghies
* Sepaktakraw
* Socca
* Synchronized skating
* Tchoukball
* Underwater hockey
* Underwater rugby

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Individual|

* Air sports
* ballooning
* gliding
* parachuting
* paragliding
* Aquatics
* water skiing
* Armwrestling
* Archery
* indoor
* 3D
* field
* Athletics
* cross country
* half marathon
* indoor
* women's decathlon
* relays
* 100 km
* mountain running
* long distance mountain running
* snowshoe running
* skyrunning
* trail running
* Bowling
* Tenpin
* Ninepin (singles, team)
* Bowls
* indoor
* outdoor
* Canoeing
* marathon
* ocean race
* wildwater
* SUP
* canoe sailing
* freestyle
* waveski
* Crokinole
* CrossFit
* Cycling
* cyclo-cross
* indoor
* mountain bike marathon
* trials
* Darts
* WDF
* PDC
* team
* Finswimming
* Fishing
* freshwater
* fly fishing
* Gymnastics
* acrobatic
* aerobic
* parkour
* Ice Climbing
* Modern pentathlon
* biathle
* triathle
* laser run
* Mounted games
* Orienteering
* foot
* ski
* mountain bike
* trail
* Pétanque
* Powerlifting
* Racquetball
* Roller Sports
* artistic skating
* inline alpine
* inline downhill
* inline speed skating
* roller freestyle
* scootering
* Rowing
* coastal
* indoor
* Shooting
* practical handgun
* practical rifle
* practical shotgun
* Skiing
* flying
* speed
* telemark
* Summer biathlon
* Strength athletics
* men
* women
* Surfing
* short board
* long board
* big wave
* SUP/paddleboard
* Swimming
* short course
* Teqball
* Triathlon
* Aquathlon
* Duathlon
* Ironman
* Ironman 70.3
* cross
* cross duathlon
* long distance
* long distance duathlon
* sprint
* winter
* Yo-yo

* See also: World cups

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