South Africa Sevens

Rugby sevens tournament held in South Africa

Not to be confused with South Africa national rugby sevens team.

South Africa SevensMost recent season or competition:
2023 South Africa Sevens

Cape Town Sevens logo

Sport| Rugby sevens
First season| 1999–2000 (Stellenbosch Sevens)
No. of teams| 12
Most recent
champion(s)|  Argentina
Most titles|  New Zealand (11 times)

The South Africa Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament that is held in South Africa. It is currently hosted in Cape Town and is part of the Sevens World Series run by World Rugby. A South African leg of the World series has been included in every edition of the competition since it began in the 1999-2000 season.

The tournament was first held at Stellenbosch in 1999 before being moved to Durban for the next two seasons. For nine seasons from 2002 until 2010 it was held at George in the Western Cape, before moving to Port Elizabeth for the 2011 edition,[1] and Cape Town in 2015.[2]

## Results

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Year  |  Venue | Cup final  | Placings

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|  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up  | Plate  | Bowl  | Shield
1999/00
Details | Danie Craven Stadium |
Fiji | 12–10 |
New Zealand |
Australia |
Tonga | n/a
2000/01
Details | ABSA Stadium |
New Zealand | 34–5 |
Fiji |
South Africa |
Portugal | n/a
2001/02
Details | ABSA Stadium  |
New Zealand | 19–17 |
Samoa |
Australia |
Namibia |
Kenya
2002/03
Details | Outeniqua Park |
Fiji | 24–14 |
New Zealand |
Argentina |
Namibia |
Italy
2003/04
Details | Outeniqua Park  |
England | 38–14 |
New Zealand |
Argentina |
Canada |
Kenya
2004/05
Details | Outeniqua Park  |
New Zealand | 33–19 |
Fiji |
South Africa |
Australia |
Portugal
2005/06
Details | Outeniqua Park  |
Fiji | 21–19 |
Argentina |
Samoa |
Wales |
Canada
2006/07
Details | Outeniqua Park  |
New Zealand | 24–19 |
South Africa |
Wales |
Australia |
Portugal
2007/08
Details | Outeniqua Park  |
New Zealand | 34–7 |
Fiji |
Kenya |
Wales |
Canada
2008/09
Details | Outeniqua Park  |
South Africa | 12–7 |
New Zealand |
England |
France |
Zimbabwe
2009/10
Details | Outeniqua Park  |
New Zealand | 21–12 |
Fiji |
England |
Wales |
Scotland
2010/11
Details | Outeniqua Park  |
New Zealand | 22–19 |
England |
South Africa |
Scotland |
Zimbabwe
2011/12
Details | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
New Zealand | 31–26 |
South Africa |
Wales |
Scotland |
Zimbabwe
2012/13
Details | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium  |
New Zealand | 47–12 |
France |
Wales |
Australia |
Spain
2013/14
Details | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium  |
South Africa | 17–14 |
New Zealand |
Fiji |
England |
Scotland
2014/15
Details | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium  |
South Africa | 26–17 |
New Zealand |
United States |
Canada |
Portugal
2015/16
Details | Cape Town Stadium |
South Africa | 29–14 |
Argentina |
Fiji |
Scotland |
Samoa
|  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up  | Third  | Fourth  | Fifth
2016/17
Details | Cape Town Stadium  |
England | 19–17 |
South Africa |
New Zealand |
Scotland |
Fiji
2017/18
Details | Cape Town Stadium  |
New Zealand | 38–14 |
Argentina |
South Africa |
Canada |
Fiji
2018/19
Details | Cape Town Stadium  |
Fiji | 29–15 |
United States |
South Africa |
New Zealand |
England
2019/20
Details | Cape Town Stadium  |
New Zealand | 7–5 |
South Africa |
France |
Fiji |
Argentina
World Series tournaments planned for Cape Town were cancelled in 2020 [3] and 2021,[4] due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022/23

Details

| Cape Town Stadium  |
Samoa | 12–7 |
New Zealand |
United States |
South Africa |
Fiji
2023/24

Details

| Cape Town Stadium  |
Argentina | 45–12 |
Australia |
Fiji |
Ireland |
New Zealand
2024/25

Details

| Cape Town Stadium  |  |  |  |  |  |

## See also

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* South Africa Women's Sevens

## References

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1. ^ "Port Elizabeth named as new host of SA Sevens event" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
2. ^ "Green Point becomes new Sevens heaven". Super Sport. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
3. ^ "Plans revised for HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021". World Rugby. 29 July 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020.
4. ^ "World Rugby cancels Sevens events in Cape Town and Singapore". ESPN. 4 September 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021.

## External links

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* South African Rugby Union
* World Rugby Sevens Series

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SVNS

Seasons|

* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2021
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

2023–24 events|

* Dubai
* Cape Town
* Perth
* Vancouver
* Los Angeles
* Hong Kong
* Singapore
* Madrid (Grand Final)

Former events|

* Argentina
* Chile
* China
* Fiji
* France
* Japan
* London (England)
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* Scotland
* Uruguay
* Wales

Current stadiums|

* BC Place
* Cape Town Stadium
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* Hong Kong Stadium
* Metropolitano Stadium
* National Stadium, Singapore
* Perth Rectangular Stadium
* The Sevens

Related articles|

* Sevens Challenger Series
* Olympic Sevens
* Rugby World Cup Sevens

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South Africa Sevens

Men's events

Stellenbosch|

* 1999

Durban|

* 2000
* 2001

George|

* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010

Port Elizabeth|

* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014

Cape Town|

* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

Women's events

Cape Town|

* 2019

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Rugby union in South Africa

Governing body|

* South African Rugby Union

National teams|

| Men's|

* Springboks
* 'A'
* 7's
* Amateurs
* U-21
* U-20
* Schoolboys

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Women's|

* Women's
* 7's

Competitions|

| International|

* South Africa at the Rugby World Cup
* World Rugby Sevens Series
* South Africa Sevens
* South Africa Women's Sevens
* World Rugby U20 Championship
* United Rugby Championship
* The Rugby Championship

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Provincial|

* Currie Cup
* SA Cup

Club|

* Gold Cup
* Varsity Rugby
* Women's Varsity Cup

Women's clubs|

* Women's Premier Division

Youth rugby|

* Craven Week

Defunct|

* Vodacom Cup
* Rugby Challenge
* Mzanzi Challenge

Related articles|

* International players
* Rugby union and apartheid
* Springbok colours

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