Singapore Sevens

Singapore Sevens
Sport Rugby sevens
Founded 2002
Country 16
Most recent
champion(s)		  Kenya
Most titles  New Zealand (2 titles)

The Singapore Sevens is an annual rugby union sevens tournament contested by national teams.

It was first contested as part of the IRB World Sevens Series in 2002 and from 2004 to 2006.[1] The Standard Chartered Bank was the original title sponsor. It was effectively replaced in the IRB calendar by the Australian Sevens for the 2006-07 season.

The tournament returned as an official event within the Asian Sevens Series in 2013. Singapore then secured a four-year deal to host a leg of the Sevens World Series starting from the 2015–16 season.[2][3]

Results

  A blue box around the year indicates tournaments included in the World Rugby Sevens Series.
Year  Venue  Cup Plate Bowl Shield Refs
Winner Final Score Runner-up Winner Winner Winner
2002
Details 		Former National Stadium
New Zealand		 21–17
Argentina
Fiji
Wales
South Korea		 [4]
2003
Details 		Former National Stadium Tournament cancelled [5]
2004
Details 		Former National Stadium
South Africa		 24–19
Argentina
Fiji
Scotland
Hong Kong		 [6]
2005
Details 		Former National Stadium
New Zealand		 26–5
England
Australia
France
Chinese Taipei		 [7]
2006
Details 		Former National Stadium
Fiji		 40–21
England
Samoa
Kenya
South Korea		 [8]
2013
Details 		Yio Chu Kang Stadium
Japan		 24–19
Hong Kong
Sri Lanka
Thailand		 n/a [9]
2016
Details 		National Stadium
Kenya		 30–7
Fiji
Samoa
Scotland
Russia
2017
Details 		National Stadium
Canada		 26–19
United States
New Zealand
Wales
Argentina

References

  1. ↑ "A Brief History". Singapore Rugby Union. 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Rugby: Singapore to host World Rugby Sevens Series from next year". Singapore Times. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Singapore seals IRB Sevens hosting rights -- report". TEN Sport. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  4. ↑ IRB Sevens III – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
  5. ↑ "Singapore 7s cancelled". ESPN Scrum. 19 April 2003. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  6. ↑ IRB Sevens V – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
  7. ↑ IRB Sevens VI – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
  8. ↑ IRB Sevens VII – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
  9. ↑ Sallay, Alvin (11 November 2013). "Hong Kong surrender Asian crown after another Japanese comeback". South China Morning Post.
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