Brisbane Global Rugby Tens Explained

Brisbane Global 10s
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Sport:	Rugby 10s
Teams:	12 (men) 4 (women)
Venue:	Suncorp Stadium
Website:	brisbaneglobaltens.com

The Global 10s is a rugby tens tournament held during February each year in Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium. It is hosted by Duco Events and the Queensland Rugby Union. The inaugural tournament was held in 2017.

The Super Rugby teams from Australia and New Zealand take part in the tournament each year with other teams from around the world also invited. For the 2017 tournament, RC Toulonnais, Blue Bulls, Manu Samoa, and the Panasonic Wild Knights were invited.

The teams compete for a grand prize of $250,000 AUD over two days, first playing in group stages before entering finals. Between 300 and 400 players attend each event. A 'legend wildcard', is allocated to each team allowing a former star player to join their match day squads.

The tournament provides a small economic boost to Queensland through tourism and consumer spending.

Overview

See main article: Rugby tens.

A Tens game lasts 20 minutes with 10 minutes for each half, except for the final, which lasts 30 minutes with 15 minutes for each half. After a try is scored, 40 seconds is then allocated for a drop goal.

Venue

For the first four years of the tournament, Suncorp Stadium will be used to host the event. Suncorp Stadium has a capacity of 52,500.

Winners

Men

Year	No. of Teams	<	-- increment when adding row-->	Final			<	-- increment when adding row-->	Semi-finalists
			Winner	Score	Runner-up
2017	14		Chiefs	12–5	Crusaders	align=left width=100		Blue Bulls	align=left width=100	Hurricanes
2018	12		Blues	10–7	Hurricanes	Reds

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Women

First contested in 2018.

Year	No. of Teams	<	-- increment when adding row-->	Final			<	-- increment when adding row-->	Placings
			Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third		Fourth
2018	4		Reds	10–5	Watatahs	Brumbies		Rebels

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