China Sevens Explained
| China Sevens |
| Pixels: | 90px |
| Sport: | Rugby sevens |
| Inaugural: | 2001 |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Champion: | (2019) |
The China Sevens, most recently hosted in Huizhou, is an international rugby sevens tournament contested by national teams. The inaugural event, held in Shanghai, was a leg of the IRB World Sevens Series in 2001. The tournament moved to Beijing for 2002.
From 2009 to 2012 the tournament returned to Shanghai as an official event within the Asian Sevens Series. The event was hosted at the Chaoyang Stadium in Beijing for 2014, then Qingdao in 2015 and Huizhou in 2019.
Results
International men's teams
| Year | Venue | Cup final | Placings | Ref |
|---|
| | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Plate | Bowl | Shield | |
2001
Details | Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai | | 19–12 | | | | n/a | [1] |
2002
Details | Chaoyang Stadium, Beijing | | 41–14 | | | | | [2] |
2003
Details | Chaoyang Stadium, Beijing | Cancelled | [3] |
| No international tournament from 2004 to 2008 |
2009
Details | Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai | | 42–19 | | | n/a | n/a | [4] |
2010
Details | Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai | | 38–24 | | | | n/a | [5] |
2011
Details | Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai | | 22–17 | | | | n/a | [6] |
2012
Details | Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai | | 40–10 | | | | n/a | [7] |
2014
Details | Chaoyang Stadium, Beijing | | 36–19 | | | | n/a | [8] |
2015
Details | Tiantai Stadium, Qingdao | | 28–12 | | | | n/a | [9] |
| No international tournament from 2016 to 2018 |
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | |
|---|
| No international tournament from 2016 to 2018 |
2017
Details | Jiangwan Stadium, Shanghai | Champion of Champions tournament scheduled for 20–21 October 2017 | [10] --> |
2019
Details | Olympic Stadium, Huizhou | | 14–7 | | | | | |
| 2020 | Olympic Stadium, Huizhou | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2021 | | |
Key:
Light blue border on the left indicates a tournament included in the World Rugby Sevens Series.Dark blue border on the left indicates a tournament included in the Asia Rugby Sevens Series.See also
Notes
Huizhou was scheduled for 26-27 September as the third leg of the 2020 Asian Sevens Series,[11] prior to August 2020 when Asia Rugby cancelled all their remaining competitions for the year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
Huizhou was scheduled for 25-26 September as the third leg of the 2021 Asian Sevens Series,[13] but was subsequently replaced in the calendar by Dubai.[14]
External links
Notes and References
- http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=SHA-2001 IRB Sevens II – Shanghai
- http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=BEI-2002 IRB Sevens III – Beijing
- Web site: 28 March 2003 . IRB cancels Beijing Sevens amid virus fears . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 6 April 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150406135435/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-03-28/irb-cancels-beijing-sevens-amid-virus-fears/1825510 . 6 April 2015.
- http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=SHA-2009 Asia Sevens – Shanghai 2009
- http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=SHA-2010 Asia Sevens – Shanghai 2010
- http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=SHA-2011 Asia Sevens – Shanghai 2011
- http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=SHA-2012 Asia Sevens – Shanghai 2012
- http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=CHN-2014 Asia Sevens – Beijing 2014
- http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=AAA-1000 Asia Sevens – Qindao, China. 9/5/2015 - 9/6/2015
- News: 17 July 2017 . China to host richest ever rugby sevens tournament as US$100 million injection bears first fruit . South China Morning Post . 17 July 2017 . live . https://archive.today/20170717164656/http://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/article/2102972/china-host-richest-ever-rugby-sevens-tournament-us100-million . 17 July 2017 . dmy-all.
- Web site: Asia Rugby Competitions 2020 . Asia Rugby . 12 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200112195221/https://www.asiarugby.com/calendar-2020/ . 12 January 2020.
- Web site: Asia Rugby Cancels Competitions Fixtures for Balance of 2020 . Asia Rugby . https://web.archive.org/web/20201207234350/https://www.asiarugby.com/2020/08/01/asia-rugby-cancel-all-competitions/ . 7 December 2020 . 1 August 2020.
- Web site: Asia Rugby Competitions 2021 . Asia Rugby . 13 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201213162106/https://www.asiarugby.com/asia-rugby-calendar-2021/ . 13 December 2020.
- Web site: Asia Rugby Competitions 2021 . Asia Rugby . 20 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210720094906/https://www.asiarugby.com/asia-rugby-calendar-2021/ . 20 July 2021.
