London Women's Sevens Explained

The London Women's Sevens is part of the London Sevens, and was first played in 2012 when the IRB promoted a Women's Challenge tournament that was hosted alongside the existing men's tournament.

In 2013 the tournament was an invitational event organised and sponsored by the RFU. The tournament was not held in 2014, but was reinstituted for the 2015 season as the first edition of the London Sevens to be a part of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.^[1]

Results

Year	Venue	Cup final			Placings		Ref
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2012	Twickenham		34–7				^[2]
2013	Twickenham		36–7				^[3]
Tournament not held in 2014
2015	Twickenham		20–17				^[4]
Tournament not held 2016–present

2012: IRB Women's Challenge

Twickenham, London 12–13 May 2012Group A

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
	3	0	0	89	5
	2	0	1	49	51
	1	0	2	36	83
	0	0	3	31	66

• 26 - 5
• 28 - 17
• 41 - 0
• 21 - 12
• 22 - 0
• 19 - 14

Group B

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
	3	0	0	58	19
	2	0	1	97	15
	1	0	2	19	58
	0	0	3	15	97

• 14 - 15
• 19 - 10
• 54 - 0
• 0 - 19
• 29-0
• 5 - 24

Plate Semi Finals (5th-8th)

• 19-14
• 14-19

7th/8th Match

• 14-7

Plate final: 5th/6th Match

• 7-22

Group C

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
	3	0	0	58	10
	2	0	1	36	41
	1	0	2	62	34
	0	0	3	10	101

• 27 - 5
• 7 - 12
• 29 - 0
• 50 - 0
• 22 - 5
• 24 - 5

Bowl Semi Finals (9th-12th)

• 10-26
• 14-33

11th/12th Match

• 19-17

Bowl final:9th/10th Match

• 5-43

Quarter-finals (1st-8th)

• 19-10
• 17-0
• 10-0
• 19-0

Cup Semi Finals (1st-4th)

• 17-12 (AET)
• 14-12

3rd/4th place

• 19-14

Cup Final: 1st/2nd place

• 34-7

2013: Women's Invitational Sevens

Twickenham, London 11–12 May 2013Pool A

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
	2	0	1	89	25
	2	0	1	65	33
	2	0	1	26	29
	0	0	3	0	78

• 38-0
• 12-14
• 17-5
• 33-0
• 7-0
• 19-20

Plate Semi Finals (5th-8th)

• 12-14
• 7-12

Plate final: 5th/6th Match

• 26-0

Pool B

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
	3	0	0	49	10
	2	0	1	34	29
	1	0	2	29	39
	0	0	3	29	63

• 12-5
• 22-5
• 14-17
• 17-0
• 24-10
• 10-5

Quarter-finals (1st-8th)

• 15-7
• 33-7
• 12-0
• 12-7

Cup Semi Finals (1st-4th)

• 28-7
• 17-12

Cup Final: 1st/2nd place

• 36-7

Notes and References

1. Web site: Young . Wendy . 2014-11-05 . 2014 - 2015 Women's Sevens World Series . 2024-06-18 . YSCRugby Women's Rugby News . en-US.
2. Web site: 2012-10-19 . IRB Women's Challenge Cup: 2011/12 look back . 2024-06-18 . www.world.rugby.
3. Web site: 2013-05-13 . Sevens sides finish second . 2024-06-18 . Australian Olympic Committee . en-AU.
4. Web site: Hossain . Asif . 2015-05-15 . Rugby Canada women finish second at London Sevens . 2024-06-18 . Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website . en-US.