National Rugby Sevens Championships Explained

National Rugby Sevens Championships
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Sport:Rugby sevens
Inaugural:2012
Country:Australia

The National Rugby Sevens Championship is an annual rugby sevens competition hosted by the Australian Rugby Union. Tournaments are held for senior men's and women's teams, as well as for junior men's and women's teams with an under-18 age requirement. It is contested by teams from Australian states and territories, and National Indigenous representative sides, as well as teams from the Australian Armed Services, and Australian Universities.

The national women's tournament was launched in its present format in 2012, The inaugural national men's tournament was held in 2015.

Teams

The teams competing at the National Sevens Championships (as at 2015) are:

Men

Women

Championship winners

Men's 7s

YearWinnerTournament locationRefs
2018 Queensland Red Ballymore, Brisbane [1]
2017 Queensland Red Epsom, Bendigo [2] [3]
2016 Queensland Red West Beach, Adelaide [4] [5]
2015 NSW Blue Narrabeen, Sydney [6]

Women's 7s

YearWinnerTournament locationRefs
2018 not held [7]
2017 NSW Blue Epsom, Bendigo [8] [9]
2016 Queensland Red West Beach, Adelaide [10]
2015 NSW Blue Narrabeen, Sydney[11]
2014 Queensland RedAIS, Canberra[12]
2013 ACTRiverview, Sydney
2012 Riverview, Sydney[13]

Men's Youth 7s

YearWinnerTournament locationRefs
National Youth Sevens -->
2019 NSW I Sunshine Coast [14] [15]
2018 NSW Blue Ballymore, Brisbane [16]
2017 NSW Blue Ballymore, Brisbane [17] [18]
2016 NSW Blue McGillvray Oval, Perth [19] [20]
2015 NSW Blue Narrabeen, Sydney [21]
2014
2013 [22]
National Schoolboy Rugby 7s
2012 KeebraParkSHSSkilledPark,GoldCoast[23]
2011 ? SkilledPark,GoldCoast[24]
2010 KeebraParkSHSRiverview, Sydney [25] -->

Women's Youth 7s

YearWinnerTournament locationRefs
National Youth Sevens -->
2019 Queensland I Sunshine Coast [26]
2018 NSW Blue Ballymore, Brisbane [27]
2017 Queensland Red Ballymore, Brisbane [28] [29]
2016 Queensland Red McGillvray Oval, Perth
2015 NSW Blue Narrabeen, Sydney[30]
2014
2013 [31]
National Schoolgirl Rugby 7s
2012 Queensland Red SkilledPark,GoldCoast[32]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 National Men's 7s. Rugby Link . 9 December 2018.
  2. Web site: 2017 . Ladder: National Senior 7s – Men . Rugby Link . 18 February 2018 . live . https://archive.today/20180218111104/http://www2.rugbylink.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/ladder.aspx?seasonid=101&gradeid=24864_1&entityid=30894 . 18 February 2018.
  3. Web site: 2017 . Season Fixture: National Senior 7s – Men . Rugby Link . 18 February 2018 . live . https://archive.today/20180218111032/http://www2.rugbylink.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/draw.aspx?seasonid=101&gradeid=24864_1&entityid=30894 . 18 February 2018.
  4. Web site: 20 November 2016 . National Sevens: Men paint the town Red . Australian Rugby . live . https://archive.today/20161120213850/http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/11/20/06/07/mens-sevens-day-two-wrap . 20 November 2016.
  5. Web site: 20 November 2016 . Queensland claim Men's and Women's titles at the National Sevens Championships . Queensland Rugby . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161120215619/http://www.redsrugby.com.au/News/NewsArticles/tabid/581/ArticleID/17610/Queensland-claim-Men%E2%80%99s-and-Women%E2%80%99s-titles-at-the-National-Sevens-Championships.aspx . 20 November 2016.
  6. Web site: 8 March 2015 . National Senior Sevens » Men . ARU . 8 March 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150308051147/http://myrugby.rugby.com.au/myrugby/competitions/drawresult.asp?comp=10744&OrgID=000001 . 8 March 2015.
  7. Web site: National Sevens Champs: NSW and QLD take the honours in men's and youth competitions . rugby.com.au . https://web.archive.org/web/20181209054831/http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2018/12/07/national-sevens-youth-mens-champs-day-three . 9 December 2018 . 9 December 2018.
  8. Web site: 2017 . Ladder: National Senior 7s – Women . Rugby Link . 18 February 2018 . live . https://archive.today/20180218110218/http://www2.rugbylink.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/ladder.aspx?seasonid=101&gradeid=24863_1&entityid=30894 . 18 February 2018.
  9. Web site: 2017 . Season Fixture: National Senior 7s – Women . Rugby Link . 18 February 2018 . live . https://archive.today/20180218105846/http://www2.rugbylink.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/draw.aspx?seasonid=101&gradeid=24863_1&entityid=30894 . 18 February 2018.
  10. Web site: 20 November 2016 . National Sevens: Queensland Red win border war . Australian Rugby . live . https://archive.today/20161120214119/http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/11/20/05/35/women-sevens-wrap-day-two . 20 November 2016.
  11. Web site: 8 March 2015 . National Senior Sevens » Women . ARU . 8 March 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150308050914/http://myrugby.rugby.com.au/myrugby/competitions/drawresult.asp?comp=10743&OrgID=000001 . 8 March 2015.
  12. News: Annual Report 2014 . 28 . Queensland Rugby Union . 18 February 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170623000644/http://www.redsrugby.com.au/Portals/10/2014/Documents/QRU2014AnnualReport.pdf . 23 June 2017.
  13. https://secure.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/593171/Australian_Rugby_Union_Annual_Report_2012.PDF ARU Annual Report
  14. Web site: Queensland Girls and NSW Boys claim National Youth Sevens crowns . rugby.com.au . https://web.archive.org/web/20191201105455/https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2019/12/01/national-youth-sevens . 1 December 2019 . 1 December 2019.
  15. Web site: National Youth 7s (Boys) . 1 December 2019 . Australia Rugby . https://web.archive.org/web/20191201104327/https://australia.rugby/Competitions/fixtures-results?id=jriaw9nisfZDYhPP4 . 1 December 2019.
  16. Web site: 2018 National Youth 7s Boys . Rugby Link . 9 December 2018.
  17. Web site: 2017 . Ladder: National Youth 7s – Boys . Rugby Link . 18 February 2018 . live . https://archive.today/20180218111329/http://www2.rugbylink.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/ladder.aspx?seasonid=101&gradeid=24875_1&entityid=30894 . 18 February 2018.
  18. Web site: 2017 . Season Fixture: National Youth 7s – Boys . Rugby Link . 18 February 2018 . live . https://archive.today/20180218111616/http://www2.rugbylink.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/draw.aspx?seasonid=101&gradeid=24876_1&entityid=30894 . 18 February 2018.
  19. Web site: 12 December 2016 . National Youth Sevens Finals . Green and Gold Rugby . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161212041355/http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/national-youth-sevens-finals/ . 12 December 2016.
  20. Web site: 11 December 2016 . National Youth Sevens – Day 1 . Green and Gold Rugby . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161212041755/http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/national-youth-sevens-day-1/ . 12 December 2016.
  21. http://myrugby.rugby.com.au/myrugby/competitions/drawresult.asp?comp=10741&OrgID=000001 Results
  22. https://web.archive.org/web/20130515191255/http://myrugby.rugby.com.au/myrugby/competitions/drawresult.asp?comp=9402&OrgID=000001 Results
  23. https://web.archive.org/web/20130515191509/http://myrugby.rugby.com.au/myrugby/competitions/drawresult.asp?comp=9290&OrgID=000001 Results
  24. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322183918/http://myrugby.rugby.com.au/myrugby/competitions/drawresult.asp?comp=8743&OrgID=000001 Results
  25. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322193041/http://myrugby.rugby.com.au/myrugby/competitions/drawresult.asp?comp=7538&OrgID=000001 Results
  26. Web site: National Youth 7s (Girls) . 1 December 2019 . Australia Rugby . https://web.archive.org/web/20191201104925/https://australia.rugby/Competitions/fixtures-results?id=rLERR47CDdbRYJkRs . 1 December 2019.
  27. Web site: 2018 National Youth 7s Girls . Rugby Link . 9 December 2018.
  28. Web site: 2017 . Ladder: National Youth 7s – Girls . Rugby Link . 18 February 2018 . live . https://archive.today/20180218111329/http://www2.rugbylink.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/ladder.aspx?seasonid=101&gradeid=24875_1&entityid=30894 . 18 February 2018.
  29. Web site: 2017 . Season Fixture: National Youth 7s – Girls . Rugby Link . 18 February 2018 . live . https://archive.today/20180218111309/http://www2.rugbylink.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/draw.aspx?seasonid=101&gradeid=24875_1&entityid=30894 . 18 February 2018.
  30. http://myrugby.rugby.com.au/myrugby/competitions/drawresult.asp?comp=10740&OrgID=000001 Results
  31. https://web.archive.org/web/20130515191231/http://myrugby.rugby.com.au/myrugby/competitions/drawresult.asp?comp=9401&OrgID=000001 Results
  32. https://web.archive.org/web/20130515191522/http://myrugby.rugby.com.au/myrugby/competitions/drawresult.asp?comp=9291&OrgID=000001 Results

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