World Club 10s explained

World Club 10s
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Sport:Rugby 10s
Inaugural:2014
Teams:8
Champion: (2018)
Website:worldclub10s.com

World Club 10s is a rugby union tournament played under rugby tens rules, and contested by professional clubs from around the world. Top-level teams from Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, have played in the tournament since the first edition in 2014.

History

The first tournament was played in Singapore as the opening event of the new National Stadium in June 2014. The Auckland Blues of New Zealand won the final by 10–5 after double extra time against Australia's ACT Brumbies. However, the event was overshadowed by a serious injury during the third-place playoff match that ended the rugby career of Welsh player Owen Williams.

After a hiatus in 2015, the tournament moved to Mauritius with Beachcomber as the new title sponsor for 2016. In an all-Australian final, the Western Force won the title by 7–0 to leave the ACT Brumbies as runner-up for a second time. The from South Africa reached the final in 2017 and 2018, winning back-to-back titles against the Free State Cheetahs and Newcastle Falcons, respectively.

Champions

YearVenueCup finalPlacingsRef
WinnerScoreRunner-upThirdFourthFifth
align=center style="padding:1px;"2014align=center style="padding:1px;" National Stadium
Singapore
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a.e.t.
AP Dragons Cardiff Bluesalign=left style="padding:1px;"SamoaWater[1]
align=center style="padding:1px;"2016Stade Anjalay
Mauritius
 7–0 align=left style="padding-right:1px;" Italy All Stars AP Dragons[2]
align=center style="padding:1px;"2017Stade Anjalay
Mauritius
26–7 AP Dragons  Pyrenees [3]
[4]
align=center style="padding:1px;"2018Stade Anjalay
Mauritius
align=center style="padding:1px;"24–17 Montpellier AP Dragons[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 . Rugby: Blues beat Brumbies to win World Club 10s in Singapore . Sport Asia . 18 June 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140721130522/http://sport-asia.com/rugby-blues-beat-brumbies-to-win-world-club-10s-in-singapore/ . 21 July 2014.
  2. Web site: 2016 . Results . World Club 10s . 18 June 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170618101448/http://www.worldclub10s.com/results/ . 18 June 2017.
  3. Web site: 18 June 2017 . World Club 10s: Blue Bulls are the winners . Rugby Talk . 19 June 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170619074911/http://www.rugby-talk.com/2017/06/world-club-10s-blue-bulls-are-the-winners/ . 19 June 2017.
  4. Web site: 17 June 2017 . Kenyan trio through to World Club 10s quarters . Raga House . 19 June 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170619075453/http://ragahouse.com/news/item/kenyan-trio-through-to-world-club-10s-quarters . 19 June 2017.
  5. https://www.facebook.com/worldclub10s/posts/1483970318415382 Beachcomber World Club 10s Rugby