Rugby sevens at the World Games explained
Rugby sevens was introduced as a World Games sport for men at the 2001 World Games in Akita. No women's rugby has been played at the World Games.
The 2013 World Games was the last to feature the sport, with rugby sevens becoming a full Olympic event in 2016.
Medalists
Tournament finals
| Year | Host | width=1% rowspan=6 bgcolor=ffffff | | Gold medal game | width=1% rowspan=6 bgcolor=ffffff | | Bronze medal game | Refs |
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| width=15% | Gold medalist | width=10% | Score | width=15% | Silver medalist | width=15% | Bronze medalist | width=10% | Score | width=15% | Fourth place |
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| 2001 |  Akita | | 35–19 | | | 19–10 | | [1] [2] |
| 2005 | Duisburg | | 31–26 | | | 22–10 | | [3] |
| 2009 | | | 43–10 | | | 17–0 | | [4] [5] |
| 2013 |  Cali | | 33–24 | | | 33–21 | | [6] [7] | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 2001 . World Games VI - Akita, Japan. . Rugby7.com . 9 May 2015 . live . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092629/http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=AKI-2001#.
- https://archive.today/20070517220211/http://www.worldgames-iwga.org/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,1044-167462-184680-18021-62213-custom-item,00.html Results - Rugby sevens
- Web site: 2005 . World Games VII - Duisburg, Germany. . Rugby7.com . 9 May 2015 . live . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092646/http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=DUI-2005#.
- Web site: 2009 . World Games VIII- Kaohsiung, Taiwan. . Rugby7.com . 9 May 2015 . live . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092749/http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=TAI-2009#.
- Web site: Fiji cruise to gold medal . 2009-07-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090727155147/http://ur7s.com/news/354/world_games_day_2_fiji_cruise_to_gold_medal# . 2009-07-27 . dead .
- Web site: 2013 . World Games IX - Cali, Colombia. . Rugby7.com . 9 May 2015 . live . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092641/http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=CAL-2013#.
- Web site: Results - Rugby Sevens . 2013-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130806131745/http://worldgames2013.sportresult.com/NH/en/300/Comp/Info/RU/Bracket/RUM400000# . 2013-08-06 . live .
