World Rugby Sevens Series hosts

The World Rugby Sevens Series hosts have included several different counties. Ten counties currently host a leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series. Several other countries previously hosted tournaments, not recently Scotland and Japan, both of which were terminated following the 2014–15 season.

Current hosts

Event Venue City Joined
United Arab Emirates Dubai The Sevens Dubai 1999–2000
South Africa South Africa Cape Town Stadium Cape Town 2004–05
New Zealand New Zealand Westpac Stadium Wellington 1999–2000
Australia Australia Allianz Stadium[1] Sydney 1999–2000
United States USA Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas 2004–05
Canada Canada BC Place Vancouver 2015–16
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong 1999–2000
Singapore Singapore National Stadium Singapore 2015–16
France France Stade Jean-Bouin Paris 2015–16
England London Twickenham London 2000–01

Past hosts

Event Venue City Joined Folded
Wales Cardiff Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff 2000–01 2002–03
Japan Japan Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo 1999–2000 2014–15
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Petaling Jaya Stadium Kuala Lumpur 2000–01 2001–02
Argentina Mar del Plata Mar del Plata 1999–2000 2001–02
Uruguay Punta Del Este Estadio Domingo Burgueño Punta Del Este 1999–2000
Scotland Scotland Scotstoun Stadium Glasgow 2006–07 2014–15
China Shanghai Yuanshen Stadium Shanghai 2001–02
Fiji Suva National Stadium Suva 1999–2000

Tournament hosts

Italics indicates was cancelled

Tournament 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09
Australia Australia Brisbane Brisbane(2) Brisbane Brisbane Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide
United Arab Emirates UAE Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai
South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch Durban Durban George George George George George George George
New Zealand New Zealand Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington
United States USA Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles San Diego San Diego San Diego
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong
England England London London London London London London London London London
Canada Canada
France France Paris Bordeaux Paris Paris
Singapore Singapore Singapore Singapore Singapore Singapore
Japan Japan Tokyo Tokyo
Scotland Scotland Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh
Argentina Argentina Mar del Plata Mar de Plata
Wales Wales Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff
China China Shanghai Beijing Beijing (3)
Malaysia Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur
Chile Chile Santiago
Uruguay Uruguay Punta del Este
Fiji Fiji Suva
Rounds10 9 / 10 11 7 / 8 8 7 8 8 8 8
Tournament 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Australia Australia Adelaide Adelaide Gold Coast Gold Coast Gold Coast Gold Coast Sydney
United Arab Emirates UAE Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai
South Africa South Africa George George Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth Cape Town
New Zealand New Zealand Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington
United States USA Las Vegas Las Vegas Las Vegas Las Vegas Las Vegas Las Vegas Las Vegas
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong
England England London London London London London London London
Canada Canada Vancouver
France France Paris
Singapore Singapore Singapore
Japan Japan Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo
Scotland Scotland Edinburgh Edinburgh Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow
Argentina Argentina
Wales Wales
China China
Malaysia Malaysia
Chile Chile
Uruguay Uruguay
Fiji Fiji
Rounds 8 8 9 9 9 / 10 9 10
1 The schedule for the 2012–13 Series was released to the general public in late June 2012. At the time, the schedule included a new event to be held in La Plata, Argentina. However, on 16 August, the Argentine Rugby Union pulled out of hosting an event in 2012–13, citing demands associated with the country's 2012 entry into The Rugby Championship.[2]
2 The 2001 Brisbane tournament cancelled by IRB in response to the Australian Government's sporting sanctions against Fiji.[3]
3 The SARS outbreak in Asia prevented the Beijing event being played[4]

References

  1. "Sydney to host Australia World Rugby Sevens Series event from 2015-16". World Rugby. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. "HSBC Sevens World Series expands to 10 rounds". irbsevens.com. 2012-06-26.
  3. "ARU loses World Sevens Series round". espnscrum.com. 1 January 2001. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  4. "IRB Sevens World Series 2002/03". International Rugby Board. International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.