HSBC Sevens Series

THE MEN’S HSBC WORLD RUGBY SEVENS SERIES

The HSBC World Rugby Sevens series consists of 10 tournaments held around the world, in which national sevens teams compete for series points at each round.  The event is governed by World Rugby with each individual tournament managed by the hosting Union and event organisers.

An overall champion is crowned at the end of the season based on points accumulated throughout the 10 events, from the opening round in Dubai in November to the final round in Paris in June the following year.

The Fijian 7s were crowned Champions in the 2018/ 2019 season.  The 2019/2020 season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  New Zealand’s All Black 7s were the series leaders at the time and eventually awarded Series Champions when the season was cancelled.  The Fijian 7s finished in 3rd place.

There are 15 ‘core’ teams who participate in each round of the series. The 16th team is an invitational team.

Since the 2012-13 season a promotion and relegation system from the series came into effect. Japan were relegated from the 2019 series and Ireland qualified as a core team for 2020 by winning the qualifier in Hong Kong.

The core teams for the Men’s tournament in 2020 are:

Argentina	Australia	Canada	England	Fiji
France	Ireland	Kenya	New Zealand	Samoa
Scotland	South Africa	Spain	USA	Wales

 

HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES 2019 / 2020

ROUND 1	Dubai	5-7 December, 2019
ROUND 2	Cape Town	13-15 December, 2019
ROUND 3	Hamilton	25-26 January, 2020
ROUND 4	Sydney	1-2 February, 2020
ROUND 5	Los Angeles	29 February – 1 March, 2020
ROUND 6	Vancouver	7-18 March, 2020
ROUND 7	Hong Kong	3-5 April, 2020
ROUND 8	Singapore	11-12 April, 2020
ROUND 9	London	23-24 May, 2020
ROUND 10	Paris	30-31 May, 2020

THE WOMEN’S HSBC WORLD RUGBY SEVENS SERIES

The women’s sevens series takes place in a record eight global destinations in 2020. This series will be the eighth for the 11 core women’s teams with the 12th team at each round being an invitational team.

The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series gives leading rugby players across six continents the chance to experience global, elite level, high-performance sevens competition and coupled with the spike in interest after the Olympic Games, the series has sparked significant growth in the women’s game with increased appetite for broadcast, live streaming and social media.

China were relegated from the 2019 Series and Brazil qualified as a core team for 2020 after winning the qualifier in Hong Kong.

The core teams in 2020 are:

Australia	Brazil	Canada	England
Fiji	France	Ireland	New Zealand
Russia	Spain	USA

HSBC WORLD RUGBY WOMEN’S SEVENS SERIES 2019

ROUND 1	Glendale	5-6 October, 2019
ROUND 2	Dubai	5-7 December, 2019
ROUND 3	Cape Town	13-15 December, 2019
ROUND 4	Hamilton	25-26 January, 2020
ROUND 5	Sydney	1-2 February, 2020
ROUND 6	Hong Kong	3-5 April, 2020
ROUND 7	Langford	2-3 May, 2020
ROUND 8	Paris	30-31 May, 2020

WORLD RUGBY SEVENS SERIES ROLL OF HONOUR

	World Rugby Sevens Series	World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series
1999-2000	New Zealand
2000-01	New Zealand
2001-02	New Zealand
2002-03	New Zealand
2003-04	New Zealand
2004-05	New Zealand
2005-06	Fiji
2006-07	New Zealand
2007-08	New Zealand
2008-09	South Africa
2009-10	Samoa
2010-11	New Zealand
2011-12	New Zealand
2012-13	New Zealand	New Zealand
2013-14	New Zealand	New Zealand
2014-15	Fiji	New Zealand
2015-16	Fiji	Australia
2016-17	South Africa	New Zealand
2018	South Africa	Australia
2019	Fiji	New Zealand