Canada Sevens
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Canada Sevens | |
Sport | Rugby sevens |
---|---|
First season | 2016 (Vancouver Sevens) |
No. of teams | 12 |
Most recent champion(s) | Argentina (2024) |
Most titles | South Africa Argentina (3 titles each) |
The Canada Sevens is an annual
World Rugby Sevens Series, and is played the weekend after the USA Sevens in Las Vegas. Canada secured a four-year deal to host to event from the 2015–16 season.[1] The tournament is played at BC Place in Vancouver.[1][2]
Event winners
Year | Venue | Cup final | Placings | Refs | ||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | Plate | Bowl | Shield | |||
2016 | BC Place | New Zealand |
19–14 | South Africa |
Samoa |
Canada |
Russia |
|
Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | |||
2017 | BC Place | England |
19–7 | South Africa |
Fiji |
United States
|
New Zealand |
|
2018 | BC Place | Fiji |
31–12 | Kenya |
South Africa |
United States
|
England |
|
2019 | BC Place | South Africa |
21–12 | France |
Fiji |
United States
|
New Zealand |
|
2020 | BC Place | New Zealand |
17–14 | Australia |
Canada |
South Africa |
England |
|
2021 I | BC Place | South Africa |
38–5 | Kenya |
Great Britain |
Ireland |
United States
|
|
2021 II | Commonwealth Stadium | South Africa |
24–12 | Great Britain |
Kenya |
Canada |
Germany |
|
2022 | BC Place | Argentina |
29–10 | Fiji |
Australia |
Samoa |
South Africa |
|
2023 | BC Place | Argentina |
33–21 | France |
Australia |
Ireland |
New Zealand |
|
2024 | BC Place | Argentina |
36–12 | New Zealand |
France |
United States |
Ireland |
Attendance
This section needs additional citations for verification. (February 2018) |
Year | Total Attendance |
Highest Day | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | 72,000 | 30,209 | [3] |
2017 | 76,116 | 38,058 | [3] |
2018 | 77,096 | 38,548 | [4] |
2019 | 73,819 | [5] | |
2020 | 74,560 | 39,553 | [6] [7] |
See also
References
- ^ a b Kingston, Gary (23 February 2015). "BC Place to host World Rugby Sevens". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "B.C. Place to stage rugby sevens event as Vancouver wins bid to host". Yahoo Sports. 23 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Organizers expect over 70,000 fans at Rugby Sevens in Vancouver this weekend | Offside".
- ^ Dheensaw, Cleve. "Canada struggles on home turf at men's rugby sevens stop". Times Colonist. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Canada falls in Challenge Trophy final at Vancouver Sevens".
- ^ "New Zealand win gold and Canada take bronze in Vancouver - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series".
- ^ "Canada Sevens thrill record breaking rugby crowd in Vancouver - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series".
External links
- Canada Sevens official website