Publication date: 11 Jan 2023
About the World Rugby Men’s Sevens Series
The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series is an annual International Rugby Sevens Series tournament for men’s national teams, run by the International Rugby Board. HSBC has been the main sponsor of the tournament since 2014. An important difference between Rugby 15 and Rugby 7 is that the latter features 7-player teams and halves of 7 minutes each. There are currently 16 teams taking part in the tournament.
2022-23 World Rugby Sevens Series season
The 24th season of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series kicked off on 4 November 2022 and will finish on 21 May 2023. Teams taking part in the current season of the World Rugby Men’s Sevens Series are Argentina, France, Kenya, Spain, Australia, Great Britain (consisting of athletes from England, Scotland, Wales who have agreed to play as one team), New Zealand, USA, Canada, Ireland, Samoa, Uruguay, Fiji, Japan, South Africa. Games are played in stadiums in the following cities:
- Hong Kong;
- Dubai;
- Cape Town;
- Hamilton;
- Sydney;
- Los Angeles;
- Vancouver;
- Singapore;
- Toulouse;
- London.
History of the World Rugby Sevens Series
The first international Rugby Sevens tournament was held in Scotland in 1973 and featured 7 teams, with England defeating Ireland 22-18 in the final.
For the first season, the World Rugby Sevens Series took place in 1999/2000. This was an important start to the rise of rugby as a sport.
The New Zealand team has won six consecutive seasons.
In the history of the World Series, Team New Zealand have won 13 times, while teams from South Africa and Fiji have won 4 times each.
Winners of the previous World Rugby Sevens Series seasons
| The year | Venue | Winning team |
| 2021/2022 | Dubai, Málaga, Seville, Singapore, Vancouver, Toulouse, London, Los Angeles | Australia national rugby union team |
| 2021 | Vancouver, Edmonton | South Africa national rugby union team |
| 2019/2020 | Dubai, Cape Town, Hamilton, Sydney, Los Angeles, Vancouver | New Zealand national rugby union team |
2023-24 World Rugby Sevens Series season
Information on dates and venues for the 25th season of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series is not yet known.
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