China Sevens

Shanghai Sevens

Sport	Rugby sevens
Inaugural season	2001
No. of teams	12
Most recent champion(s)	Japan  (2015)

The China Sevens, most recently hosted as the Shanghai Sevens, is an annual rugby union sevens tournament contested by national teams. The inaugural event, held in Shanghai, was a leg of the IRB World Sevens Series in 2001. The tournament moved to Beijing for 2002.

From 2009 to 2012 the tournament returned to Shanghai as an official event within the Asian Sevens Series.^[1] The series moved to the Chaoyang Stadium in Beijing for 2014,^[2] before returning to Shanghai in 2015. The Yuanshen Stadium is the main venue used for the rugby sevens in Shanghai.

Results

International men's teams

  A blue box around the year indicates tournaments included in the World Rugby Sevens Series.

Year	Venue	Cup			Plate	Bowl	Shield	Refs
		Winner	Final Score	Runner-up	Winner	Winner	Winner
2001 Details	Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai	Australia	19–12	South Africa	Fiji	Canada	n/a	[3]
2002 Details	Chaoyang Stadium, Beijing	New Zealand	41–14	South Africa	England	France	Japan	[4]
2003 Details	Chaoyang Stadium, Beijing	Cancelled						[5]
	No tournament 2004 to 2008
2009 Details	Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai	South Korea	42–19	Japan	Hong Kong	n/a	n/a	[6]
2010 Details	Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai	South Korea	38–24	China	Hong Kong	Thailand	n/a	[7]
2011 Details	Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai	South Korea	22–17	Hong Kong	China	Chinese Taipei	n/a	[8]
2012 Details	Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai	Hong Kong	40–10	China	Sri Lanka	Malaysia	n/a	[9]
2014 Details	Chaoyang Stadium, Beijing	Hong Kong	36–19	South Korea	Kazakhstan	China	n/a	[10]
2015 Details	Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai	Japan	28–12	China	Hong Kong	United Arab Emirates	n/a	[11]

See also

• Asian Sevens Series
• China Women's Sevens

References

1. "Asia drops Shanghai Sevens". Ceylon Today. 30 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
2. "China Sevens". Hong Kong Rugby. 2014. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
3. IRB Sevens II – Shanghai, Rugby7.com.
4. IRB Sevens III – Beijing, Rugby7.com.
5. "IRB cancels Beijing Sevens amid virus fears". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 March 2003. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
6. Asia Sevens – Shanghai 2009, Rugby7.com.
7. Asia Sevens – Shanghai 2010, Rugby7.com.
8. Asia Sevens – Shanghai 2011, Rugby7.com.
9. Asia Sevens – Shanghai 2012, Rugby7.com.
10. Asia Sevens – Beijing 2014, Rugby7.com.
11. Asia Sevens – Shanghai 2015, Rugby7.com.

External links

• Shanghai Sevens