7s Premier League

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7s Premier League
Current season, competition or edition:
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7s Premier League logo
Sport Rugby union
First season2012
No. of teams12
CountryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Venue(s) Outeniqua Park, George
Most recent
champion(s)		Samurai Sevens
Most titles1
Sponsor(s)NBM Group
Official website http://www.sevenspremierleague.co.za

The 7s Premier League (known as the NBM 7s Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was an annual rugby union sevens competition in South Africa. It was organised by the South Western Districts Rugby Union and was contested in December at Outeniqua Park , George and was an attempt to emulate the Indian Premier League cricket tournament. [1]

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Teams

The following teams took part in the 7s Premier League competitions to date: [2]

7s Premier League teams
Team Name 2012 2013
Blue Bulls 6th—
Boland Cavaliers 8th—
Eye of the Tiger—10th
Free State Cheetahs 2nd11th
(joint)
Kaizer Chiefs 7th7th
(joint)
Kenya Shujaa —3rd
Leopards —9th
(Bowl Winners)
Lions 9th
(Bowl Winners)		—
Living Ball5th
(Plate Winners)		5th
(Plate Winners)
Masakhane Old Boys—11th
(joint)
Mighty Mohicans12th—
Sharks 4th6th
NBM All Stars3rd—
Samurai Sevens1st
(Cup Winners)		1st
(Cup Winners)
SWD Eagles —4th
Unlimited Titans —2nd
Vikings11th—
Western Province 10th7th
(joint)

References

  1. ↑ "George welcomes 7s Premier League". blitzbokke.com. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "7s Premier League - Teams". 7s Premier League. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
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