London Women's Sevens

The London Women's Sevens is part of the London Sevens, and was first played in 2012 when the IRB promoted a Women's Challenge tournament that was hosted alongside the existing men's tournament.

In 2013 the tournament was an invitational event organised and sponsored by the RFU. The tournament was not held in 2014, but was reinstituted for the 2015 season as the first edition of the London Sevens to be a part of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. ^[1]

Results

Year	Venue	Cup final			Placings		Ref
		Winner	Score	Runner-up	Plate	Bowl
2012	Twickenham	England	34–7	Netherlands	Russia	China	[2]
2013	Twickenham	England	36–7	Australia	Ireland		[3]
Tournament not held in 2014
2015	Twickenham	Australia	20–17	Canada	England	Fiji	[4]
Tournament not held 2016–present

2012: IRB Women's Challenge

Twickenham, London 12–13 May 2012

Group A Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against   England 3 0 0 89 5   South Africa 2 0 1 49 51   Brazil 1 0 2 36 83   Kazakhstan 0 0 3 31 66   England 26 - 5   Kazakhstan   South Africa 28 - 17   Brazil   England 41 - 0   Brazil   South Africa 21 - 12   Kazakhstan   England 22 - 0   South Africa   Brazil 19 - 14   Kazakhstan Group B Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against   Netherlands 3 0 0 58 19   Canada 2 0 1 97 15   Russia 1 0 2 19 58   Portugal 0 0 3 15 97   Canada 14 - 15   Netherlands   Russia 19 - 10   Portugal   Canada 54 - 0   Portugal   Russia 0 - 19   Netherlands   Canada 29-0   Russia   Portugal 5 - 24   Netherlands Plate Semi Finals (5th-8th)   Russia 19-14   South Africa   France 14-19   United States 7th/8th Match   South Africa 14-7   France Plate final: 5th/6th Match   Russia 7-22   United States

Group C Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against   Australia 3 0 0 58 10   France 2 0 1 36 41   United States 1 0 2 62 34   China 0 0 3 10 101   Australia 27 - 5   China   United States 7 - 12   France   Australia 29 - 0   France   United States 50 - 0   China   Australia 22 - 5   United States   France 24 - 5   China Bowl Semi Finals (9th-12th)   Kazakhstan 10-26   Portugal   Brazil 14-33   China 11th/12th Match   Kazakhstan 19-17   Brazil Bowl final:9th/10th Match   Portugal 5-43   China Quarter-finals (1st-8th)   England 19-10   Russia   Canada 17-0   South Africa   Netherlands 10-0   France   Australia 19-0   United States Cup Semi Finals (1st-4th)   England 17-12   Canada (AET)   Netherlands 14-12   Australia 3rd/4th place   Canada 19-14   Australia Cup Final: 1st/2nd place   England 34-7   Netherlands

2013: Women's Invitational Sevens

Twickenham, London 11–12 May 2013

Pool A Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against   England 2 0 1 89 25   Australia 2 0 1 65 33   Spain 2 0 1 26 29   France 0 0 3 0 78   England 38-0   France   Australia 12-14   Spain   England 17-5   Spain   Australia 33-0   France   Spain 7-0   France   England 19-20   Australia Plate Semi Finals (5th-8th)   Russia 12-14   Spain   France 7-12   Ireland Plate final: 5th/6th Match   Ireland 26-0   Spain

Pool B Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against   Canada 3 0 0 49 10   United States 2 0 1 34 29   Russia 1 0 2 29 39   Ireland 0 0 3 29 63   United States 12-5   Russia   Canada 22-5   Ireland   Ireland 14-17   United States   Canada 17-0   Russia   Russia 24-10   Ireland   Canada 10-5   United States Quarter-finals (1st-8th)   United States 15-7   Spain   Australia 33-7   Russia   England 12-0   Ireland   Canada 12-7   France Cup Semi Finals (1st-4th)   Australia 28-7   United States   England 17-12   Canada Cup Final: 1st/2nd place   England 36-7   Australia

References

1. Young, Wendy (2014-11-05). "2014 - 2015 Women's Sevens World Series". YSCRugby | Women's Rugby News. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
2. "IRB Women's Challenge Cup: 2011/12 look back". www.world.rugby. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
3. "Sevens sides finish second". Australian Olympic Committee. 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
4. Hossain, Asif (2015-05-15). "Rugby Canada women finish second at London Sevens". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2024-06-18.