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]
| 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 | |||||||
Twickenham, London 12–13 May 2012
Group A
Group B
Plate Semi Finals (5th-8th)
7th/8th Match
Plate final: 5th/6th Match
| Group C
Bowl Semi Finals (9th-12th)
11th/12th Match
Bowl final:9th/10th Match Quarter-finals (1st-8th)
Cup Semi Finals (1st-4th)
3rd/4th place Cup Final: 1st/2nd place
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Twickenham, London 11–12 May 2013
Pool A
Plate Semi Finals (5th-8th) Plate final: 5th/6th Match | Pool B
Quarter-finals (1st-8th) Cup Semi Finals (1st-4th)
Cup Final: 1st/2nd place |
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