World Rugby Sevens Series hosts

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The World Rugby Sevens Series hosts have included several different counties. Eight counties currently host a leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series. Several other countries previously hosted tournaments, most recently England, France and New Zealand, all three of which were terminated following the 2022–23 season.

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Current hosts

Hosts are current as of the upcoming 2023–24 series. Interruptions to events are recorded in the footnotes.

EventVenueCityJoinedFirst held
at current site
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai The Sevens Dubai 1999–2000 [lower-alpha 1] 2008–09
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Cape Town Stadium Cape Town 1999–2000 [lower-alpha 2] 2015–16
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Perth Rectangular Stadium Perth 1999–2000 [lower-alpha 3] 2023–24
Flag of the United States.svg USA Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, CA (Los Angeles) 2003–04 [lower-alpha 4] 2003–04
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada BC Place Vancouver 2015–16 [lower-alpha 5] 2015–16
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong 1999–2000 [lower-alpha 6] 1999–2000
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore National Stadium Singapore 2000–01 [lower-alpha 7] 2001–02
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Metropolitano Stadium Madrid 2021–2022 [lower-alpha 8] 2023–24
  1. The Dubai tournament was held during the 2001–02 series, but was downgraded in status and excluded from the Sevens World Series after several teams withdrew following 9/11. The tournament moved to current venue in 2008. Due to impacts of COVID-19, the event was cancelled in 2020. [1] However, two tournaments were held in Dubai for the 2021–22 season. [2]
  2. The South Africa tournament has been hosted at various locations since 1999. It was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to impacts of COVID-19. [3] [4]
  3. The IRB withdrew Australia's hosting rights after the country imposed a sporting boycott of Fiji after the 2000 Fijian coup d'état. [5] When sanctions were lifted, the remaining tournaments of Brisbane's hosting agreement were played but the country was not awarded another event for the next three seasons from 2003–04 to 2005–06. Following stints at Adelaide and the Gold Coast, the tournament went to Sydney where it was held at various venues. The tournament was cancelled in 2021 and 2022 due to impacts of COVID-19. [6] [7] It was held from 2016 to 2018 at the original Sydney Football Stadium, [8] on the same site as the present stadium which has hosted the tournament since the 2022–23 season.
  4. The first three editions of the USA Sevens were held at The Home Depot Center (as it was then named) in the Los Angeles area. The event moved to San Diego after the 2005–06 series and still later to Las Vegas, but returned to the original venue in Los Angeles for the 2019–20 season. The tournament was not held in 2021 due to impacts of COVID-19. [9]
  5. Canada hosted the only two events of the 2021 season, in Vancouver and Edmonton. [10]
  6. The Hong Kong Sevens was not part of the 2004–05 series, during which Hong Kong instead hosted the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The tournament was cancelled in 2020 and 2001 due COVID-19, [11] [12] but hosted two tournaments in the 2022–23 series. [13]
  7. Singapore hosted a series event from 2001–02 through 2005–06 at the original National Stadium, except in 2002–03 when the event was canceled due to concerns about the SARS outbreak. After a ten-year hiatus, the series was hosted at the new National Stadium, constructed on the same site as the original, for the 2015–16 season. The tournament was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19. [11] [4]
  8. Spain has hosted events in several stints at various locations since the inaugural season:
    • 2021–22: Estadio Ciudad in Malaga and La Cartuja in Seville

Past hosts

Former hosts of current events

EventVenueCityFirst heldLast held
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Lang Park [lower-alpha 1] Brisbane 1999–2000
Ballymore Stadium Brisbane 2001–02 2002–03
Adelaide Oval Adelaide 2006–07 2010–11
Robina Stadium [lower-alpha 2] Gold Coast 2011–12 2014–15
Sydney Football Stadium [lower-alpha 3] Sydney 2015–16 2017–18
Sydney Showground Stadium [lower-alpha 4] 2018–19
Bankwest Stadium 2019–20
Sydney Football Stadium 2022–23
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton 2021
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground Dubai 1999–2000 2007–08 [lower-alpha 5]
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore National Stadium [lower-alpha 6] Singapore 2001–02 2005–06 [lower-alpha 7]
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Danie Craven Stadium Stellenbosch 1999–2000
ABSA Stadium [lower-alpha 8] Durban 2000–01 2001–02
Outeniqua Park George 2002–03 2010–11
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Port Elizabeth 2011–12 2014–15
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Estadio Ciudad de Málaga Málaga 2021–22
Estadio de La Cartuja Seville 2021–22
Flag of the United States.svg USA Petco Park San Diego 2006–07 2008–09
Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas) 2009–10 2018–19
  1. Currently known for sponsorship reasons as Suncorp Stadium.
  2. Currently known for sponsorship reasons as cbus Super Stadium.
  3. This was the first Sydney Football Stadium, which occupied the site of the current stadium opened in 2022.
  4. Currently known for sponsorship reasons as GIANTS Stadium.
  5. The Dubai Sevens was held during the 2001–02 series, but downgraded from full Sevens Series status due to team withdrawals in the wake of 9/11.
  6. This is the first National Stadium, which occupied the site of the current National Stadium.
  7. The Singapore Sevens was canceled in 2002–03, but was held in every other season within the listed time span.
  8. Currently known as Jonsson Kings Park Stadium.

Hosts of discontinued events

EventVenueCityJoinedLast held/Folded
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata 1999–2000 2001–02 [lower-alpha 1]
Flag of Chile.svg Chile San Carlos Santiago 2001–02
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Yuanshen Stadium Shanghai 2001–02
Olympic Sports Centre Beijing 2002–03 [lower-alpha 2]
Flag of England.svg England Twickenham London 1999–2000 2022–23
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji National Stadium Suva 1999–2000
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo 1999–2000 2014–15
Flag of France.svg France Stade Sébastien Charléty Paris 1999–2000 2005–06
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux 2003–04
Stade Jean-Bouin Paris 2004–05 [lower-alpha 3] 2018–19 [lower-alpha 4]
Stade Ernest-Wallon Toulouse 2021–22 2022–23
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Westpac Stadium Wellington 1999–2000 2016–17
Waikato Stadium Hamilton 2017–18 2022–23
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Petaling Jaya Stadium Kuala Lumpur 2000–01 2001–02
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh 2006–07 2010–11
Scotstoun Stadium Glasgow 2011–12 2014–15
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Estadio Domingo Burgueño Punta Del Este 1999–2000
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff 2000–01 2002–03
  1. Mar del Plata hosted the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens instead of a leg within the 2000–01 World Sevens Series.
  2. Beijing was intended to host an event in the 2003–04 series, but it was canceled due to the SARS outbreak in China.
  3. The original Stade Jean-Bouin, which was later replaced by an entirely new stadium on the same site, hosted the series in 2004–05
  4. Stade Jean-Bouin, rebuilt on the same site and opened in 2013, hosted the series from 2015–16 to 2018–19.

Tournament hosts

Italics indicates was cancelled

Tournament 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Stellenbosch Durban Durban George George George George George George George
Flag of New Zealand.svg NewZealand Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington
Flag of the United States.svg USA LosAngeles LosAngeles LosAngeles San Diego San Diego San Diego
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong HongKong HongKong HongKong HongKong HongKong
Flag of England.svg England London London London London London London London London London
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Flag of France.svg France Paris Bordeaux Paris Paris
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Singapore Singapore Singapore Singapore Singapore
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Tokyo Tokyo
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina MardelPlata MardelPlata
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Shanghai Beijing Beijing
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia KualaLumpur KualaLumpur KualaLumpur
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Santiago Santiago
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay PuntadelEste
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Suva
Rounds109 / 10(1)11 / 12(2)7 / 11(3)878888
Tournament 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Adelaide Adelaide GoldCoast GoldCoast GoldCoast GoldCoast Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa George George PortElizabeth PortElizabeth PortElizabeth PortElizabeth CapeTown CapeTown CapeTown CapeTown
Flag of New Zealand.svg NewZealand Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Hamilton Hamilton
Flag of the United States.svg USA LasVegas LasVegas LasVegas LasVegas LasVegas LasVegas LasVegas LasVegas LasVegas LasVegas
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong HongKong HongKong HongKong HongKong HongKong HongKong HongKong HongKong HongKong HongKong
Flag of England.svg England London London London London London London London London London London
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver
Flag of France.svg France Paris Paris Paris Paris
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Singapore Singapore Singapore Singapore
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Edinburgh Edinburgh Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina La Plata
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
Flag of Chile.svg Chile
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
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1 The 2001 Brisbane tournament was cancelled by IRB in response to the Australian Government's sporting sanctions against Fiji. [14]
3 The Dubai tournament was downgraded in status and excluded from the 2001–02 series standings after several teams withdrew in the wake of the September 11 attacks in 2001. [15]
3 The SARS outbreak in Asia prevented the events in Beijing, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur being played, and the Santiago event was withdrawn due to funding issues. [16] [17]
4 The schedule for the 2012–13 Series was released to the general public in late June 2012. At the time, the schedule included a new event to be held in La Plata, Argentina. However, on 16 August, the Argentine Rugby Union pulled out of hosting an event in 2012–13, citing demands associated with the country's 2012 entry into The Rugby Championship. [18]

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