National Rugby Sevens Championships

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National Rugby Sevens Championships
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Sport Rugby sevens
Inaugural season2012
CountryAustralia

The National Rugby Sevens Championship is an annual rugby sevens competition hosted by the Australian Rugby Union. Tournaments are held for senior men's and women's teams, as well as for junior men's and women's teams with an under-18 age requirement. It is contested by teams from Australian states and territories, [1] [2] and National Indigenous representative sides, [3] as well as teams from the Australian Armed Services, [4] and Australian Universities. [5]

Contents

The national women's tournament was launched in its present format in 2012, [6] The inaugural national men's tournament was held in 2015.

Teams

The teams competing at the National Sevens Championships (as at 2015) are: [7]

Men

  • Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Australian Capital Territory
  • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian Universities
  • Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg National Indigenous
  • Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Blue
  • Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales White
  • Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Northern Territory
  • Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Red
  • Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland White
  • Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia
  • Flag of Tasmania.svg Tasmania
  • Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria
  • Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia

Women

  • Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Australian Capital Territory
  • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian Services
  • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian Universities
  • Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg National Indigenous
  • Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Blue
  • Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales White
  • Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Northern Territory
  • Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Red
  • Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland White
  • Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia
  • Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria
  • Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia

Championship winners

Men's 7s

YearWinnerTournament locationRefs
2018Queensland Red Ballymore, Brisbane [8] [9]
2017Queensland Red Epsom, Bendigo [10] [11]
2016Queensland Red West Beach, Adelaide [12] [13]
2015NSW BlueNarrabeen, Sydney [14]

Women's 7s

YearWinnerTournament locationRefs
2018not held [9]
2017NSW Blue Epsom, Bendigo [15] [16]
2016Queensland Red West Beach, Adelaide [13] [17]
2015NSW BlueNarrabeen, Sydney [18]
2014Queensland RedAIS, Canberra [19]
2013ACTRiverview, Sydney [20]
2012Queensland RedRiverview, Sydney [21]

Men's Youth 7s

YearWinnerTournament locationRefs
2019NSW ISunshine Coast [22] [23]
2018NSW Blue Ballymore, Brisbane [9] [24]
2017NSW Blue Ballymore, Brisbane [25] [26]
2016NSW Blue McGillvray Oval, Perth [27] [28]
2015NSW BlueNarrabeen, Sydney [29]
2014not held
2013replaced by AYOF 7s [30]
National Schoolboy Rugby 7s
2012Keebra Park SHS Skilled Park, Gold Coast [31]

Women's Youth 7s

YearWinnerTournament locationRefs
2019Queensland ISunshine Coast [22] [32]
2018NSW Blue Ballymore, Brisbane [9] [33]
2017Queensland Red Ballymore, Brisbane [34] [35]
2016Queensland Red McGillvray Oval, Perth [27] [28]
2015NSW BlueNarrabeen, Sydney [36]
2014not held
2013replaced by AYOF 7s [37]
National Schoolgirl Rugby 7s
2012Queensland Red Skilled Park, Gold Coast [38]

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