Singapore Sevens

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Singapore Sevens
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National Stadium, Singapore 7s venue.
Sport Rugby sevens
Founded2002
No. of teams12
Most recent
champion(s)
Men
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (4th title)
Women
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (1st title)
Most titlesMen
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (4 titles)
Women
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (1 title)

The Singapore Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament contested by national teams. It was first hosted as part of the IRB World Sevens Series in 2002. [1] The Standard Chartered Bank was the original title sponsor. It was effectively replaced in the calendar by the Australian Sevens for the 2006-07 season.

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The tournament returned as an official event within the Asian Sevens Series in 2013. Singapore then secured a four-year deal to host a leg of the Sevens World Series starting from the 2015–16 season. [2] [3] Singapore's rights to host a leg of the Sevens World Series was extended for a further four years until 2023, [4] before the 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

The tournament in Singapore was cancelled again in 2021 due to ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic [6] to protect the health and safety of players, fans, and staff. [7]

Rugby sevens returned in 2022, the ninth time that the Sevens World Series was hosted in Singapore, when Fiji defeated New Zealand to win their third Singapore Sevens title. [8]

In 2024, the Singapore Sevens saw its first women's tournament, with New Zealand taking the title.

Men's Results

By placing

Summary of top-4 placings at the Singapore Sevens on the SVNS (updated to 2024):

TeamChamp­ionRunner-upSemi­finalistTop 4 placing
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 415
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3227
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 246
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 11
Flag of England.svg  England 246
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 325
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 145
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 112
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 112
Flag of France.svg  France 11
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 22
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 11
Total11112244
Results by year
Year Venue Cup finalPlacingsRef
WinnerScoreRunner-upSemifinalistsPlate·Bowl·Shield
2002 National Stadium Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
21–17Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Fiji
Wales
South Korea
[9]
Tournament cancelled due to impacts of the SARS outbreak in 2003. [10]
2004 National StadiumFlag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
24–19Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
Flag of France.svg
France
Fiji
Scotland
Hong Kong
[11]
2005 National StadiumFlag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
26–5Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Australia
France
Chinese Taipei
[12]
2006 National StadiumFlag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
40–21Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Samoa
Kenya
South Korea
[13]
WinnerScoreRunner-upThirdFourthPlate·Bowl·Shield
2013 Yio Chu Kang Stadium Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
24–19Flag of Hong Kong.svg
Hong Kong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Thailand
n/a
[14]
[15]
2016 National Stadium Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
30–7Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Samoa
Scotland
Russia
WinnerScoreRunner-upThirdFourthFifth
2017 National StadiumFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
26–19Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
2018 National StadiumFlag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
28–22Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
2019 National StadiumFlag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
20–19Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
Tournaments planned for Singapore were cancelled in 2020 [5] and 2021, [6] due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 National StadiumFlag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
28–17Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
IRFU flag.svg
Ireland
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
2023National StadiumFlag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
19–17Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2024 National StadiumFlag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
17–14IRFU flag.svg
Ireland
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina


Women's Results

By placing

Summary of top-4 placings at the Singapore Sevens on the SVNS (updated to 2024):

TeamChamp­ionRunner-upSemi­finalistTop 4 placing
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
Flag of France.svg  France 11
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 11
Total1124
Results by year
Year Venue Cup finalPlacingsRef
WinnerScoreRunner-upThirdFourthFifth
2024 National Stadium Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
31–21Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
IRFU flag.svg
Ireland

Key:
 Blue border on the left indicates tournaments in the World Rugby Sevens Series.

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