World Sevens Series

The World Sevens Series is an international rugby union series of tournaments run by the International Rugby Board. The tournaments span the globe, with the following events included in the 2005-06 tour:

Related Topics:
Rugby union - International Rugby Board

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• Dubai (Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground): December 1-2, 2005
• South Africa (George Rugby Ground, George): December 9-10, 2005
• New Zealand (Westpac Stadium, Wellington): February 3-4, 2006
• USA (Home Depot Center, Carson, California): February 11-12, 2006
• Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stadium): March 31-April 2, 2006
• Singapore (TBC; most likely National Stadium): April 8-9, 2006
• Paris (TBC): May 27-28, 2006
• England (Twickenham, London): June 3-4, 2006

The most famous Sevens event, the Hong Kong Sevens, returns to the series after a one-year hiatus in 2004-05 for the IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens, which was held in Hong Kong in March 2005 and won by Fiji.

Related Topics:
Hong Kong Sevens - Rugby World Cup Sevens - Fiji

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Sevens is a stripped-down version of rugby union, with seven players on each side rather than fifteen. Games are much shorter, seven or ten minutes each half, and tend to be very fast-paced, open affairs. Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format, with the Hong Kong Sevens being the most famous.

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New Zealand and Fiji are traditionally the strongest teams, although recently Australia, Samoa, England, South Africa, Argentina and France have all won tournaments. England and South Africa won tournaments in both the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons; France won an event in 2004-05, and Argentina won an event in 2003-04.

Related Topics:
New Zealand - Fiji - Australia - Samoa - England - South Africa - Argentina - France

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World Sevens Series: 2004-05 results (finals) ►