Singapore Sevens

Singapore Sevens

Current season, competition or edition: 2016 Singapore Sevens
Sport	Rugby sevens
Founded	2002
Country	16
Most recent champion(s)	Kenya
Most titles	New Zealand (2 titles)

The Singapore Sevens is an annual rugby union sevens tournament contested by national teams.

It was first contested as part of the IRB World Sevens Series in 2002 and from 2004 to 2006.^[1] The Standard Chartered Bank was the original title sponsor. It was effectively replaced in the IRB calendar by the Australian Sevens for the 2006-07 season.

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]

Results

  A blue box around the year indicates tournaments included in the World Rugby Sevens Series.

Year	Venue	Cup			Plate	Bowl	Shield	Refs
		Winner	Final Score	Runner-up	Winner	Winner	Winner
2002 Details	Former National Stadium, Singapore	New Zealand	21–17	Argentina	Fiji	Wales	South Korea	[4]
2003 Details	Former National Stadium, Singapore	Tournament cancelled						[5]
2004 Details	Former National Stadium, Singapore	South Africa	24–19	Argentina	Fiji	Scotland	Hong Kong	[6]
2005 Details	Former National Stadium, Singapore	New Zealand	26–5	England	Australia	France	Chinese Taipei	[7]
2006 Details	Former National Stadium, Singapore	Fiji	40–21	England	Samoa	Kenya	South Korea	[8]
2013 Details	Yio Chu Kang Stadium	Japan	24–19	Hong Kong	Sri Lanka	Thailand	n/a	[9]
2016 Details	National Stadium, Singapore	Kenya	30–7	Fiji	Samoa	Scotland	Russia

References

1. "A Brief History". Singapore Rugby Union. 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
2. "Rugby: Singapore to host World Rugby Sevens Series from next year". Singapore Times. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
3. "Singapore seals IRB Sevens hosting rights -- report". TEN Sport. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
4. IRB Sevens III – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
5. "Singapore 7s cancelled". ESPN Scrum. 19 April 2003. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
6. IRB Sevens V – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
7. IRB Sevens VI – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
8. IRB Sevens VII – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
9. Sallay, Alvin (11 November 2013). "Hong Kong surrender Asian crown after another Japanese comeback". South China Morning Post.

External links

• "Official website", Singapore Sevens, 2006, archived from the original on 10 April 2006
• 2016 Singapore Rugby Sevens, on 16 & 17 April 2016 at the National Stadium, Singapore. Official website