Santa Teresa seven-a-side

Santa Teresa seven-a-side is an annual club rugby sevens tournament in Venezuela. It is organised by the Fundación Santa Teresa and it has the support of the Venezuelan Rugby Federation.[1] Venezuelan and foreign teams compete in the following categories: Men, Women and Junior (Under-18).[2] The matches are played on a rugby pitch located at Hacienda Santa Teresa, a sugarcane plantation next to El Consejo, in Aragua State.

Santa Teresa seven-a-side
SportRugby sevens
Founded1993
CountryVenezuela

History

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The tournament was founded in 1993. It was originally organised by the Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana.[3] Since 2008, Fundación Santa Teresa is in charge of the competition.[1][2]

Champions

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Year Men Women Junior
2012 Mérida Rugby Club[4] UCV Rugby Club[4] Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club[4]
2013 Tigres de Cabimas Rugby Football Club[5] UCAB Rugby Club[5] Tracianos Rugby Club[5]
2014 Mérida Rugby Club[6] Mérida Rugby Club[6] Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club[6]
2015 Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida[7] UCV Rugby Club[7] Rinocerontes Rugby Club[7]
2016 Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida[8] UCV Rugby Club[8] Cancillería de Colombia[8]
2017 Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club[9] Panteras de Aragua[9] Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "30 equipos participarán en XX Torneo de Rugby "Seven Santa Teresa"" (in Spanish). La Patilla.com. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Comenzó el XIX Torneo de Rugby Seven-a-side" (in Spanish). Informe21.com. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Breve Reseña del Rugby en Venezuela" (in Spanish). rugby7.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2000. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Noticias" (in Spanish). Fundación Santa Teresa. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Tigres de Cabimas, UCAB y Tracianos campeones del XX Torneo de Rugby Santa Teresa" (in Spanish). Fundación Santa Teresa. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "Grandes emociones se vivieron en el Seven Santa Teresa" (in Spanish). Venezuelan Rugby Federation. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "Caballeros, UCV y Rinocerontes campeones del XXII Torneo de Rugby Santa Teresa Sevens" (in Spanish). Agencia Carabobeña de Noticias. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  8. ^ a b c "Caballeros Rugby Club lo hizo otra vez: son los campeones del Santa Teresa Sevens" (in Spanish). Contrapunto.com. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  9. ^ a b c "Alcatraz Rugby Club se tituló campeón del Rugby Santa Teresa" (in Spanish). Informe21.com. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2018.