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.
 National Stadium, Singapore 7s venue. | |
| Sport | Rugby sevens |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Most recent champion(s) | Men New Zealand (4th title)Women New Zealand (1st title) |
| Most titles | Men New Zealand (4 titles) Women New Zealand (1 title) |
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
edit- By placing
Summary of top-4 placings at the Singapore Sevens on the SVNS (updated to 2024):
| Team | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalist | Top 4 placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
4 | 1 | – | 5 |
 Fiji |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
 South Africa |
2 | – | 4 | 6 |
 Canada |
1 | – | – | 1 |
 Kenya |
1 | – | – | 1 |
 England |
– | 2 | 4 | 6 |
 Argentina |
– | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 Australia |
– | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 United States |
– | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Ireland |
– | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 France |
– | – | 1 | 1 |
 Samoa |
– | – | 2 | 2 |
 Great Britain |
– | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 |
- Results by year
Women's Results
edit- By placing
Summary of top-4 placings at the Singapore Sevens on the SVNS (updated to 2024):
| Team | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalist | Top 4 placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
1 | – | – | 1 |
| Australia |
– | 1 | – | 1 |
| France |
– | – | 1 | 1 |
| Fiji |
– | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
- Results by year
| Year | Venue | Cup final | Placings | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | |||
| 2024 | National Stadium |  New Zealand |
31–21 |  Australia |
 France |
 Fiji |
 Ireland |
|
Key:
Blue border on the left indicates tournaments in the World Rugby Sevens Series.
References
edit- ^ "A Brief History". Singapore Rugby Union. 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Rugby: Singapore to host World Rugby Sevens Series from next year". Singapore Times. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "Singapore seals IRB Sevens hosting rights -- report". TEN Sport. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "HSBC World Sevens Series announces plans until 2023". Rugby Asia 24/7. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020.
- ^ a b "New Zealand awarded titles as HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 concluded". World Rugby. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ a b "World Rugby cancels Sevens events in Cape Town and Singapore". ESPN. 4 September 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Rugby: HSBC Singapore Sevens cancelled for second straight year due to Covid-19". 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Fiji overpower New Zealand to win Singapore Rugby Sevens".
- ^ IRB Sevens III – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
- ^ "Singapore 7s cancelled". ESPN Scrum. 19 April 2003. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ IRB Sevens V – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
- ^ IRB Sevens VI – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
- ^ IRB Sevens VII – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
- ^ "Japan beat Hong Kong in Singapore final to seal Asian Rugby Sevens Series title". UR7s. 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Sallay, Alvin (11 November 2013). "Hong Kong surrender Asian crown after another Japanese comeback". South China Morning Post.
External links
edit- "Official website", Singapore Sevens, 2006, archived from the original on 10 April 2006
- 2016 Singapore Rugby Sevens, archived from the original on 27 October 2015, retrieved 14 May 2022, on 16 & 17 April 2016 at the National Stadium, Singapore. Official website