7s Premier League
Current season, competition or edition: 2013 7s Premier League | |
 7s Premier League logo | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| First season | 2012 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Venue(s) | Template:Rus Outeniqua Park |
| Most recent champion(s) | Samurai Sevens |
| Most titles | 1 |
| Sponsor(s) | NBM Group |
| Official website | http://www.sevenspremierleague.co.za |
The 7s Premier League (known as the NBM 7s Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union sevens competition in South Africa. It is organised by the South Western Districts Rugby Union and is contested in December at Template:Rus Outeniqua Park and is an attempt to emulate the Indian Premier League cricket tournament.[1]
Teams
The following teams took part in the 7s Premier League competitions to date:[2]
| 7s Premier League teams | ||
| Team Name | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Rut Blue Bulls | 6th | — |
| Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers | 8th | — |
| Eye of the Tiger | — | 10th |
| Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs | 2nd | 11th (joint) |
| Kaizer Chiefs | 7th | 7th (joint) |
| Kenya Shujaa | — | 3rd |
| Template:Rut Leopards | — | 9th (Bowl Winners) |
| Template:Rut Lions | 9th (Bowl Winners) |
— |
| Living Ball | 5th (Plate Winners) |
5th (Plate Winners) |
| Masakhane Old Boys | — | 11th (joint) |
| Mighty Mohicans | 12th | — |
| Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) | 4th | 6th |
| NBM All Stars | 3rd | — |
| Samurai Sevens | 1st (Cup Winners) |
1st (Cup Winners) |
| Template:Rut SWD Eagles | — | 4th |
| Unlimited Titans | — | 2nd |
| Vikings | 11th | — |
| Template:Rut Western Province | 10th | 7th (joint) |
References
- ^ "George welcomes 7s Premier League". blitzbokke.com. 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "7s Premier League - Teams". 7s Premier League. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.