China Sevens
Sport | Rugby sevens |
---|---|
First season | 2001 |
No. of teams | 12 |
Most recent champion(s) | Hong Kong (2019) |
The China Sevens, most recently hosted in Huizhou, is an international rugby sevens tournament contested by national teams. The inaugural event, held in Shanghai, was a leg of the IRB World Sevens Series in 2001. The tournament moved to Beijing for 2002.
From 2009 to 2012 the tournament returned to Shanghai as an official event within the Asian Sevens Series.[1] The event was hosted at the Chaoyang Stadium in Beijing for 2014,[2] then Qingdao in 2015 and Huizhou in 2019.
Results
International men's teams
Key:
Blue border on the left indicates tournaments included in the World Rugby Sevens Series.
See also
References
- ^ "Asia drops Shanghai Sevens". Ceylon Today. 30 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "China Sevens". Hong Kong Rugby. 2014. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ IRB Sevens II – Shanghai, Rugby7.com.
- ^ IRB Sevens III – Beijing, Rugby7.com.
- ^ "IRB cancels Beijing Sevens amid virus fears". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 March 2003. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Asia Sevens – Shanghai 2009, Rugby7.com.
- ^ Asia Sevens – Shanghai 2010, Rugby7.com.
- ^ Asia Sevens – Shanghai 2011, Rugby7.com.
- ^ Asia Sevens – Shanghai 2012, Rugby7.com.
- ^ Asia Sevens – Beijing 2014, Rugby7.com.
- ^ Asia Sevens – Qindao, China. 9/5/2015 - 9/6/2015, Rugby7.com.