China Sevens

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.

China Sevens

Shanghai Sevens former logo
Sport	Rugby sevens
Inaugural season	2001
No. of teams	12
Most recent champion(s)	Hong Kong  (2019)

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

Year	Venue	Cup final			Placings			Ref
		Winner	Score	Runner-up	Plate	Bowl	Shield
2001 Details	Yuanshen Stadium, ​Shanghai	Australia	19–12	South Africa	Fiji	Canada	n/a	^[3]
2002 Details	Chaoyang Stadium, ​Beijing	New Zealand	41–14	South Africa	England	France	Japan	^[4]
2003 Details	Chaoyang Stadium, ​Beijing	Cancelled						^[5]
	No international tournament from 2004 to 2008
2009 Details	Yuanshen Stadium, ​Shanghai	South Korea	42–19	Japan	Hong Kong	n/a	n/a	^[6]
2010 Details	Yuanshen Stadium, ​Shanghai	South Korea	38–24	China	Hong Kong	Thailand	n/a	^[7]
2011 Details	Yuanshen Stadium, ​Shanghai	South Korea	22–17	Hong Kong	China	Chinese Taipei	n/a	^[8]
2012 Details	Yuanshen Stadium, ​Shanghai	Hong Kong	40–10	China	Sri Lanka	Malaysia	n/a	^[9]
2014 Details	Chaoyang Stadium, ​Beijing	Hong Kong	36–19	South Korea	Kazakhstan	China	n/a	^[10]
2015 Details	Tiantai Stadium, ​Qingdao	Japan	28–12	China	Hong Kong	United Arab Emirates	n/a	^[11]
	No international tournament from 2016 to 2018
		Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third	Fourth	Fifth
2019 Details	Olympic Stadium, ​ Huizhou	Hong Kong	14–7	China	Japan	Sri Lanka	South Korea
2020^c	Olympic Stadium, ​ Huizhou	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021^d

Key:
 Light blue border on the left indicates a tournament included in the World Rugby Sevens Series.
 Dark blue border on the left indicates a tournament included in the Asia Rugby Sevens Series.

See also

• Asian Sevens Series
• China Women's Sevens

Notes

^^a Huizhou was scheduled for 26-27 September as the third leg of the 2020 Asian Sevens Series,^[12] prior to August 2020 when Asia Rugby cancelled all their remaining competitions for the year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[13]

^^b Huizhou was scheduled for 25-26 September as the third leg of the 2021 Asian Sevens Series,^[14] but was subsequently replaced in the calendar by Dubai.^[15]

References

1. "Asia drops Shanghai Sevens". Ceylon Today. 30 November 2012. from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
2. . Hong Kong Rugby. 2014. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
3. IRB Sevens II – Shanghai, Rugby7.com.
4. IRB Sevens III – Beijing, Rugby7.com.
5. "IRB cancels Beijing Sevens amid virus fears". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 March 2003. from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
6. Asia Sevens – Shanghai 2009, Rugby7.com.
7. Asia Sevens – Shanghai 2010, Rugby7.com.
8. Asia Sevens – Shanghai 2011, Rugby7.com.
9. Asia Sevens – Shanghai 2012, Rugby7.com.
10. Asia Sevens – Beijing 2014, Rugby7.com.
11. Asia Sevens – Qindao, China. 9/5/2015 - 9/6/2015, Rugby7.com.
12. . Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
13. . Asia Rugby. 1 August 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020.
14. . Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
15. . Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

External links

• Shanghai Sevens