Singapore_Sevens

Singapore Sevens

Singapore Sevens

Annual rugby sevens tournament

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.

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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]

Results

By placing

Summary of top-4 placings at the Singapore Sevens on the World Sevens Series (updated to 2023):

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Results by year
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Key:
 Blue border on the left indicates tournaments in the World Rugby Sevens Series.

References

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    "A Brief History". Singapore Rugby Union. 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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    "Rugby: Singapore to host World Rugby Sevens Series from next year". Singapore Times. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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    "Singapore seals IRB Sevens hosting rights -- report". TEN Sport. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
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    "HSBC World Sevens Series announces plans until 2023". Rugby Asia 24/7. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020.
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    "New Zealand awarded titles as HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 concluded". World Rugby. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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    "World Rugby cancels Sevens events in Cape Town and Singapore". ESPN. 4 September 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021.
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    "Rugby: HSBC Singapore Sevens cancelled for second straight year due to Covid-19". 3 September 2021.
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    "Fiji overpower New Zealand to win Singapore Rugby Sevens".
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    IRB Sevens III – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
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    "Singapore 7s cancelled". ESPN Scrum. 19 April 2003. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
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    IRB Sevens V – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
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    IRB Sevens VI – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
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    IRB Sevens VII – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
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    "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.
  15. [15]
    Sallay, Alvin (11 November 2013). "Hong Kong surrender Asian crown after another Japanese comeback". South China Morning Post.
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