World Rugby Sevens Series hosts
The World Rugby Sevens Series hosts have included several different counties. Ten counties currently host a leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series. Several other countries previously hosted tournaments, most recently Scotland and Japan, both of which were terminated following the 2014–15 season.
Current hosts
Hosts are current as of the upcoming 2018–19 series. Each of the two most recent offseasons (2017 and 2018) has seen one tournament move. After the 2016–17 series, the New Zealand event was moved from Wellington to Hamilton.[1] Following the 2017–18 series, the Australia event was moved within Sydney from Sydney Football Stadium (at the time known commercially as Allianz Stadium) to Sydney Showground Stadium (commercially Spotless Stadium).[2]
In the table below, all dates are relative to the first season of the country's or site's current hosting stint. Some current events have been interrupted; these are indicated with footnotes.
- ↑ The tournament was held during the 2001–02 series, but was downgraded in status and excluded from the Sevens World Series after several teams withdrew following 9/11.
- ↑ Australia hosted events in three of the first four series (1999–2000 to 2002–03, with the 2000–01 tournament being canceled due to Australian government sanctions imposed on Fiji).
- ↑ First event at current venue. Sydney first hosted the Australian round at Sydney Football Stadium in 2015–16, and also used that site in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 series.[3]
- ↑ The Hong Kong Sevens was not held in the 2004–05 series, during which Hong Kong instead hosted the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
- ↑ This is the second venue in Singapore known as the "National Stadium"; it stands on the site of the first National Stadium.
- ↑ Singapore hosted a series event from 2001–02 through 2005–06 at the original National Stadium, except in 2002–03 when the event was canceled.
- ↑ Before France's current stint as a series host, the country held events at three different locations:
- 1999–2000: Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris
- 2003–04: Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux
- 2004–05, 2005–06: The original Stade Jean-Bouin, which was replaced by an entirely new stadium on the same site in 2013
Past hosts
Former hosts of current events
- ↑ Currently known for sponsorship reasons as Suncorp Stadium.
- ↑ Currently known for sponsorship reasons as cbus Super Stadium.
- ↑ Currently known for sponsorship reasons as Allianz Stadium.
- ↑ The Dubai Sevens was held during the 2001–02 series, but downgraded from full Sevens Series status due to team withdrawals in the wake of 9/11.
- ↑ This is the first National Stadium, which occupied the site of the current National Stadium.
- ↑ The Singapore Sevens was canceled in 2002–03, but was held in every other season within the listed time span.
- ↑ Currently known as Jonsson Kings Park Stadium.
- ↑ Currently known as StubHub Center.
Hosts of discontinued events
- ↑ Mar del Plata hosted the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens instead of a leg within the 2000–01 World Sevens Series.
- ↑ Beijing was intended to host an event in the 2003–04 series, but it was canceled due to the SARS outbreak then sweeping the country.
Tournament hosts
Italics indicates was cancelled
References
- ↑ "New Zealand's new home of sevens announced" (Press release). New Zealand Rugby. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ Decent, Tom (22 March 2018). "Sydney Sevens set to be moved to Spotless Stadium next year". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ↑ "Sydney to host Australia World Rugby Sevens Series event from 2015-16". World Rugby. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ↑ "HSBC Sevens World Series expands to 10 rounds". irbsevens.com. 2012-06-26.
- ↑ "ARU loses World Sevens Series round". espnscrum.com. 1 January 2001. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ "IRB Sevens World Series 2002/03". International Rugby Board. International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2015.