Australian Women's Sevens
The Australian Women's Sevens, currently hosted in Sydney, is an annual rugby sevens tournament and one of the stops on the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. Australia joined the women's circuit in 2017 for the fifth edition of the series.
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| Sport | Rugby sevens |
|---|---|
| Inaugural season | 2017 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Holders |  |
| Most titles | |
Originally hosted at the Sydney Football Stadium [1] prior to its demolition and rebuilding, both the men's and women's events for the Sydney Sevens tournament were moved to the Sydney Showground Stadium in 2019,[2] and then to Western Sydney Stadium for 2020.[3]
History
Champions
| Year | Venue | Cup final | Placings | Refs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | |||
| 2017 | Sydney Football Stadium | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
21–17 |  United States |
New Zealand |
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 Fiji |
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| 2018 | Sydney Football Stadium | Australia |
31–0 | New Zealand |
Canada |
 Russia |
 France |
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| 2019 | Sydney Showground | New Zealand |
34–10 | Australia |
United States |
 Ireland |
Canada |
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| 2020 | Western Sydney Stadium | New Zealand |
33–7 | Canada |
Australia |
France |
Fiji |
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See also
- Australian Sevens (men's tournament)
References
- "Australia's Olympic champion women to join Sydney Sevens event in 2017". The Guardian. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- "Sydney 7s has a new home in 2019" (Press release). Rugby Australia. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- "HSBC Sydney 7s heads to Bankwest Stadium". Rugby Australia. 3 June 2019. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019.
- "Canada beats United States in Sydney Sevens women's final". Fox Sports. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
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