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Canada Sevens 
Summary
The Canada Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held every March. It is one of the ten stops on the World Rugby Sevens Series, and is played the weekend after the USA Sevens in Las Vegas. Canada secured a four-year deal to host to event from the 2015–16 season.[1] The tournament is played at BC Place in Vancouver.[1][2]
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Canada Sevens | |
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| Sport | Rugby sevens |
|---|---|
| First season | 2016 (Vancouver Sevens) |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Argentina (2024) |
| Most titles |  South Africa Argentina (3 titles each) |
Event winners edit
| Year | Venue | Cup final | Placings | Refs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Plate | Bowl | Shield | |||
| 2016 | BC Place |  New Zealand |
19–14 |  South Africa |
 Samoa |
 Canada |
 Russia |
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | |||
| 2017 | BC Place |  England |
19–7 | South Africa |
 Fiji |
 United States |
New Zealand |
|
| 2018 | BC Place | Fiji |
31–12 |  Kenya |
South Africa |
United States |
England |
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| 2019 | BC Place | South Africa |
21–12 |  France |
Fiji |
United States |
New Zealand |
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| 2020 | BC Place | New Zealand |
17–14 |  Australia |
Canada |
South Africa |
England |
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| 2021 I | BC Place | South Africa |
38–5 | Kenya |
 Great Britain |
 Ireland |
United States |
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| 2021 II | Commonwealth Stadium | South Africa |
24–12 | Great Britain |
Kenya |
Canada |
 Germany |
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| 2022 | BC Place |  Argentina |
29–10 | Fiji |
Australia |
Samoa |
South Africa |
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| 2023 | BC Place | Argentina |
33–21 | France |
Australia |
Ireland |
New Zealand |
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| 2024 | BC Place | Argentina |
36–12 | New Zealand |
France |
United States |
Ireland |
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Attendance edit
| Year | Total Attendance |
Highest Day | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 72,000 | 30,209 | [3] |
| 2017 | 76,116 | 38,058 | [3] |
| 2018 | 77,096 | 38,548 | [4] |
| 2019 | 73,819 | [5] | |
| 2020 | 74,560 | 39,553 | [6] [7] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Kingston, Gary (23 February 2015). "BC Place to host World Rugby Sevens". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "B.C. Place to stage rugby sevens event as Vancouver wins bid to host". Yahoo Sports. 23 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Organizers expect over 70,000 fans at Rugby Sevens in Vancouver this weekend | Offside".
- ^ Dheensaw, Cleve. "Canada struggles on home turf at men's rugby sevens stop". Times Colonist. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Canada falls in Challenge Trophy final at Vancouver Sevens".
- ^ "New Zealand win gold and Canada take bronze in Vancouver - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series".
- ^ "Canada Sevens thrill record breaking rugby crowd in Vancouver - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series".
External links edit
- Canada Sevens official website