The New Zealand Women's Sevens was an annual women's rugby sevens tournament, hosted at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton.[1] The tournament was one of the stops on the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and was hosted as part of a fully integrated women's and men's event.[2]
Recent tournament 2023 New Zealand Women's Sevens | |
Sport | Rugby sevens |
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Inaugural season | 2019 |
Holders | New Zealand (2023) |
Most titles | New Zealand (2 titles) |
The inaugural event in 2019, promoted as the Women's Fast Four,[3] was an invitational competition held alongside the men's tournament on the world circuit,[4] with home team New Zealand defeating France in the final.[5][6]
Year | Venue | Cup final | Placings | Ref | ||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | |||
2019 (Fast 4) |
Waikato Stadium | New Zealand |
31–0 | France |
England |
China |
n/a | [6] |
2020 | Waikato Stadium | New Zealand |
24–7 | Canada |
France |
Australia |
United States |
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World Series tournaments planned for Hamilton were cancelled in 2021 [7] and 2022,[8] due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||
2023 | Waikato Stadium | New Zealand |
33–7 | United States |
Australia |
Ireland |
Great Britain |