World Rugby Sevens Series hosts

The World Rugby Sevens Series hosts have included several different counties. Eight counties currently host a leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series. Several other countries previously hosted tournaments, most recently England, France and New Zealand, all three of which were terminated following the 2022–23 season.

Current hosts

Hosts are current as of the upcoming 2023–24 series. Interruptions to events are recorded in the footnotes.

Event Venue City Joined First held
at current site
United Arab Emirates DubaiThe SevensDubai1999–2000 [lower-alpha 1] 2008–09
South Africa South AfricaCape Town StadiumCape Town1999–2000 [lower-alpha 2] 2015–16
Australia AustraliaPerth Rectangular StadiumPerth1999–2000 [lower-alpha 3] 2023–24
United States USADignity Health Sports ParkCarson, CA (Los Angeles)2003–04 [lower-alpha 4] 2003–04
Canada CanadaBC PlaceVancouver2015–16 [lower-alpha 5] 2015–16
Hong Kong Hong KongHong Kong StadiumHong Kong1999–2000 [lower-alpha 6] 1999–2000
Singapore SingaporeNational StadiumSingapore2000–01 [lower-alpha 7] 2001–02
Spain SpainMetropolitano StadiumMadrid2021–2022 [lower-alpha 8] 2023–24
  1. The Dubai 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. The tournament moved to current venue in 2008. Due to impacts of COVID-19, the event was cancelled in 2020.[1] However, two tournaments were held in Dubai for the 2021–22 season.[2]
  2. The South Africa tournament has been hosted at various locations since 1999. It was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to impacts of COVID-19.[3][4]
  3. The IRB withdrew Australia's hosting rights after the country imposed a sporting boycott of Fiji after the 2000 Fijian coup d'état.[5] When sanctions were lifted, the remaining tournaments of Brisbane's hosting agreement were played but the country was not awarded another event for the next three seasons from 2003–04 to 2005–06. Following stints at Adelaide and the Gold Coast, the tournament went to Sydney where it was held at various venues. The tournament was cancelled in 2021 and 2022 due to impacts of COVID-19.[6][7] It was held from 2016 to 2018 at the original Sydney Football Stadium,[8] on the same site as the present stadium which has hosted the tournament since the 2022–23 season.
  4. The first three editions of the USA Sevens were held at The Home Depot Center (as it was then named) in the Los Angeles area. The event moved to San Diego after the 2005–06 series and still later to Las Vegas, but returned to the original venue in Los Angeles for the 2019–20 season. The tournament was not held in 2021 due to impacts of COVID-19.[9]
  5. Canada hosted the only two events of the 2021 season, in Vancouver and Edmonton.[10]
  6. The Hong Kong Sevens was not part of the 2004–05 series, during which Hong Kong instead hosted the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The tournament was cancelled in 2020 and 2001 due COVID-19,[11][12] but hosted two tournaments in the 2022–23 series.[13]
  7. 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 due to concerns about the SARS outbreak. After a ten-year hiatus, the series was hosted at the new National Stadium, constructed on the same site as the original, for the 2015–16 season. The tournament was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19.[11][4]
  8. Spain has hosted events in several stints at various locations since the inaugural season:
    • 2021–22: Estadio Ciudad in Malaga and La Cartuja in Seville

Past hosts

Former hosts of current events
Event Venue City First held Last held
Australia AustraliaLang Park [lower-alpha 1]Brisbane1999–2000
Ballymore StadiumBrisbane2001–022002–03
Adelaide OvalAdelaide2006–072010–11
Robina Stadium [lower-alpha 2]Gold Coast2011–122014–15
Sydney Football Stadium [lower-alpha 3]Sydney2015–162017–18
Sydney Showground Stadium [lower-alpha 4]2018–19
Bankwest Stadium2019–20
Sydney Football Stadium 2022–23
Canada CanadaCommonwealth StadiumEdmonton2021
United Arab Emirates DubaiDubai Exiles Rugby GroundDubai1999–20002007–08 [lower-alpha 5]
Singapore SingaporeNational Stadium [lower-alpha 6]Singapore2001–022005–06 [lower-alpha 7]
South Africa South AfricaDanie Craven StadiumStellenbosch1999–2000
ABSA Stadium [lower-alpha 8]Durban2000–012001–02
Outeniqua ParkGeorge2002–032010–11
Nelson Mandela Bay StadiumPort Elizabeth2011–122014–15
Spain SpainEstadio Ciudad de MálagaMálaga2021–22
Estadio de La CartujaSeville2021–22
United States USAPetco ParkSan Diego2006–072008–09
Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV (Las Vegas)2009–102018–19
  1. Currently known for sponsorship reasons as Suncorp Stadium.
  2. Currently known for sponsorship reasons as cbus Super Stadium.
  3. This was the first Sydney Football Stadium, which occupied the site of the current stadium opened in 2022.
  4. Currently known for sponsorship reasons as GIANTS Stadium.
  5. 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.
  6. This is the first National Stadium, which occupied the site of the current National Stadium.
  7. The Singapore Sevens was canceled in 2002–03, but was held in every other season within the listed time span.
  8. Currently known as Jonsson Kings Park Stadium.

Hosts of discontinued events
Event Venue City Joined Last held/Folded
Argentina ArgentinaEstadio José María MinellaMar del Plata1999–20002001–02 [lower-alpha 1]
Chile ChileSan CarlosSantiago2001–02
China ChinaYuanshen StadiumShanghai2001–02
Olympic Sports CentreBeijing2002–03 [lower-alpha 2]
England EnglandTwickenhamLondon1999–20002022–23
Fiji FijiNational StadiumSuva1999–2000
Japan JapanChichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo1999–20002014–15
France FranceStade Sébastien CharlétyParis1999–20002005–06
Stade Chaban-DelmasBordeaux2003–04
Stade Jean-BouinParis2004–05 [lower-alpha 3]2018–19 [lower-alpha 4]
Stade Ernest-Wallon Toulouse 2021–22 2022–23
New Zealand New ZealandWestpac StadiumWellington1999–20002016–17
Waikato Stadium Hamilton 2017–18 2022–23
Malaysia MalaysiaPetaling Jaya StadiumKuala Lumpur2000–012001–02
Scotland ScotlandMurrayfieldEdinburgh2006–072010–11
Scotstoun StadiumGlasgow2011–122014–15
Uruguay UruguayEstadio Domingo BurgueñoPunta Del Este1999–2000
Wales WalesCardiff Arms ParkCardiff2000–012002–03
  1. Mar del Plata hosted the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens instead of a leg within the 2000–01 World Sevens Series.
  2. Beijing was intended to host an event in the 2003–04 series, but it was canceled due to the SARS outbreak in China.
  3. The original Stade Jean-Bouin, which was later replaced by an entirely new stadium on the same site, hosted the series in 2004–05
  4. Stade Jean-Bouin, rebuilt on the same site and opened in 2013, hosted the series from 2015–16 to 2018–19.

Tournament hosts

Italics indicates was cancelled

Tournament 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09
Australia AustraliaBrisbaneBrisbaneBrisbaneBrisbaneAdelaideAdelaideAdelaide
United Arab Emirates UAEDubaiDubaiDubaiDubaiDubaiDubaiDubaiDubaiDubaiDubai
South Africa South AfricaStellenboschDurbanDurbanGeorgeGeorgeGeorgeGeorgeGeorgeGeorgeGeorge
New Zealand New ZealandWellingtonWellingtonWellingtonWellingtonWellingtonWellingtonWellingtonWellingtonWellingtonWellington
United States USALos AngelesLos AngelesLos AngelesSan DiegoSan DiegoSan Diego
Hong Kong Hong KongHong KongHong KongHong KongHong KongHong KongHong KongHong KongHong KongHong Kong
England EnglandLondonLondonLondonLondonLondonLondonLondonLondonLondon
Canada Canada
France FranceParisBordeauxParisParis
Singapore SingaporeSingaporeSingaporeSingaporeSingaporeSingapore
Japan JapanTokyoTokyo
Scotland ScotlandEdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh
Argentina ArgentinaMar del PlataMar del Plata
Wales WalesCardiffCardiffCardiff
China ChinaShanghaiBeijingBeijing
Malaysia MalaysiaKuala LumpurKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur
Chile ChileSantiagoSantiago
Uruguay UruguayPunta del Este
Fiji FijiSuva
Rounds109 / 10 (1)11 / 12 (2)7 / 11 (3)878888
Tournament 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Australia AustraliaAdelaideAdelaideGold CoastGold CoastGold CoastGold CoastSydneySydneySydneySydney
United Arab Emirates UAEDubaiDubaiDubaiDubaiDubaiDubaiDubaiDubaiDubaiDubai
South Africa South AfricaGeorgeGeorgePort ElizabethPort ElizabethPort ElizabethPort ElizabethCape TownCape TownCape TownCape Town
New Zealand New ZealandWellingtonWellingtonWellingtonWellingtonWellingtonWellingtonWellingtonWellingtonHamiltonHamilton
United States USALas VegasLas VegasLas VegasLas VegasLas VegasLas VegasLas VegasLas VegasLas VegasLas Vegas
Hong Kong Hong KongHong KongHong KongHong KongHong KongHong KongHong KongHong KongHong KongHong KongHong Kong
England EnglandLondonLondonLondonLondonLondonLondonLondonLondonLondonLondon
Canada CanadaVancouverVancouverVancouverVancouver
France FranceParisParisParisParis
Singapore SingaporeSingaporeSingaporeSingaporeSingapore
Japan JapanTokyoTokyoTokyoTokyo
Scotland ScotlandEdinburghEdinburghGlasgowGlasgowGlasgowGlasgow
Argentina ArgentinaLa Plata
Wales Wales
China China
Malaysia Malaysia
Chile Chile
Uruguay Uruguay
Fiji Fiji
Rounds8899 / 10 (4)9910101010
1 The 2001 Brisbane tournament was cancelled by IRB in response to the Australian Government's sporting sanctions against Fiji.[14]
3 The Dubai tournament was downgraded in status and excluded from the 2001–02 series standings after several teams withdrew in the wake of the September 11 attacks in 2001.[15]
3 The SARS outbreak in Asia prevented the events in Beijing, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur being played, and the Santiago event was withdrawn due to funding issues.[16][17]
4 The schedule for the 2012–13 Series was released to the general public in late June 2012. At the time, the schedule included a new event to be held in La Plata, Argentina. However, on 16 August, the Argentine Rugby Union pulled out of hosting an event in 2012–13, citing demands associated with the country's 2012 entry into The Rugby Championship.[18]

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