The Amsterdam Women's Sevens began in 2005. On 4 October 2012, the IRB announced the launch of the IRB Women's Sevens World Series, the women's counterpart to the wildly successful IRB Sevens World Series for men. The inaugural 2012–13 season featured four events, with the Amsterdam Sevens as the final event in May 2013. The 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the last series to feature Amsterdam as an event.
Rugby Union Sevens - a short form of the sport of rugby union - was first played in 1883, with the first (men's) internationals taking place in 1973. As women's rugby union developed in the 1960s and 1970s the format became very popular as it allowed games, and entire leagues, to be developed in countries even when player numbers were small, and it remains the main form the women's game is played in most parts of the world.
However, although the first Women's international rugby union 15-a-side test match took place in 1982, it was not until 1997 before the first Women's International Rugby Union Sevens tournaments were played, when the Hong Kong Sevens included a women's tournament for the first time. Over the next decade the number of tournaments grew, with almost every region developing regular championship. This reached its zenith with 2009's inaugural women's tournament for the Rugby World Cup Sevens, shortly followed by the announcement that women's rugby sevens will be included in the Olympics from 2016.
The Amsterdam Sevens began in 1972, but did not include an international women's tournament until 2005. The following are details of all Amsterdam women's international tournaments, listed chronologically with the earliest first, with all result details, where known.
NOTE: New Zealand Wild Ducks and Aotearoa Maori New Zealand. Prior to the early 2000s, the NZRFU would not condone or send any official team, but an invitation team made up largely of Black Ferns and upcoming talented players did go to the HKG 7s each year in the late nineties from the inception of the HKG tournament. This team was named the Wild Ducks. It had no official status whatsoever, and the matches it played cannot be considered official internationals. The first official NZ team took part in 2000 and 2001, but from 2002 onwards the NZRFU again declined to send a team, whereby interested women's rugby officials from the Bay of Plenty in particular received the union's blessing to send a Maori team "Aotearoa" to HKG. For the first couple of years this team was pretty much strictly Maori in its makeup. However, for the later tournaments Black Ferns and upcoming players of any ethnicity were selected. It is not an official team and its matches should not be considered internationals but it has the union's blessing to compete in international tournaments.NZ women's team, FIRA-AER. 2007.
2005 No known international entrants
Semi-final W.O.P. 26-14 Simon Fraser U Samurai Women 19-14 Henley Hawks Final W.O.P 0-60 Samurai Women
2006 20–21 May 2006 No information available.
2007 Complete results not available.Amsterdam Sevens. 2007.
Semi-finals Canada 0-40 Wooden Spoon (ENG) Red Dragons (WAL) 0-33 Richmond
Final Wooden Spoon 27-7 Richmond
2008 17–18 May 2008.Amsterdam Sevens ladies teams. 2008. DAY ONE (17 May)
Pool 1 Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Wooden Spoon (ENG) 4 0 0 158 12 Canada (CAN) 3 0 1 155 12 Moody Cows (INT) 2 0 2 41 89 Pirates (ENG) 1 0 3 52 106 Waterland Dames (NED) 0 0 4 5 192 Canada 47-0 Pirates Wooden Spoon 53-0 Waterland Dames Moody Cows 12-7 Pirates Canada 65-0 Waterland Dames Wooden Spoon 46-0 Moody Cows Waterland Dames 0-45 Pirates Canada 31-0 Moody Cows Wooden Spoon 47-0 Pirates Moody Cows 29-5 Waterland Dames Wooden Spoon 12-12 Canada
Pool 2 Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Aotearoa Maori (NZL) 4 0 0 212 0 Brazil Gold (BRA) 3 0 1 150 33 Pink Ba-baas (INT) 2 0 2 32 98 OA Airlines Business Class (ENG) 1 0 3 20 117 Hanze (NED) 0 0 4 5 171 Hanze 5-15 OA Airlines Business Class Pink Ba-bas 0-36 Brazil Gold Aotearoa Maori 59-0 OA Airlines Business Class Hanze 0-73 Brazil Gold Pink Ba-bas 0-57 Aotearoa Maori Brazil Gold 41-0 OA Airlines Business Class Hanze 0-63 Aotearoa Maori Pink Ba-bas 12-5 OA Airlines Business Class Aotearoa Maori 33-0 Brazil Gold Pink Ba-bas 20-0 Hanze
Pool 3 Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against USA 4 0 0 247 0 Susies Valkyries (INT) 3 0 1 120 59 Czech Republic 2 0 2 76 110 AAC Amsterdam (NED) 1 0 3 47 122 OA Airlines Economy Class (ENG) 0 0 4 5 204 AAC Amsterdam 32-0 OA Airlines Economy Class USA 64-0 Czech Republic Susies Valkyries 49-0 OA Airlines Economy Class AAC Amsterdam 10-26 Czech Republic USA 49-0 Susies Valkyries Czech Republic 45-5 OA Airlines Economy Class AAC Amsterdam 5-40 Susies Valkyries USA 78-0 OA Airlines Economy Class Susies Valkyries 31-5 Czech Republic USA 56-0 AAC Amsterdam
Pool 4 Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Samurai St George's (ENG) 4 0 0 226 0 Corsolettes (INT) 3 0 1 76 82 Brazil Blue (BRA) 2 0 2 70 66 Norwegian Raiderettes (NOR) 1 0 3 43 127 Bassets (NED) 0 0 4 10 150 Norwegian Raiderettes 19-21 Corsolettes Bassets 0-28 Brazil Blue Samurai St George's 56-0 Corsoletts Norwegian Raiderettes 5-35 Brazil Blue Bassets 0-60 Samurai St George's Brazil Blue 7-12 Corsolettes Norwegian Raiderettes 0-61 Samurai St George's Bassets 0-43 Corsolettes Samurai St George's 49-0 Brazil Blue Bassets 10-19 Norwegian Raiderettes DAY TWO (18 May)
Plate tournament (9th-16th place)
Plate quarter-finals Czech Republic 24-21 OA Airlines Business Class AAC Amsterdam 7-29 Pink Ba-bas Moody Cows 17-31 Brazil Blue Norwegian Raiderettes 0-42 Pirates
Plate semi-finals Czech Republic 7-26 Pirates Brazil Blue 19-7 Pink Ba-bas
Plate final Pirates 31-5 Brazil Blue
Cup tournament (1st-8th place)
Cup Pool 1 Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against USA 3 0 0 101 0 Brazil Gold 2 0 1 45 34 Wooden Spoon 1 0 2 32 43 Corsolettes 0 0 3 10 111 USA 44_0 Corsolettes Wooden Spoon 5-5 Brazil Gold USA 24-0 Brazil Gold Wooden Spoon 27-5 Corsolettes Brazil Gold 40-5 Corsolettes USA 33-0 Wooden Spoon
Cup Pool 2 Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Aotearoa Maori 3 0 0 71 12 Samurai St George's 2 0 1 75 19 Canada 1 0 2 43 38 Susies Valkyries 0 0 3 0 120 Aotearoa Maori 12-5 Canada Samurai St George's 42-0 Susies Valkyries Aotearoa Maori 40-0 Susies Valkyries Samurai St George's 26-0 Canada Canada 38-0 Susies Valkyries Samurai St George's 7-19 Aotearoa Maori
Cup semi-finals Samurai St George's 14-5 USA Aotearoa Maori 48-0 Brazil Gold
Cup final Samurai St George's 24-5 Aotearoa Maori
2009 16–17 May Pool 1 Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Samurai (INT) 5 0 0 217 7 Susies Valkyries (INT) 4 0 1 129 66 RC The Bassets (NED) 3 0 2 100 111 Czech Republic (CZE) 2 0 3 80 132 Pink Ba- ba's (UK) 1 0 4 36 155 Norwegian Raiderettes (NOR) 0 0 5 51 142 Samurai International Ladies 24-7 Norwegian Raiderettes Czech Republic 26-24 RC The Bassets Susies Valkyries 43-0 Pink Ba- ba's RC The Bassets 26-25 Norwegian Raiderettes Samurai International Ladies 50-0 Pink Ba- ba's Czech Republic 0-31 Susies Valkyries Pink Ba- ba's 0-29 RC The Bassets Samurai International Ladies 38-0 Susies Valkyries Czech Republic 28-5 Norwegian Raiderettes Samurai International Ladies 43 0 RC The Bassets Czech Republic 26-10 Pink Ba- ba's Susies Valkyries 38-7 Norwegian Raiderettes Samurai International Ladies 62-0 Czech Republic Pink Ba- ba's 26-7 Norwegian Raiderettes Susies Valkyries 17-21 RC The Bassets
Quarter-finals Samurai 48-0 AAC Amsterdam RC The Bassets 5-29 Corsolettes Susies Valkyries 0-24 Germany Czech Republic 0-48 Wooden Spoon
Plate Semi-finals AAC Amsterdam 0-28 RC The Bassets Susies Valkyries 12-14 Czech Republic
Plate Final RC The Bassets 40-0 Czech Republic Pool 2 Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Wooden Spoon (ENG) 5 0 0 295 7 Corsolettes (NED) 4 0 1 132 85 Germany (GER) 3 0 2 160 80 AAC Amsterdam (NED) 2 0 3 31 150 Moody Cows (UK) 0 1 4 34 161 Sabbie Mobili (ITA) 0 1 4 19 188 Samurai International Ladies 24-7 Norwegian Raiderettes Czech Republic 26-24 RC The Bassets Susies Valkyries 43-0 Pink Ba- ba's RC The Bassets 26-25 Norwegian Raiderettes Samurai International Ladies 50-0 Pink Ba- ba's Czech Republic 0-31 Susies Valkyries Pink Ba- ba's 0-29 RC The Bassets Samurai International Ladies 38-0 Susies Valkyries Czech Republic 28-5 Norwegian Raiderettes Samurai International Ladies 43-0 RC The Bassets Czech Republic 26-10 Pink Ba- ba's Susies Valkyries 38-7 Norwegian Raiderettes Samurai International Ladies 62-0 Czech Republic Pink Ba- ba's 26-7 Norwegian Raiderettes Susies Valkyries 17-21 RC The Bassets
Wooden Spoon semi-finals Pink Ba- ba's 19-5 Sabbie Mobili Norwegian Raiderettes 26-5 Moody Cows
Wooden Spoon final Pink Ba- ba's 5-15 Norwegian Raiderettes
Semi-finals Samurai 45-0 Corsolettes Germany 0-59 Wooden Spoon
Final Samurai 22-10 Wooden Spoon
2010 22–23 May Pool 1 Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Olymp (KAZ) 3 1 0 109 14 Casale (ITA) 3 0 1 87 38 Finland 2 0 2 41 74 Susies Valkyries (INT) 1 0 3 46 94 Thor (NED) 0 1 3 36 99 Casale 19-19 Thor Olymp 26-0 Finland Susies Valkyries 29-12 Thor Casale 26-5 Finland Olymp 35-0 Susies Valkyries Finland 17-5 Thor Casale 28-0 Susies Valkyries Olymp 34-0 Thor Susies Valkyries 17-19 Finland Olymp 14-14 Casale
Pool 2 Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Spain 4 0 0 161 5 Gameface Pacific (UK) 3 0 1 129 38 AAC Amsterdam (NED) 2 0 2 62 80 Ravin' Pumas (NED) 1 0 3 12 140 cpopartners.com (ITA) 0 0 4 22 123 Ravin' Pumas 12 10 cpopartners.com AAC Amsterdam 0 33 Spain Gameface Pacific 33 0 cpopartners.com Ravin' Pumas 0 50 Spain AAC Amsterdam 5 35 Gameface Pacific Spain 45 0 cpopartners.com Ravin' Pumas 0 56 Gameface Pacific AAC Amsterdam 33 12 cpopartners.com Gameface Pacific 5 33 Spain AAC Amsterdam 24 0 Ravin' Pumas
Pool 3 Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against WOPWOP are the Dutch national team (NED) 4 0 0 194 7 Germany 3 0 1 130 54 Last Minute (NED) 2 0 2 66 71 RC The Bassets (NED) 1 0 3 45 116 Valsugana Rugby Padova (ITA) 0 0 4 12 199 Germany 22-7 Last Minute WOP 45-0 RC The Bassets ladies Valsugana Rugby Padova 5-42 Last Minute Germany 47-5 RC The Bassets WOP 70-0 Valsugana Rugby Padova RC The Bassets 7-17 Last Minute Germany 54-0 Valsugana Rugby Padova WOP 37-0 Last Minute Valsugana Rugby Padova 7-33 RC The Bassets WOP 42-7 Germany Plate quarter-finals Ravin' Pumas 12-14 RC The Bassets Susies Valkyries 35-0 Valsugana Rugby Padova cpopartners.com 12-26 Thor
Plate semi-finals Finland 38-0 RC The Bassets Susies Valkyries 27-0 Thor
Plate final Finland 14-12 Susies Valkyries
Cup Pool 1 Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against WOP 3 0 0 114 5 Casale 2 0 1 50 57 Gameface Pacific 1 0 2 35 69 Last Minute 0 0 3 17 85 Casale 19-14 Gameface Pacific WOP 38-0 Last Minute Casale 26-5 Last Minute WOP 38-0 Gameface Pacific Gameface Pacific 21-12 Last Minute WOP 38-5 Casale
Cup Pool 2 Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Spain 3 0 0 102 17 Olymp 2 0 1 72 45 Germany 1 0 2 32 45 AAC Amsterdam 0 0 3 14 113 Olymp 17-5 Germany Spain 48-0 AAC Amsterdam Olymp 50-7 AAC Amsterdam Spain 21-12 Germany Germany 15-7 AAC Amsterdam Spain 33-5 Olymp
Cup semi-finals WOP 38-5 Olymp Spain 33-0 Casale
Cup final WOP 19-5 Spain
2011 21–22 May DAY ONE - 21 May
Pool 1 Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Netherlands 3 0 0 138 0 Portugal 2 0 1 64 36 Susies Valkyries (INT) 1 0 2 36 85 Poland 0 0 3 5 122 Portugal 26-5 Susies Valkyries Netherlands 53-0 Poland Portugal 38-0 Poland Netherlands 54-0 Susies Valkyries Susies Valkyries 31-5 Poland Netherlands 31-0 Portugal
Pool 2 Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Spain 3 0 0 106 10 Brazil 2 0 1 72 20 AAC Amsterdam (NED) 1 0 2 24 90 Richmond Heavettes (ENG) 0 0 3 5 87 Brazil 40-0 AAC Amsterdam Spain 41-0 Richmond Heavettes Brazil 22-0 Richmond Heavettes Spain 45-0 AAC Amsterdam AAC Amsterdam 24-5 Richmond Heavettes Spain 20-10 Brazil
Pool 3 Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Canada 3 0 0 85 7 Germany 2 0 1 116 38 Rugbyende Utrechtse Studente (NED) 1 0 2 24 104 OA Saints (ENG) 0 0 3 5 158