The China Sevens, most recently hosted in Huizhou, is an international rugby sevens tournament contested by national teams. The inaugural event, held in Shanghai, was a leg of the IRB World Sevens Series in 2001. The tournament moved to Beijing for 2002.
From 2009 to 2012 the tournament returned to Shanghai as an official event within the Asian Sevens Series. The event was hosted at the Chaoyang Stadium in Beijing for 2014, then Qingdao in 2015 and Huizhou in 2019.
Results International men's teams YearVenueCup finalPlacingsRef Winner Score Runner-up Plate Bowl Shield 2001 Details Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai19–12n/aIRB Sevens II – Shanghai, Rugby7.com. 2002 Details Chaoyang Stadium, Beijing41–14IRB Sevens III – Beijing, Rugby7.com. 2003 Details Chaoyang Stadium, Beijing Cancelled No international tournament from 2004 to 2008 2009 Details Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai42–19n/an/aAsia Sevens – Shanghai 2009, Rugby7.com. 2010 Details Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai38–24n/aAsia Sevens – Shanghai 2010, Rugby7.com. 2011 Details Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai22–17n/aAsia Sevens – Shanghai 2011, Rugby7.com. 2012 Details Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai40–10n/aAsia Sevens – Shanghai 2012, Rugby7.com. 2014 Details Chaoyang Stadium, Beijing36–19n/aAsia Sevens – Beijing 2014, Rugby7.com. 2015 Details Tiantai Stadium, Qingdao28–12n/aAsia Sevens – Qindao, China. 9/5/2015 - 9/6/2015, Rugby7.com. No international tournament from 2016 to 2018 Winner Score Runner-upThirdFourthFifth 2019 Details Olympic Stadium, Huizhou14–72020 Olympic Stadium, Huizhou Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021
Key:Light blue border on the left indicates a tournament included in the World Rugby Sevens Series. Dark blue border on the left indicates a tournament included in the Asia Rugby Sevens Series.
See also Asian Sevens Series China Women's Sevens
Notes Huizhou was scheduled for 26-27 September as the third leg of the 2020 Asian Sevens Series, prior to August 2020 when Asia Rugby cancelled all their remaining competitions for the year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Huizhou was scheduled for 25-26 September as the third leg of the 2021 Asian Sevens Series, but was subsequently replaced in the calendar by Dubai.
References
External links Shanghai Sevens