Rugby World Cup Sevens
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The Rugby World Cup Sevens is the premier international rugby sevens tournament, held every four years and organized by World Rugby to determine the sport’s world champions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rugby sevens tournament
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world championship ⓘ |
| 2018HostCity | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 2018HostCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 2022HostCity | Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 2022HostCountry | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | senior national teams ⓘ |
| continentScope | global ⓘ |
| controllingRuleSet | World Rugby Laws of the Game – Sevens Variations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editionHeld |
1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens
NERFINISHED
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1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens NERFINISHED ⓘ 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens NERFINISHED ⓘ 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens NERFINISHED ⓘ 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens NERFINISHED ⓘ 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens NERFINISHED ⓘ 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens NERFINISHED ⓘ 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionHostCity | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionHostCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| format | tournament ⓘ |
| formerOrganizer | International Rugby Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | every four years ⓘ |
| genderCategories |
men
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquarters | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquartersCountry | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1993 ⓘ |
| matchDuration |
14 minutes
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two 7-minute halves ⓘ |
| menPastChampion |
England national rugby sevens team
NERFINISHED
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Fiji national rugby sevens team NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand national rugby sevens team NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales national rugby sevens team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulMenTeam | New Zealand national rugby sevens team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulWomenTeam | New Zealand women’s national rugby sevens team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Melrose, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPlayersPerSide | 7 ⓘ |
| organizer | World Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| qualificationMethod |
core teams from World Rugby Sevens Series
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host nation automatic qualification ⓘ regional qualifiers ⓘ |
| reasonForName | birthplace of rugby sevens ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
Olympic rugby sevens tournament
ⓘ
World Rugby Sevens Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| sport | rugby sevens ⓘ |
| sportFormat | seven-a-side rugby union ⓘ |
| trophyName | Melrose Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| womenPastChampion |
Australia women’s national rugby sevens team
NERFINISHED
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New Zealand women’s national rugby sevens team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
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subject surface form:
World Rugby
this entity surface form:
2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens