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The IRB Sevens World Series, known officially as the HSBC Sevens World Series since the 2010-11 season through sponsorship from banking group HSBC,[1] is an annual series of international rugby sevens tournaments run by the International Rugby Board featuring national sevens teams. The series, organised for the first time in the 1999-2000 season, was formed to develop an elite-level competition series between rugby nations and develop the sevens game into a viable commercial product for the IRB.

Teams compete for the Sevens World Series title by accumulating points based on their finishing position in each tournament. New Zealand had originally dominated the Series, winning each of the first six titles from 1999-2000 to 2004-05, but since then, Fiji, South Africa and Samoa have each won titles.

As of the current 2012–13 season, the season's circuit consists of nine tournaments in eight countries, and visits five of the six populated continents. Australia, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, New Zealand, the United States, Hong Kong, Japan, Scotland and England each host one event. Argentina was originally planned to begin hosting a tenth event in the 2012–13 season, but that tournament's launch will now be delayed until 2013–14.

One of the World Series tournaments may be folded into the quadrennial Rugby World Cup Sevens, depending on the venue and scheduling of the tournaments. For example, the 2005 Hong Kong Sevens was folded into the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens because the two tournaments were scheduled to be held in the same place at the same time. However, no IRB Sevens World Series events have been folded into the Rugby World Cup Sevens since 2005. The 2013 Sevens World Cup, which was originally intended to be event's final edition before the IRB reconsidered its position on that tournament,[2] will be held more than a month after the end of the 2012–13 World Series.

History[edit | edit source]

New Zealand has been by far the dominant force in the IRB World Sevens Series, winning eleven out of the 14 seasons, and winning the first six seasons. However,since 2005, several other teams have successfully challenged New Zealand's dominance. Fiji, long a power in sevens, were winners in 2005-06; South Africa won in 2008–09; and Samoa claimed the 2009–10 crown. Other strong contenders in recent years have included England, Australia, and Argentina, all of whom have won an event within the last two seasons.[3] Many minor rugby nations have become competitive as well. Seven of the current 15 "core teams" that participate in all series events represent nations that are not within the traditional top tier of the 15-man game—Samoa, Fiji, Canada, Kenya, Portugal, Spain, and the USA.

Prior to the 2012 qualifying tournament, the most recent addition to the roster of core teams was the USA, which replaced its neighbor Canada for 2008–09.[4]

Tournaments[edit | edit source]

The venues for the IRB Sevens World Series have evolved since the Series' beginning in 1999-2000, but the current format of the tournament emerged in the 2006-07 season, with the same 8 venues hosting every year since then, with the addition of Japan in 2011-12 and Argentina in 2013-14. As of the 2012–13 series, the World Series tour consists of nine legs. The 2011–12 season marked the return of Japan, a former tour stop, to the circuit.[5]

The IRB announced on 26 June 2012 that the series would return to Argentina, which had last been part of the circuit in 2002.[6] However, on 16 August, the Argentine Rugby Union announced that it would delay the launch of its event until the 2013–14 series, citing demands associated with the 2012 entry of the country's 15-a-side team into The Rugby Championship.[7]

IRB 7s World Series Itinerary (2012–13)
Country Stadium (Capacity) City Date Since
23x15px Australia Skilled Park (27,400) Gold Coast October 2007
23x15px UAE (Dubai) The Sevens (50,000) Dubai Nov / Dec 1999
23x15px South Africa Nelson Mandela Bay Stad. (48,500) Port Elizabeth December 1999
23x15px New Zealand Westpac Stadium (36,000) Wellington February 2000
23x15px USA Sam Boyd Stadium (36,800) Las Vegas February 2004
23x15px Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium (40,000) Hong Kong March 2000
23x15px Japan Chichibunomiya (27,200) Tokyo March / April 2012
23x15px Scotland Scotstoun Stadium (9,700) Glasgow May 2007
23x15px England Twickenham (82,000) London May 2001

Notes:

  • The Australia 7s was previously held in Adelaide in April until 2011.[8]
  • The South Africa 7s was first held in 1999 in Stellenbosch. It then moved to Durban for the next two editions, and then to George in 2002, where it remained for nine years. The 2011 edition was the first in Port Elizabeth.[9]
  • The USA 7s made its debut in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. It then moved to San Diego in 2007, and to its current Las Vegas location in 2010.
  • The Scotland 7s was previously held in Edinburgh at Murrayfield Stadium until 2012, but relocated in part due to trouble filling the 67,000 seat stadium.[10]
  • Recent previous hosts (and their most recent year hosting) include: Paris (2005–06) and Singapore (2005-06).

Air time[edit | edit source]

According to the IRB, the tour received 1147 hours of air time in 2005–06; 530 of which was live, and was broadcast to 136 countries.[11] By 2008–09, the hours of air time had increased to over 3,300, with 35 broadcasters airing the series in 139 countries and 15 languages.[12] Broadcast time saw further increases for 2009–10, with 3,561 hours of air time (1,143 hours live) carried by 34 broadcasters in 141 countries and 16 languages.[13] In 2010–11, 3,657 hours of coverage were aired (1,161.5 hours live), with the same number of broadcasters as the previous season but six new countries added. For that season, Sevens World Series programming was available in 332 million homes worldwide, with a potential audience of 760 million.[14]

Sponsorship[edit | edit source]

In October 2010, the International Rugby Board announced that they had concluded a 5-year deal with HSBC which granted them status as the first ever title sponsor of the IRB Sevens World Series. Through the accord, HSBC acquired title naming rights to all tournaments in the IRB Series, beginning with the Dubai Sevens on 3 December 2010.[1] HSBC has since opted to sub-license the naming rights to individual tournaments, while retaining its name sponsorship of the overall series.

Tournament Naming Rights
Tournament Sponsor
Gold Coast No name sponsor
Dubai Emirates Airline
South Africa Cell C/Nelson Mandela Bay
New Zealand Hertz
USA No name sponsor
Hong Kong Cathay Pacific/HSBC
Japan No name sponsor
Scotland Emirates Airline
London Marriott

Seasons[edit | edit source]

Season Rounds Champion Top Scorer Most tries[15] Player of the Year
1999–00 10 22x20px New Zealand (186 points) 23x15px Vilimoni Delasau (83) No Award
2000–01 9 22x20px New Zealand (162 points) 23x15px Karl Te Nana (42) No Award
2001–02 11 22x20px New Zealand (198 points) 23x15px Brent Russell (46) No Award
2002–03 7 22x20px New Zealand (112 points) 23x15px Nasoni Roko (39) No Award
2003–04 8 22x20px New Zealand (128 points) 23x15px Fabian Juries &
23x15px Rob Thirlby (39)
23x15px Simon Amor
2004–05 7 22x20px New Zealand (116 points) 23x15px David Lemi (46) 23x15px Orene Ai'i
2005–06 8 22x20px Fiji (144 points) 23x15px Ben Gollings (343) 23x15px Timoteo Iosua (40) 23x15px Uale Mai
2006–07 8 22x20px New Zealand (130 points) 23x15px William Ryder (416) 23x15px Mikaele Pesamino (43) 23x15px Afeleke Pelenise
2007–08 8 22x20px New Zealand (154 points) 23x15px Tomasi Cama Jr. (319) 23x15px Fabian Juries (41) 23x15px DJ Forbes
2008–09 8 22x20px South Africa (132 points) 23x15px Ben Gollings (260) 23x15px Collins Injera (42) 23x15px Ollie Phillips
2009–10 8 22x20px Samoa (164 points) 23x15px Ben Gollings (332) 23x15px Mikaele Pesamino (56) 23x15px Mikaele Pesamino
2010–11 8 22x20px New Zealand (166 points) 23x15px Cecil Afrika (381) 23x15px Cecil Afrika (40) 23x15px Cecil Afrika
2011–12 9 22x20px New Zealand (167 points) 23x15px Tomasi Cama Jr. (390) 23x15px Matt Turner (38) 23x15px Tomasi Cama Jr.
2012–13 9 22x20px New Zealand (173 points) 23x15px Dan Norton (264) 23x15px Dan Norton (52) 23x15px Tim Mikkelson

Past tables[edit | edit source]

Final 2012/13 table
Points Team
173 22x20px New Zealand
132 22x20px South Africa
121 22x20px Fiji
104 22x20px Samoa
99 22x20px Kenya
92 22x20px England
Final 2011/12 table
Points Team
167 22x20px New Zealand
161 22x20px Fiji
135 22x20px England
133 22x20px Samoa
125 22x20px South Africa
112 22x20px Australia

Final 2010/11 table
Points Team
166 22x20px New Zealand
140 22x20px South Africa
127 22x20px England
122 22x20px Fiji
120 22x20px Samoa
80 22x20px Australia

Final 2009/10 table
Points Team
164 22x20px Samoa
149 22x20px New Zealand
122 22x20px Australia
108 22x20px Fiji
96 22x20px England
80 22x20px South Africa

Final 2008/09 table
Points Team
132 22x20px South Africa
102 22x20px Fiji
98 22x20px England
88 22x20px New Zealand
68 22x20px Argentina
64 22x20px Kenya

Final 2007/08 table
Points Team
154 22x20px New Zealand
106 22x20px South Africa
100 22x20px Samoa
94 22x20px Fiji
54 22x20px England
43 22x20px Argentina

Final 2006/07 table
Points Team
130 22x20px New Zealand
128 22x20px Fiji
122 22x20px Samoa
92 22x20px South Africa
52 22x20px England
38 22x20px Wales

Final 2005/06 table
Points Team
144 22x20px Fiji
122 22x20px England
110 22x20px South Africa
76 22x20px New Zealand
72 22x20px Samoa
64 22x20px Argentina

Final 2004/05 table
Points Team
116 22x20px New Zealand
88 22x20px Fiji
86 22x20px England
76 22x20px South Africa
68 22x20px Argentina
46 22x20px Australia

Final 2003/04 table
Points Team
128 22x20px New Zealand
122 22x20px England
98 22x20px Argentina
84 22x20px Fiji
74 22x20px South Africa
60 22x20px Samoa

Final 2002/03 table
Points Team
112 22x20px New Zealand
108 22x20px England
94 22x20px Fiji
82 22x20px South Africa
66 22x20px Australia
58 22x20px Samoa

Final 2001/02 table
Points Team
198 22x20px New Zealand
136 22x20px South Africa
126 22x20px England
122 22x20px Fiji
108 22x20px Australia
90 22x20px Samoa

Final 2000/01 table
Points Team
162 22x20px New Zealand
150 22x20px Australia
124 22x20px Fiji
92 22x20px Samoa
82 22x20px South Africa
50 22x20px Argentina

Final 1999/00 table
Points Team
186 22x20px New Zealand
180 22x20px Fiji
118 22x20px Australia
82 22x20px Samoa
80 22x20px South Africa
60 22x20px Canada

Overall table[edit | edit source]

The all-time table of the IRB Sevens World Series shows the accumulated results of every team that has ever participated in the IRB Sevens World Series. The equity issues to include cases of partial participation in the various stages, even in these cases participation is considered total.

Updated to the end of the 2013 Series

Rank
Team Seasons Points Ø-Points
01. 22x20px New Zealand 14 1919 137.07
02. 22x20px Fiji 14 1628 116.28
03. 22x20px South Africa 14 1343 95.92
04. 22x20px England 14 1229 87.78
05. 22x20px Samoa 14 1227 87.64
06. 22x20px Australia 14 1009 72.07
07. 22x20px Argentina 14 738 52.71
08. 22x20px France 14 407 29.07
09. 22x20px Wales 13 391 30.07
010. 22x20px Kenya 14 314 22.42
011. 22x20px Scotland 14 247 17.64
012. 22x20px Canada 14 216 15.42
013. 22x20px United States 14 175 12.50
014. 22x20px Tonga 14 86 6.14
015. 22x20px Portugal 14 82 5.85
016. 22x20px Spain 4 47 11.75
017. 22x20px Cook Islands 11 25 2.27
018. 22x20px Georgia 8 20 2.50
019. 22x20px Japan 11 20 1.81
020. 22x20px South Korea 4 16 4.00
021. 22x20px Zimbabwe 5 16 3.20
022. 22x20px Russia 14 15 1.07
023. 22x20px Hong Kong 11 13 1.18
Rank
Team Seasons Points Ø-Points
024. 22x20px Papua New Guinea 4 11 2.75
025. 22x20px Uruguay 11 11 1.00
026. 22x20px Tunisia 10 10 1.00
027. 22x20px Morocco 3 6 2
028. 22x20px Chile 1 4 4.00
028. 22x20px Namibia 8 4 0.50
028. 22x20px Italy 9 4 0.44
031. Template:Country data IRE 8 2 0.25
032. 22x20px Brazil 1 1 1
032. 22x20px United Arab Emirates 1 1 1
032. 22x20px China 9 1 0.11
032. 22x20px Niue 9 1 0.11
036. 22x20px Germany 9 0 0
036. 22x20px Mexico 9 0 0
036. 22x20px Uganda 9 0 0
036. 22x20px Chinese Taipei 8 0 0
036. 22x20px West Indies 8 0 0
036. 22x20px Thailand 6 0 0
036. 22x20px Singapore 5 0 0
036. 22x20px Guyana 3 0 0
036. 23x15px Arabian Gulf 2 0 0
036. 22x20px Malaysia 1 0 0
036. 22x20px Philippines 1 0 0

Core teams, promotion and relegation[edit | edit source]

A group of 15 "core teams" is announced for each season, based on performances in the previous season, and each core team has a guaranteed place in all of that season's events. The core teams have been selected followed a designated promotion/relegation process since the 2012-13 season. The core teams for the 2013-14 season are:

Through the 2011–12 series, the number of core teams was 12,[16] but the number of core teams was expanded to 15 for 2012–13.[17] The three extra teams were determined by a 12-team qualifying tournament held as part of the 2012 Hong Kong Sevens.[18] The increase in the number of core teams did not directly lead to an increase in the size of the existing tournaments. However, two of the events were expanded because they became part of the IRB's new promotion and relegation system for core teams.

The top 12 core teams in the season table after the next-to-last round of the series in Glasgow retain their status for the following season. The remaining three core teams are determined in a two-stage qualifying process:[19]

  • The first stage is a World Series Qualifier held as part of the Hong Kong Sevens. Two qualifiers from each of the IRB's six regions compete. The 12 teams are drawn into pools, with the top eight teams advancing to a quarterfinal round. The winners of the four quarterfinal matches advance to the final qualifying stage.
  • The final qualifying stage, the World Series Core Team Qualifier, is held as part of the London Sevens. The qualifying teams are joined by the winner of the HSBC Asian Sevens Series, plus the bottom three core teams following the Scotland Sevens. The qualifying tournament is conducted with a pool stage followed by knockout play, with the two finalists and the winner of the third-place match becoming core teams for the following season.

Format[edit | edit source]

Sevens is a stripped-down version of rugby union from Scotland with seven players each side on a normal-sized field. Games are much shorter, lasting only seven or ten minutes each half, and tend to be very fast-paced, open, affairs. The game is quicker and higher-scoring than 15-a-side rugby and the rules are far simpler, which explains part of its appeal. It also gives players the space for superb feats of individual skill.

Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format, with the Hong Kong Sevens (an anomaly as a three-day event) being the most famous. Currently, in a normal event, 16 teams are entered. The Hong Kong Sevens had 24 teams through the 2011–12 series, but will expand to 28 teams in 2012–13; the 15 core teams and the winner of the HSBC Asian Sevens Series will compete for series points, while the remaining 12 teams will be those in the World Series Pre-Qualifier.[19] Starting in 2012–13, the season-ending London Sevens will expand to 20 teams, with 12 competing for series points and eight involved in the Core Team Qualifier.[19] The IRB operates satellite tournaments in each continent alongside the Sevens World Series which serve as qualifiers for Series events,[4] and from 2012–13 also determine the entrants in the World Series Pre-Qualifier.[19]

In each tournament, the teams are divided into pools of four teams, who play a round-robin within the pool. Points are awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss, 0 for a no-show. In case teams are tied after pool play, the tiebreakers are:[20]

  1. Head-to-head result between the tied teams.
  2. Difference in points scored and allowed during pool play.
  3. Difference in tries scored and allowed during pool play.
  4. Points scored during pool play.
  5. Coin toss.

As of the 2009–10 series, four trophies are awarded in each tournament. In descending order of prestige, they are the Cup, whose winner is the overall tournament champion, Plate, Bowl and Shield. In Hong Kong, the Shield was awarded for the first time in 2010.[21] Each trophy is awarded at the end of a knockout tournament.

In a normal event, the top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl is contested by the third and fourth-place finishers in each pool, while the Shield is contested by the losing quarterfinalists of the Bowl.

Originally, the six pool winners of the Hong Kong Sevens, plus the two highest-finishing second-place teams, advanced to the Cup. In 2010 and 2011, a different system was used:[22]

  • The losing quarterfinalists in the Cup competition contested the Plate competition.
  • The four remaining second-place teams and the four best third-place teams, which contested the Plate in previous years, competed for the Bowl.
  • The remaining eight teams in the competition, which contested the Bowl in previous years, competed for the Shield.

In the transitional year of 2012, the Hong Kong Sevens was split into two separate competitions. The 12 core teams competed for the Cup, Plate and Bowl under a format similar to that of a regular event. The 12 invited teams all competed for the Shield, with the top three sides in that competition also earning core status for 2012–13. From 2013 on, the four trophies in Hong Kong will be contested under the same format used in regular 16-team tournaments. Only the 15 core teams, plus the winner of the HSBC Asian Sevens Series, now compete in the main draw of that event.

A third-place match is now conducted between the losing Cup semifinalists in all tournaments; this was introduced for the 2011–12 series.[23]

Player records[edit | edit source]

Players in bold are active as of May 1st, 2013

Tries[edit | edit source]

Top all-time try-scorers
Player Nationality Tries
Santiago Gomez Cora 22x20px Argentina 230
Ben Gollings 22x20px England 220
Fabian Juries 22x20px South Africa 179
Mikaele Pesamino 22x20px Samoa 161
Collins Injera 22x20px Kenya 159
Uale Mai 22x20px Samoa 142
Tomasi Cama 22x20px New Zealand 137
Humphrey Kayange 22x20px Kenya 135
Alafoti Fa'osiliva 22x20px Samoa 127
Andrew Turnbull 22x20px Scotland 126
Nasoni Roko 22x20px Fiji 123
Top active try-scorers
Player Nationality Tries
Mikaele Pesamino 22x20px Samoa 161
Collins Injera 22x20px Kenya 159
Dan Norton 22x20px England 137
Tomasi Cama 22x20px New Zealand 137
Humphrey Kayange 22x20px Kenya 135
Alafoti Fa'osiliva 22x20px Samoa 127
Andrew Turnbull 22x20px Scotland 126
Tim Mikkelson 22x20px New Zealand 110
DJ Forbes 22x20px New Zealand 109

Source

Points[edit | edit source]

Top all-time point-scorers
Player Nationality Points
Ben Gollings 22x20px England 2,652
Tomasi Cama 22x20px New Zealand 1,864
Uale Mai 22x20px Samoa 1,318
Waisale Serevi 22x20px Fiji 1,310
Santiago Gomez Cora 22x20px Argentina 1,178
Amasio Raoma 22x20px New Zealand 1,124
Lolo Lui 22x20px Samoa 1,066
William Ryder 22x20px Fiji 987
Lavin Asego 22x20px Kenya 942
Colin Gregor 22x20px Scotland 934
Top active point-scorers
Player Nationality Points
Tomasi Cama 22x20px New Zealand 1,864
Lolo Lui 22x20px Samoa 1,066
William Ryder 22x20px Fiji 987
Colin Gregor 22x20px Scotland 934
Pedro Leal 22x20px Portugal 880
Mikaele Pesamino 22x20px Samoa 837
Collins Injera 22x20px Kenya 801
Cecil Afrika 22x20px South Africa 784
Paul Albaladejo 22x20px France 738

Points schedule[edit | edit source]

The season championship is determined by points earned in each tournament. The IRB introduced a new scoring system for the 2011–12 series, in which all teams participating in a tournament are guaranteed points. Initially, the IRB announced the new points schedule only for the standard 16-team events; the allocations for the Hong Kong Sevens were announced later.[23]

Starting with the 2012–13 series, all events except the London Sevens will have 16 teams competing for series points. In London, only 12 teams will compete for series points.

  • Cup winner (1st place): 22 points
  • Cup runner-up (2nd place): 19 points
  • Cup third-place play-off winner (3rd place): 17 points
  • Cup third-place play-off loser (4th place): 15 points
  • Plate winner (5th place): 13 points
  • Plate runner-up (6th place): 12 points
  • Losing Plate semi-finalists (joint 7th place): 10 points
  • Bowl winner (9th place): 8 points
  • Bowl runner-up (10th place): 7 points
  • Losing Bowl semi-finalists (joint 11th place): 5 points
  • Shield winner (13th place): 3 points
  • Shield runner-up (14th place): 2 points
  • Losing Shield semi-finalists (joint 15th place): 1 point

If two or more teams are level on series points at the end of the season, the following tiebreakers are used to determine placement:[20]

  1. Overall difference in points scored and allowed during the season.
  2. Total try count during the season.
  3. If neither of the above produces a winner, the teams are considered tied.

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes and references[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 International Rugby Board (5 October 2010). HSBC first Sevens World Series title sponsor. Press release. Retrieved on 5 October 2010.
  2. International Rugby Board (12 June 2013). Future of Rugby World Cup Sevens confirmed. Press release. Retrieved on 13 June 2013.
  3. International Rugby Board (1 June 2010). Dates set for 2010/11 IRB Sevens World Series. Press release. Retrieved on 2 June 2010.
  4. 4.0 4.1 International Rugby Board (22 September 2008). USA Rugby receives major Sevens boost. Press release. Retrieved on 5 March 2009.
  5. International Rugby Board (18 August 2011). Japan joins expanded HSBC Sevens World Series. Press release. Retrieved on 18 August 2011.
  6. International Rugby Board (26 June 2012). HSBC Sevens World Series expands to 10 rounds. Press release. Retrieved on 26 June 2012.
  7. International Rugby Board (16 August 2012). Argentina Sevens World Series round postponed. Press release. Retrieved on 16 August 2012.
  8. Australian Rugby Union (13 April 2011). Gold Coast to Become New Home for Australian Sevens. Press release. Retrieved on 16 April 2011.
  9. South African Rugby Union (13 April 2011). Port Elizabeth named as new host of SA Sevens event. Press release. Retrieved on 16 April 2011.
  10. International Rugby Board (9 December 2011). World Series moves to Glasgow. Press release. Retrieved on 9 December 2011.
  11. "IRB announces record tv figures", Sportbusiness.com
  12. International Rugby Board (24 July 2009). Record numbers tune in to Sevens rugby. Press release. Retrieved on 26 July 2009.
  13. International Rugby Board (10 September 2010). Sevens enjoys more record broadcast figures. Press release. Retrieved on 5 October 2010.
  14. International Rugby Board (10 August 2011). More TV records for HSBC Sevens World Series. Press release. Retrieved on 10 August 2011.
  15. International Rugby Board (30 May 2010). Pesamino back on top of the Sevens charts. Press release. Retrieved on 3 June 2010.
  16. International Rugby Board (8 September 2011). Teams announced for Gold Coast kickoff. Press release. Retrieved on 22 September 2011.
  17. International Rugby Board (22 March 2012). Who will join the Sevens elite?. Press release. Retrieved on 28 March 2012.
  18. International Rugby Board (25 March 2012). Tears of joy for World Series qualifiers. Press release. Retrieved on 28 March 2012.
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 "HSBC World Sevens Series: Series Qualifying". International Rugby Board. http://irbsevens.com/seriesinfo/qualifying.html. Retrieved 14 October 2012. 
  20. 20.0 20.1 "2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series Media Guide" (PDF). International Rugby Board. http://www.irbsevens.com/NR/rdonlyres/7A7C20FC-056B-4CE6-B5A5-D4F6ECBF40F7/0/061026SL7sguidegeneric.pdf. Retrieved 10 February 2007. 
  21. International Rugby Board (5 November 2009). Overhaul for Sevens World Series point system. Press release. Retrieved on 6 November 2009.
  22. International Rugby Board (28 January 2010). All 24 teams announced for Hong Kong Sevens. Press release. Retrieved on 28 January 2010.
  23. 23.0 23.1 South African Rugby Union (25 November 2011). New Points System for HSBC Sevens World Series. Press release. Retrieved on 29 November 2011.

External links[edit | edit source]

V T E IRB Sevens World Series
2013-14 events 2013 Gold Coast Sevens | 2013 Dubai Sevens | 2013 South Africa Sevens | 2014 USA Sevens | 2014 Wellington Sevens | 2014 Japan Sevens | 2014 Hong Kong Sevens | 2014 Scotland Sevens | 2014 London Sevens
Current Stadiums Robina Stadium | The Sevens | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Sam Boyd Stadium | Westpac Stadium | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Hong Kong Stadium | Scotstoun Stadium | Twickenham Stadium
Former events Paris Sevens | Singapore Sevens | Shanghai Sevens | Tokyo Sevens | Mar Del Plata Sevens | Punta Del Este Sevens | Kuala Lumpur Sevens | Fiji Sevens
Seasons 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14